Finci Battlelore so objavli track listo novega albuma Third Age of the Sun, ki izide junija pri Napalm Records: Usvainen Rhûn (intro), Storm of the Blades, Ghân of the Woods, Gwaith-i-Mírdain, Trollshaws, Elves of Lúva, Valier - Queens of the Valar, Thousand Caves, Cloaked In Her Unlight, Of Orcs and Elves, Touch of Green and Gold, Pallando - Forgotten Wizards I, Alatar - Forgotten Wizards II, Elessar's Call, Gollum's Cry (outro). /M.P./

30. aprila bo v italijanskem mestu Pordenone Metal Plastic Festival, na katerem bodo nastopili Ensoph, Elvenking, Bleed In Vain, Revoltons in Scarecrown. /M.P./

28. marca bodo pri Majestic Rock svoj prvenec Sense Your Darkness izdali Kinrick. Gre za band bivšega Firewind/Kenziner frontmana Stephena Fredricka in Vainglory kitarista Corbina Kinga. Album je produciral David T. Chastain. /M.P./

6. decembra pri AFM Records izide Edguy »best of« dvojni album Hall Of Flames. Pesmi je band izbral sam, poleg »hitov« pa naj bi album vseboval tudi bonus material. Track lista: CD 1: Tears of a Mandrake, Jerusalem, Out of Control, The Headless Game, Scarlet Rose, Nailed to the Wheel, Vain Glory Opera, Theater of Salvation, Key to My Fate, Deadmaker, Land of the Miracle, Until We Rise Again, The Unbeliever. CD 2: The Devil and the Savant, Wings of a Dream (2001), For a Trace of Life, But Here I Am, La Marche Des Gendarmes, Avantasia (live), Walk On Fighting (live), Wake Up the King (live), All the Clowns, The Headless Game (live video). /A.J./

Znana je track lista novega Dew-Scented albuma Impact, ki izide 25. avgusta: Acts Of Rage, New Found Pain, Destination Hell, Soul Poison, Cities Of The Dead, Down My Neck, One By One, Agony Designed, Slaughtervain, Flesh Reborn, 18 Hours. Limited edition verzija bo vsebovala še neobjavljeno skladbo Force-Fed [The Bleeding Scheme] ter Turbonegro priredbo Hobbit Motherfuckers. /M.P./

Znana je track lista še neimenovanega Edguy koncertnega albuma, ki izide aprila/maja: CD1: Intro, Fallen Angels, Tears Of A Mandrake, Babylon, Land Of The Miracle, Painting On The Wall, Wings Of A Dream, The Headless Game, The Pharaoh; CD2: Vain Glory Opera, Drum Solo, Save Us Now, How Many Miles, Inside, Avantasia, Out Of Control. Drugače pa bodo Edguy v kratkem začeli s predprodukcijo novega studijskega albuma, ki naj bi izšel v začetku 2004. /M.P./

13. januarja 2003 izide Epica, nov album floridskih melodičnih metalcev Kamelot. Track lista albuma je naslednja: Prologue, Center of the Universe, Farewell, Interlude I (Opiate Soul), The Edge of Paradise, Wander, Interlude II (Omen), Descent of the Archangel, Interlude III (At the Banquet), A Feast for the Vain, On the Coldest Winter Night, Lost & Damned, Helenas Theme, Interlude IV (Dawn), The Mourning After (Carry On), III Ways to Epica. /M.P./

Prvi album projekta Demons & wizards je v Grčiji prišel na prvo mesto na lestvici albumov, v Nemčiji na trinajsto, na Švedskem pa na dvaintrideseto mesto. Sedaj pa lahko dobite tudi "digi-pak" verzijo albuma. Na le-tem najdemo tudi bonus skladbo White Room, priredbo skupine Cream. /P.G./