Theatre Of Tragedy so se razšli s pevko Liv Kristine. Band bo nadaljeval z nastopanjem pod istim imenom in z novo pevko. /M.P./

Liv Kristine (Theatre Of Tragedy) in Alexander Krull (Atrocity) si bosta 3. julija končno obljubila večno zvestobo. Pred Liv pa sta to storila še dva člana njenega banda, kitarist Vegard K. Thorsen se je poročil februarja, kitarist Frank Claussen pa pred dvemi tedni. /M.P./

Nemci End Of Green so koncali z delom za cetrti album Last Night On Earth, ki bo izšel 26. maja. Track lista je naslednja: Evergreen, Tormented Sundown, Demons, Dying In Moments, Queen Of My Dreams, Tragedy Insane, Highway 69, Melanchoholic, Emptiness/Lost Control. /M.P./

Virgin Steele so 21. decembra odigrali triurni koncert v Long Islandu in ga posneli za live CD/DVD. Set lista koncerta je bila sledeča: Invictus, Life Among The Ruins, Voice As Weapon, Conjuration Of The Watcher, From Chaos To Creation, Twilight Of The Gods, God Of Our Sorrows, Vow Of Honour/Defiance, Dust From The Burning, A Token Of My Hatred, Vox Intro / Crown Of Glory, When The Legends Die, Thy Kingdom Come-Intro, Guitar Solo / Vox Solo Burning Sword!!!, Great Sword Of Flame, A Symphony Of Steele, The Wine Of Violence, In Triumph Or Tragedy, Return Of The King, Flames Of Thy Power, Drum Solo, I Will Come For You, Kingdom Of The Fearless, dodatek: A Cry In The Night/Don't Close Your Eyes (akustična verzija), Marriage Theme/Veni Vidi, Vici, Noble Savage, The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii). /M.P./

Symphony X pripravljajo nov studijski album, ki bo izšel septembra in naj bi bil po strukturi podoben njihovem Divine Wings Of Tragedy. Na njem bo en daljši epski komad, ostali pa bodo krajši, udarnejši. /M.P./

25. marca bodo nemški heavy metalci Rebellion izdali svoj prvenec z naslovom Shakespeare's Macbeth - A Tragedy In Steel. Naj vas ponovno spomnimo, da je to band bivših Grave Digger članov Uwe Lulisa in Tomija Göttlicha. Na albumu bodo naslednji komadi: Introduction, Disdaining Fortune, The Prophecy, Husbandry In Heaven, The Dead Arise, Evil Speaks, Letters Of Blood, Revenge, Claws Of Madness, Demons Rising, Die With Harness On Your Black. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: SARCASM: Igra Narave, IRON MAIDEN: Rock In Rio, U.D.O.: Man And Machine, DOWN: Down II, SOILWORK: Natural Born Chaos, GRAVE DIGGER: Tunes Of Wacken, ONWARD: Reawaken, PRETTY MAIDS: Planet Panic, ZAKK WYLDE'S BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: 1919 Eternal, VOMITORY: Blood Rapture, STYGMA IV: The Human Twilight, BLUDGEON: Crucify The Priest, REBELLION: A Tragedy In Steel - Shakespeare's Macbeth, DEAD SOUL TRIBE: Dead Soul Tribe, KAIPA: Notes From The Past, DIABOLICAL: A Thousand Deaths, RAM-ZET: Escape, GILBY CLARKE: Swag in CADAVERIA: The Shadows Madame.

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: CANNIBAL CORPSE: Gore Obsessed, SEVEN WITCHES: Xiled To Infinity And One, HYPOCRISY: Catch 22, METALIUM: Hero Nation – Chapter Three, ANGEL DUST: Of Human Bondage, MAGNUM: Breath Of Life, RUNNING WILD: The Brotherhood, RACER X: Live At The Whiskey – Snowball Of Doom, SEBASTIAN BACH: The Last Hard Men, CRACK UP: Buttoxin' Bloom, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: Assembly in MESMERIZE: Off The Beaten Path.

4. marca bodo Theatre Of Tragedy izdali svoj 5. album z naslovom Assembly in sledečo track listo: 1. Automatic Lover, 2. Universal Race, 3. Episode, 4. Play, 5. Superdrive, 6. Let You Down, 7. Starlit, 8. Envision, 9. Flickerlight, 10. Liquid Man, 11. Motion. Za januar predvidevajo izdajo singla. /M.P./

4. marca bodo Theatre Of Tragedy izdali svoj peti album z naslovom Assembly in sledečo track listo: 1. Automatic Lover, 2. Universal Race, 3. Episode, 4. Play, 5. Superdrive, 6. Let You Down, 7. Starlit, 8. Envision, 9. Flickerlight, 10. Liquid Man, 11. Motion. Za januar predvidevajo izdajo singla. /M.P./

Hiili Hiilesmaa bo produciral novo ploščo Theatre Of Tragedy z naslovom Assembly, ki bo izšla 4. marca. Band bo posnel tudi priredbo disco uspešnice Keep Me Hanging On od Kim Wilde, ki naj bi izšla na singlu. /M.P./

Oktobra končno izide Symphony X koncertni album Live In Europe. To bo 2CD, tu pa je njegova track lista: CD1 - Intro, Evolution (The Grand Design), Fallen, Transcendence, Communion & The Oracle, The Bird-Serpent War/Cataclysm, On The Breath Of Poseidon, Egypt, The Death Of Balance/Candlelight Fantasia in The Eyes Of Medusa. CD2 - Smoke And Mirrors, Church Of The Machine, Through The Looking Glass, Of Sins And Shadows, Sea Of Lies in The Divine Wings Of Tragedy. /M.P./

Na trojnem koncertnem Dream Theater albumu bodo naslednji komadi: Regression, Overture, 1928, Strange Deja Vu, Through My Words, Fatal Tragedy, Beyond This Life, John and Theresa solo, Though Her Eyes, Home, The Dance Of Eternity One, Last Time, The Spirit Carries On, Finally Free, Metropolis Pt. 1, The Mirror Just Let Me Breathe, Acid Rain, Caught in a New Millennium, Another Day, Jordan's solo, Erotomania, Voices, The Silent Man, Learning To Live in A Change Of Seasons. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje nove plošče: STRATOVARIUS: Intermission, JACOBS DREAM: Theatre Of War, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: Closure:Live, DARKTHRONE: Soulside Journey, DERANGED: Deranged, ANCIENT RITES: Dim Carcosa, AMERICAN STEEL: Jagged Thoughts, LOSS: Verdict Of Posterity, STORMLORD: The Curse Of Medusa, SAVIOUR MACHINE: Synopsis, ENTHORNED: Armoured Bastial Hell, IMMEMOREAL: Temple Of Retribution, THY INFERNAL: Warlords Of Hell, CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN: The Genocide Machine ter single JUDAS PRIEST: Demolition Man.

Aprila ali maja bo izšel koncertni album Theatre Of Tragedy. /M.P./