AC/DC bodo junija v Nemčiji skupaj z Rolling Stones odigrali nekaj koncertov, poleg tega pa bodo odigrali tudi dva headlinerska, ki bosta bolj “intimne” narave (glej Koncerti). /M.P./

Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) je postal pevec banda bivših Guns N’ Roses članov (Slasha, Duffa, Matta), ki naj bi se imenoval Reloaded. /M.P./

Nuclear Blast pripravljajo naslednji Iron Maiden tribute album, A Tribute To The Beast Vol.2.. Izide 10. julija, track lista pa je naslednja: CD 1:, DESTRUCTION – Killers, SENTENCED - The Trooper, PRIMAL FEAR - 2 Minutes To Midnight, THUNDERSTONE - Wasted Years, STUCK MOJO feat. DEVIN TOWNSEND – Wrathchild, ANTHRAX - Remember Tomorrow, SADUS – Invaders, TANKARD - Iron Maiden, NECROPHOBIC – Moonchild, MÄGO DE OZ - Strange World, WOLF - Deja Vu, MYSTIC PROPHECY – Sanctuary, GRAVEWORM - Fear Of The Dark, THERION - Revelation (live), ICED EARTH - Hallowed Be Thy Name. CD 2: SEBASTIAN BACH - Children Of Damned, JOHN WEST & CHRIS CAFFERY - Run To The Hills, COSMOSQUAD feat. RAY ALDER - Murders In The Rue Morgue, IAN PERRY & KAMELOT - Flight Of Icarus, SOLACE - Another Life, ELEVENTH HOUR - Alexander The Great, WARDOG – Purgatory, IRON SAVIOR - Running Free. /M.P./

Chris De Garmo se zaradi časovnih konfliktov le ne bo pridružil Queensryche na poletni turneji. Kot vse kaže bo njegovo mesto zasedel Mike Stone. /M.P./

Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) je novi izmed vrste pevcev, ki so prišli na avdicijo za band bivših Guns N’ Roses članov (Slash, Duff, Matt). Ti so na avdicijo povabili tudi Mikea Pattona (Tomahawk, ex- Faith No More), ki je povabilo zavrnil, ker se želi v celoti posvetiti novemu Tomahawk albumu. /M.P./

Criminal so se razšli z basistom Robinom Eaglestoneom (ex- Cradle Of Filth). /M.P./

Glenn Hughes je dokončal naslednji solo album Songs In The Key Of Rock, ki izide 23. junija. Track lista albuma je naslednja: In My Blood, Lost In The Zone, Gasoline, Higher Places (Song For Bonzo), Get You Stoned, Written All Over Your Face, Standing On The Rock, Courageous, Secret Life, The Truth, Wherever You Go. /M.P./

Cornerstone, projekt Royal Hunt basista Steena Mogensena in Malmsteen pevca Doogie Whitea, bodo proti koncu meseca začeli s snemanjem tretjega albuma. Izid je napovedan za jesen. /M.P./

Norveški back metalci Gorgoroth so v Polar Studios končali z materingom novega albuma Twilight of the Idols (In Conspiracy with Satan). Izid je napovedan za maj, basist King Of Hell pa obljublja osem mračnih in atmorferičnih pesmi, ki bodo zadovoljile tako nove kot stare fane. Track lista: Procreating Satan, Proclaiming Mercy (Damaging Instinct of Man), Exit Through Carved Stones, Teethgrinding, Forces of Satan Storms, Blod Og Minne, Of Ice and Movement, Domine in tua Laetavitur Rex. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Black Label Society albuma The Blessed Hellride, ki izide 22. aprila: Stoned & Drunk, Doomsday Jesus, Stillborn (feat. Ozzy Osbourne), Suffering Overdue, The Blessed Hellride, Funeral Bell, Final Solution, Destruction Overdrive, Blackend Waters, We Live No More, Dead Meadow. /M.P./

Cornerstone, projekt Steena Mogensena (Royal Hunt) in Doogie Whitea (Malmsteen, ex- Rainbow), so začeli pripravljati tretji album, ki je napovedan za jesen. /M.P./

Zaradi težav pri snemanju so Queensryche prestavili izid novega albuma na 14. april. Kot vse kaže album ne bo obdržal delovnega naslova Tribe. Kot začasno zamenjavo za Kelly Graya so Queensryche našli kitarista Mikea Stonea. Ta je igral že na novoletnem koncertu na Alaski, kjer v set listi ni manjkalo legendarnih klasik: Revolution Calling, Breaking The Silence, Walk In The Shadows, The Mission, Roads to Madness, Liquid Sky, Sacred Ground, NM 156, Damaged, Breakdown, Right Side of My Mind, The Lady Wore Black, Queen of the Reich, Jet City Woman, Empire, I Don't Believe In Love, Eyes Of A Stranger, Take Hold Of The Flame, Silent Lucidity. /M.P./

Znana je track lista audio dela DVD-plus izida Running Wild retrospektive z naslovom 20 Years In History, ki izide pozno spomladi pri Sanctuary Records: Prowling Werewolf (neizdana, novo posneta), Genghis Khan, Prisoner Of Our Time, Branded & Exiled (novo posneta), Mordor, Under Jolly Roger, Apocalyptic Horsemen (neizdana, novo posneta), Raise Your Fist, Port Royal, Conquistadors, Riding The Storm, Bad To The Bone, Blazon Stone, Little Big Horn. /M.P./

Poison bobnar Rikki Rockett bo kmalu izdal solo album z naslovom Glitter 4 Your Soul. Na njem bodo priredbe znanih pesmi iz sedemdesetih (Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, T. Rex, David Bowie, The New York Dolls,…). /M.P./

Znana je track lista Candlemass koncertnega albuma Doomed For Live – Reunion 2002, ki izide 20. januarja: CD 1:Mirror Mirror, Bewitched, Dark Are The Veils Of Death, Demons Gate, Under The Oak, At The Gallows End, Samarithan, Dark Reflections, Mourners Lament , Black Stone Wielder, CD: 2: Well Of Souls, A Sorcerers Pledge, Bearer Of Pain, Ancient Dreams, Somewhere In Nowhere, Solitude, Crystal Ball. /M.P./