Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: IMMORTAL: Sons Of Northern Darkness, SACRED STEEL: Slaughter Prophecy, MIKE TRAMP: Recovering The Wasted Years, TAKARA: Perception Of Reality in WYKKED WYTCH: Angelic Vengeance.

28. januarja bodo četrti album Slaughter Prophecy izdali nemški metalci Sacred Steel. Naslovi kot so Invocation Of The Nameless, Sacred Bloody Steel, The Rites Of Sacrifice, Raise The Metal Fist, Pagan Heart in bonus na digipacku Crush The Holy, Save The Damned nam povedo vse: “pure fucking havy metal”. /M.P./

Neoklasični in progresivni metal band Artension z zelo zanimivo zasedbo, Vitalij Kuprij (Ring Of Fire – klaviature), Kevin Chown (Magnitude 9, Tiles – bass), Mike Terrana (Rage, Axel Rudi Pell – bobni), John West (Royal Hunt – vokal) in Roger Staffelbach (kitara), bo januarja izdal svoj peti album Sacred Pathways. /M.P./

4. februarja 2002 bodo Sacred Steel izdali nov album z naslovom Slaughter Prophecy. /M.P./

Švedski newcomerji Rising Faith so končali z miksanjem prvenca The Inner Truth. Pri kateri založbi bo izšel zaenkrat še ni znano, znana pa je že track lista: Final Day, Aeons Of Silence, Imagination, The Inner Truth, Cryptic Wisdom, Road To Eternity, A Different View, Ancient Memories, Sacred Oath, Marching On, The Scenery. /M.P./

Track lista Queensryche live albuma Live Evolution: CD 1: Nm 156, Walk In The Shadows, Roads To Madness, The Lady Wore Black, London, Screaming In Digital, Take Hold Of The Flame, Queen Of The Ryche, I Remember Now, Anarchy X, Revolution Calling, Spreading The Disease/Electric, Requiem, Mission, Suite Sister Mary, I Dont Believe In Love, My Empty Room, Eyes Of A Stranger. CD 2: I Am I, Damaged, Empire, Silent Lucidity, Another Rainy Night, Jet City Woman, Liquid Sky, Sacred Ground, Breakdown, Falling Down, Right Side Of My Mind, Hit The Black. /M.P./

Bivši Sacred Reich kitarist je bil poškodovan v avtomobilski nesreči, ki se je zgodila 2. avgusta. Wiley ima polomljenih nekaj reber in poškodovano vranico. Po okrevanju bo začel delati na projektu The Human Condition, ki ga ima skupaj s pevcem Patrickom Flanneryjem (ex- St. Madness). /M.P./

Nemški black metalci Agathodaimon so pravkar posneli svoj tretji album, ki se bo imenoval Chapter Three. Izid je napovedan za 12. november, track lista pa je naslednja: An Angel's Funeral, Spirit Soldier, Paradise Beyond, The Ending Of Our Yesterday, Past Shadows, Yesterday's Reprise, Departure, Sacred Divinity, Burden Of Time. /M.P./

Novi Uriah Heep Tribute album, A Return To Fantasy, bo izšel 27. avgusta pri Century Media. na njem bodo naslednji bandi in komadi: Angel Dust ("Easy Livin'"), Liege Lord ("Too Scared To Run") featuring Joe Comeau and Paul Nelson, Tad Morose ("Rainbow Demon"), Axel Rudi Pell ("July Morning"), Narnia ("Sunrise"), Freebase ("Suicidal Man"), Sacred Steel ("Return To Fantasy"), Blind Guardian ("The Wizard"), Gamma Ray("Look At Yourself"), Nightingale ("Stealin'"), Lana Lane ("Weep In Silence"), Onward ("Bird Of Prey"), Easy Livin' ("Circle Of Hands"). /A.J./

Sacred Steel so po treh albumih zamenjali založbo. Z Metal Blade so prešli na Massacre Records. /M.P./

Naslov četrtega albuma Sacred Steel bo Slaughter Prophecy. Snemanje načrtujejo oktobra in novembra letos ter izid januarja 2002. Imajo že dokončane tri komade: Sacred Bloody Steel, Faces Of The Antichrist, Raise TheMetalfist. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje nove plošče: TALES OF DARKNORD: Dismissed, CIRITH GORGOR: Unveiling The Essence, MURDER SQUAD: Unsane, Insane And Mentally Deranged, NOVEMBER`S DOOM: The Knowing, THE DESIGN OF TERROR: Sacred Ground ter single HAMERFALL: Always Will Be.

Sacred Sin, eden najpopularnejših portugalskih metal bendov, je podpisal pogodbo zu Demolition Records za 3 albume. Material za prvega bodo sredi decembra začeli pripravljati v Lizboni, izšel pa naj bi februarja ali marca. /M.P./

My Darkest Hate je stranski projekt dveh članov Sacred Steel Jorga Knuttla in Oliverja Grosshansa. Pridružil se jima je tudi Primal Fear bobnar Klaus Sperling. Prvi plošči bo naslov Massive Brutality. To pa naj bi bila prava death metal plošča. /M.P./

4/17 -- Borknagar - Quintessence
4/17 -- Asphyx - On The Wings Of Inferno
4/18 -- Incantation - The Infernal Storm
4/18 -- Black Label Society - Stronger Than Death
4/18 -- Cephalic Carnage - Exploiting Dysfunction
4/18 -- Kreator - Voices Of Transgression
4/18 -- Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet
4/18 -- Nok - Vent
4/18 -- Running Wild - Victory
4/18 -- Various Artists - Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. II
4/25 -- Atomic Opera - Gospel Cola
4/25 -- The Quiet Room - Reconceive
4/25 -- Domine - Dragon Lord
4/25 -- Spock's Beard - Don't Try This At Home (Live)
4/25 -- Mental Home - Upon The Shores Of Inner Seas
4/25 -- Century Media Compilation - Identity 6
4/25 -- U.D.O. - No Limit
4/25 -- U.D.O. - Solid
4/25 -- Destruction - All Hell Breaks Loose
4/25 -- The Step Kings - Let's Get It On!
4/25 -- Shelter - When 20 Summers Pass
4/25 -- Sacred Steel - Bloodlust
4/25 -- Mrs. Hippie - Lotus
4/25 -- Boysetsfire - After the Eulogy
5/01 -- Night in Gales - Nailwork
5/02 -- Shaft - Quint
5/02 -- Power Symphony - Lightbringer
5/02 -- Shovelbarn
5/03 -- Storyteller - Storyteller
5/03 -- Mirsteltein - Rape In Rapture
5/08 -- Iron Maiden - The Wickerman
5/08 -- Brainstorm - Ambiguity
5/08 -- Hammerheart Records Compilation - Sign of the Hammer
5/08 -- Helstar - Twas The Night Of A Helish Christmas
5/09 -- Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne
5/09 -- Sinner - The End of Sanctuary
5/09 -- Accept - Objection Overruled
5/09 -- Accept - Death Row
5/09 -- Vader - Litany
5/09 -- Mortification - 10 Years Live Not Dead
5/09 -- Kenziner - The Prophecies
5/15 -- Motorhead - We Are Motorhead
5/16 -- Lowbrow - Victims at Play
/P.G./