Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: DEICIDE: Scars Of The Crucifix, PRIMAL FEAR: Devil's Ground, MY DYING BRIDE: Songs Of Darkness, Words Of Light, PAIN OF SALVATION: 12:05, SIRENIA: An Elixir For Existence, CRIMINAL: No Gods No Masters, FLESHCRAWL: Made Of Flesh, GOD FORBID: Gone Forever, NARCISSUS: Crave And Collapse, INTO ETERNITY: Buried In Oblivion, ORPHANED LAND: Mabool, DEBASE: Unleashed, BEYOND SURFACE: Destination's End, TOTENMOND: Unter Knochen, STORMWIND: Legacy, RHAPSODY: Tales From The Emerald Sword Saga (best of), V.A.: Louder Than The Dragon, THE VISION BLEAK: The Deathship Has A New Captain, THE OBSESSED: Incarnate, KARELLIA: Usual Tragedy, MAZE OF TORMENT: Unmarked Graves, SARUMAN: Ride On The Darkness, NATTEFROST: Blood And Vomit, EASY RIDER: Animal, THE DUSKFALL: Source in COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN: Deciphering The Soul.

Francoski power metalci Nightmare bodo 13. oktobra pri Napalm Records izdali svoj četrti studijski album Silent Room. Album je konceptualni, sestavljen iz petih poglavij, na limited edition verziji pa bo tudi Vicious Rumors priredba Ship Of Fools. /M.P./

Type O Negative so razkrili končno track lista albuma Life Is Killing Me, ki izide 17. junija: Thir13teen, I Don't Wanna Be Me, Less Than Zero (<0), Todd's Ship Gods (Above All Things), I Like Goils, ...A Dish Better Served Coldly, How Could She?, Life Is Killing Me, Nettie, (We Were) Electrocute, IYDKMIGTHTKY (Gimme That), Angry Inch, Anesthesia, Drunk In Paris, The Dream Is Dead. /M.P./

V dokumentarcu z naslovom True Life: I’m Shipping Out naj bi bila prisotna tudi glasba s Kataklysm albuma In Shadows & Dust. Film bo govoril o zadnjih dneh ameriških vojakov pred odhodom v Irak. /M.P./

Slash (ex- GN’R), Steve Vai, Joe Satriani in Brian May (Queen) so sodelovali pri snemanju novega Yardbirds albuma Birdland, ki je njihov prvi po letu 1967. Snemali so v Mothership studiu v Los Angelesu, ki je v lasti Stevea Vaia. /M.P./

Whitesnake se bodo naslednje leto odpravili na turnejo, začenši februarja v Severni Ameriki. David Coverdale postave zaenkrat še ni objavil, na spletni strain pa je objavil nekaj starejših Whitesnake videospotov: Love Hunter, Would I Lie To You, Don't Break My Heart Again, Slow An' Easy, Love Ain't No Stranger in koncertno verzijo Sailing Ships iz leta 1989. /M.P./

16. septembra izide Attack, nov album švedskega kitarskega mojstra Yngwie Malmsteena. Poleg Yngwieja so na albumu sodelovali Dougi White (vokal), Derek Sherinian (vokal) in Patrick Johansson (bobni). Track lista albuma: Razor Eater, Rise Up, Valley Of Kings, Ship Of Fools, Attack!, Baroque & Roll (Instrumental), Stronghold, Mad Dog, In The Name Of God, Freedom, Majestic Blue (Instrumental), Valhalla, Touch The Sky, Iron Clad, Air (Instrumental). /M.P./

Norvežani Limbonic Art bodo 17. Septembra izdali nov album The Ultimate Death Worship, na katerem bo 8 pesmi, pri From Shades Of Hatred pa je gostoval Attila Csihar (ex- Mayhem, Tormentor). /M.P./

Limbonic Art so končali s snemanjem novega albuma The Ultimate Death Worship, ki bo izšel poleti. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje nove plošče: ROSE TATTOO: 25 To Life, LOWBROW: Victims At Play, MOB RULES: Temple Of Two Suns, MYSTERIUM: Glowering Facades Of Night, DOMINION CALIGULA: A New Era Rises, RAVENOUS: Assembled In Blasphemy, ANTAEUS: Cut Your Flesh And Worship Satan, ROCK ROB: Rage Of Creation, USURPER: Necronemesis ter singel THY SERPENT: Death.