Znana je track lista Bathory albuma Nordland I, ki izide 18. novembra: Prelude, Nordland, Vinterblot, Dragons Breath, Ring Of Gold, Foreverdark Woods, Broken Sword, Great Hall Awaits A Fallen Brother, Mother Earth Father Thunder, Heimfard. Nordland I je prvi del Nordland sage, drugi del izide januarja. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: HAMMERFALL: Crimson Thunder, SATYRICON: Volcano, NAPALM DEATH: Order Of The Leach, SYMPHONY X: The Odyssey, LUCA TURILLI: Prophet Of The Last Eclipse, RAISE HELL: Wicked Is My Game, GRAVE: Back To The Grave, DERANGED: Plainfield Cemetary, MANTICORA: Hyperion, DIVINE SOULS: The Bitter Selfcaged Man, SEVENTH ONE: Sacrifice, BLACKMORES NIGHT: Past Times With Good Company in CORVUS CORAX: Seikilos.

Saxon se januarja odpravljajo na Heavy Metal Thunder Tour 2003, na kateri jih bodo spremljali Švedi Wolf. /M.P./

19. novembra bodo Overkill izdali svoj prvi DVD z naslovom Wrecking Everything – Live (CD je že izšel), ki je bil posnet letos marca v New Jerseyu. Na njem boste lahko gledali in poslušali: Necroshine, Thunderhead, Evil Never Dies, Deny The Cross, Wrecking Crew / Powersurge, Gasoline Dream, I Hate, Coma, Shred, Hello From The Gutter, Bleed Me, Long Time Dyin', It Lives, Battle, Spiritual Void, The Years Of Decay, In Union We Stand, Overkill, Horrorscope, Rotten To The Core / Elimination, Fuck You. /M.P./

Symphony X so v zadnji fazi pripravljanja novega albuma The Odyssey, ki naj bi izšel oktobra. Band se bo kot glavna predskupina Stratovarius prihodnjo pomlad odpravil na evropsko turnejo. Koncerte bodo odpirali Finci Thunderstone. /M.P./

23. septembra izide nov Saxon album Heavy Metal Thunder, na katerem bodo na novo zaigranih 13 njihovih klasik, na drugem CD-ju pa bo 5 koncertnih pesmi iz letošnjega koncerta v San Antoniu in video iz lanskoletnega nastopa na Wacken Open Airu. /M.P./

Hamerfall pevec Joacim Cans je bil zadnjo soboto v nekem klubu v Götheburgu napaden s strani neznanca, ki mu je na obrazu razbil kozarec. Celotno zgodo o napadu si lahko preberete na njihovi uradni strani. Zaradi napada bo band za nekaj dni prestavil snemanje videospota za pesem Hearts On Fire z njihovega prihajajočega albuma Crimson Thunder. /M.P./

Včeraj smo pisali o novem albumu skupine Tank, danes pa objavljamo naslovnico in tracklisto: Still At War, That Girl's Name Is Death (T.G.N.I.D.), Light The Fire (Watch 'em Burn), The World Awaits, And Then We Heard The Thunder, In The Last Hours Before Dawn, Conspiracy Of Hate, When The Hunter Becomes The Hunted, Return Of The Filth Hounds, The Blood's Still On Their Hands in The Fear Inside. /P.G./

Pri Nuclear Blast pripravljajo Tribute To Judas Priest album, ki izide 9. septembra. Na njem bodo naslednje priredbe: ANNIHILATOR: Hell Bent For Leather, PRIMAL FEAR: Metal Gods, WITCHERY: Riding On The Wind, ICED EARTH: Screaming For Vengeance, SIEBENBÜRGEN: Jawbreaker, HAMERFALL: Breaking The Law, BENEDICTION: Electric Eye, DEATH: Painkiller, SILENT FORCE: All Guns Blazing, STEEL PROPHET: Dreamer Deciever, ARMORED SAINT: Never Satisfied, THERION: Green Manalishi, THUNDERSTONE: Diamonds And Rust in koncertna verzija Delivering The Goods, ki jo izvajajo SKID ROW s HALFORDOM na vokalu. /M.P./

Znani so vsi naslovi pesmi novega Hammerfall albuma, ki zaenkrat še nima naslova in izide oktobra: Trailblazers, Riders Of The Storm, Hearts On Fire, The Unforgiving Blade, Hero's Return, Angel Of Mercy (Chastain priredba), On The Edge Of Honour, Crimson Thunder, Lore Of The Arcane, Dreams Come True. Vrstni red še ni določen. /M.P./

Track lista Hello From The Gutter – Best Of Overkill albuma je naslednja: CD1: Hello From The Gutter (live), Necroshine, God-Like, Powersurge (live), Never Say Die, Coma' (live), The Rip N' Tear, Battle, Electro-Violence (live), Thunderhead, Overkill, Fuck You. CD2: Rotten To The Core, Bleed Me, Long Time Dyin', Fatal If Swallowed, Elimination (live), Black Line, Overkill (cover), World Of Hurt (live), Hammerhead, Skullcrusher (live), Kill At Command, Bastard Nation (live). /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: HALFORD: Crucible, NIGHTWISH: Century Child, GEOFF TATE: Geoff Tate, HOLY MOSES: Disorder Of The Order, DOOMSWORD: Resound The Horn, THUNDERSTONE: Thunderstone, MAJESTY: Swords & Sorcery in SUIDAKRA: Empire To Avalon.

Potrjeni so novi bandi za Wacken Open Air: Stormwarrior feat. Kai Hansen, Shakra, Stormwitch, Thunderstone, Justice, Withering Surface. Znan pa je tudi že razopred za četrtkov A Night To Remember: kot headlinerji bodo nastopili Rose Tattoo, pred njimi boste lahko gledali svetovno premiero Church Of Freaks Showa, Doro, Blazea, festival pa bo odprl Stratovarius pevec Timo Kotipelto s svojo skupino. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: PRIMAL FEAR: Black Sun, UNLEASHED: Hells Unleashed, DOKKEN: Long Way Home, ARJEN LUCASSEN'S STAR ONE: Space Metal, NIGHTWISH: 1997-2001 Box, POWERGOD: Evilution Part III - Nemesis, EXTOL: Undeceived, ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY: Starting At The Drive, CATAMENIA: Eskhata in single SENTENCED: No One There.

3. junija izide nov Iron Savior album Condition Red z naslednjimi komadi: 1. Titans Of Our Time, 2. Protector, 3. Ironbound, 4. Condition Red, 5. Warrior, 6. Mindfeeder, 7. Walls Of Fire, 8. Tales Of The Bold, 9. I Will Be There (Ltd. Edition Bonus Track), 10. No Heros, 11. Paradies, 12. Thunderbird, 13. Crazy (Ltd. Edition Bonus Track). /M.P./