Nemška zasedba Paradox se vrača z napovedjo novega albuma Mysterium. Album naj bi izšel še letos pri založbi AFM Records, točen datum izida pa še ni znan. Spodaj pa si lahko preberete izjavo Charlyja Steinhauerja:

»Friends and fans,
I had a dream. I wanted to start together with AXEL BLAHA, with whom I founded PARADOX in 1981, and end together again at some point. Unfortunately, that is no longer possible because he has said goodbye to this world.
In all these years, AXEL was the only musician who worked with me the way you have to, to achieve a goal. We never danced around at multiple weddings and were always loyal to one band. PARADOX! This was the only way the two classics “PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION” and “HERESY” were possible.
I miss him very much and it is very difficult for me to move on without him, but anyone who knows me knows that giving up is not an option for me.
Not even after 43 years and that's why I can tell you, that I have composed a new PARADOX album, which will hopefully be released worldwide this year via AFM RECORDS. The album will be called “MYSTERIUM” and will contain all the trademarks a Paradox fan wants.
The special thing about “MYSTERIUM” is that I composed all the songs and played all the instruments myself, because I will never again work with project-hungry musician whores who play a few notes on an album but otherwise have nothing to do with PARADOX, or none maintain contact with his colleagues. Unfortunately, this runs like a common thread through the entire career and is the main reason why PARADOX was never able to really get off the ground. To do this you need musicians who work together and pursue a common goal.
It should also be a warning to all young musicians and new bands who want to achieve something with their band. You can find out more about this in the numerous interviews for the new album. You should definitely read this!
I will also be responsible for the mix and the entire production.
The lyrics are written by ACHIM “DAXX” HOEMERLEIN (ex-Vendetta), who also wrote the lyrics for “TALES OF THE WEIRD” and “PANGEA”.
TRAVIS SMITH (Opeth/Nevermore etc) is currently working on the artwork.
“MYSTERIUM” is a very heavy album and contains 10 songs with a playing time of 51 minutes. Dedicated to AXEL BLAHA, my best friend and co-founder of PARADOX!
Cheerz!
Charly«

Neutrudni norveški vokalist Jorn bo 24. januarja 2020 pri Frontiers Music Srl izdal še eno kompilacijo s priredbami, katero je naslovil Heavy Rock Radio II – Executing The Classics.

Heavy Rock Radio II bo postregel z naslednjimi priredbami:
Lonely Nights
Winning
New York Minute
Needles And Pins
Love
I Do Believe In You
Night Life
Bad Attitude
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
Mystery
The Rhythm Of The Heat

Jornu je tudi tokrat ob strani stala zvezdniška ekipa, ki jo sestavljajo bobnar Francesco Jovino (Voodoo Circle, ex-Primal Fear, ex-U.D.O., ex-Sinner), basist Sid Ringsby (ex-TNT, ex-Wild Willy's Gang), kitarist Tore Moren (Wild Willy's Gang, ex-Carnivora, ex-Arcturus) in klaviaturist Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Edge Of Forever, Voodoo Circle, Silent Force), kot posebni gostje pa so sodelovali tudi kitarski mojstri Igor Gianola (ex-U.D.O., ex-Gotthard), Luca Princiotta (Doro, ex-Blaze, ex-Clairvoyants) in Trond Holter (Holter, ex-Wig Wam) ter producent Andrea Girtuga Seveso.

Vokalistki/kitaristki Gill Montgomery so se v skupini The Amorettes sedaj pridružile Josie O'Toole in Jacinta Jaye iz Tequila Mockingbyrd ter Laurie Buchanan (Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics).

Preko Decibelmagazine.com lahko premierno prisluhnete priredbi Iron Maiden klasike Murder In The Rue Morgue s prihajajočega albuma floridskih Six Feet Under z naslovom Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of The Priest, ki izide 27. maja pri Metal Blade Records.

Six Feet Under so objavili še eno priredbo skupine Judas Priest, in sicer so tokrat izbrali skladbo Never Satisfied. Izšla bo na prihajajočem albumu Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of The Priest, na katerem bo poleg več predelav klasik Judas Priest tudi nekaj priredb banda Iron Maiden. Izid ploščka je napovedan konec maja pri založbi Metal Blade.

Six Feet Under predstavljajo skladbo Invader, prvi single s prihajajočega albuma Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of The Priest s predelavami klasik Judas Priest in Iron Maiden, ki bo izšel 27. maja pri založbi Metal Blade Records. V priredbi skupine Judas Priest se jim je na spremljajočih vokalih kot gost pridružil tudi Ray Alder iz Fates Warning. Tracklista je sledeča:

Stran A: Judas Priest:
Night Crawler
Starbreaker
Genocide
Invader
Never Satisfied

Stran B: Iron Maiden:
Murders In The Rue Morgue
Prowler
Flash Of The Blade
The Evil That Men Do
Stranger In A Strange Land
Total Eclipse

Skupina bo v okviru poletne evropske turneje med drugim nastopila tudi 5. 7. v Münchnu in 6. 7. v Innsbrucku.

Založba Cult Metal Classics bo konec septembra izdala drugi album kanadskih heavy metalcev Deaf Dealer z naslovom Journey into Fear, ki bi moral luč sveta ugledati že daljnega leta 1987, a se je takrat založba Mercury odločila, da ga ne izda. /P.G./

Ker letošnje poletje ni prineslo Paranoid Piknika, se tokrat selimo z odprtega prizorišča v dvorano. Paranoid Mini Fest se bo odvijal 1. decembra v vsem dobro znanem škofjeloškem klubu Pri Rdeči Ostrigi. Veseli december bomo začeli z nastopi treh bandov, akcijskimi cenami, metal classics afterpartyjem, praznovanjem rojstnega dne treh naših zvestih bralcev in nenazadnje tudi praznovanjem skorajšnjih štirinajst let Paranoida. /P.G./

Duff McKagan bo vodil letošnjo podelitev nagrad Classic Rock Roll Of Honour v Londonu 13. novembra. Na podelitvi bodo nastopili Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top pa bodo prejeli nagrado Living Legend. /T.U./

Doro Pesch je v začetku tega meseca pri AFM Records izdala dvojni retrospektivni album z naslovom Under My Skin - A Fine Selection Of Doro Classics, ki poleg številnih njenih uspešnic prinaša tudi nekaj b-strani singlov. Tracklista je naslednja:
CD 1:
All We Are (Version 2007)
You're My Family
I Rule The Ruins
Celebrate
The Night Of The Warlock
Strangers Yesterday
Walking With The Angels
Metal Tango
Thunderspell
Herzblut
Warrior Soul
My Majesty
Für Immer
Love Me In Black
Always Live To Win
Running From The Devil
Above The Ashes
Let Love Rain On Me

CD 2:
Celebrate (Full Metal Female Version)
Rescue Me
Rare Diamond (Acoustic Version)
Angel In The Dark
1999
In Liebe Und Freundschaft
I Lay My Head Upon My Sword
Tausend Mal gelebt
Wildfire
Breaking The Law
She's Like Thunder (Version 2005)
The Queen
You Won My Love
Lonely Wolf
/B.B./

Norveška pevka Issa, s pravim imenom Isabell Øversveen, je trenutno zaposlena s snemanjem posebnega albuma z naslovom AOR Classics Vol.1, ki prinaša priredbe izvajalcev, kot so 21 Guns, Regatta, Aviator, Tangier in podobni. Novi album, ki ga je aranžiral in produciral Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Edge Of Forever), naj bi še letos jeseni izšel pri založbi Frontiers Records. /B.B./

Destruction, ki so decembra v okviru festtivala Thrashfest Classics nastopili v Ljubljani, pripravljajo material za nov studijski album, ki bo predvidoma izšel proti koncu leta. /P.G./

Avstralski thrasherji Mortal Sin so objavili videospot za skladbo Blood Of My Enemies z novega albuma Psychology Of Death, ki je izšel pri NoiseArt Records. Skupina prihaja v okviru turneje Thrashfest Classics 13. decembra tudi v ljubljanski Kino Šiška. /B.B./

Mortal Sin so v petek izdali album z naslovom Psychology Of Death. Band se te dni odpravlja na turnejo z imenom Thrashfest Classics (13. december Ljubljana), na kateri bo ogreval publiko pred nastopi skupin Heathen, Destruction, Exodus in Sepultura. /P.G./

V spletni trgovini On Parole so naprodaj tudi vstopnice za ljubljanske koncerte Amon Amarth, Hammerfall, Thrashfest Classics 2011 in Tarje Turunen. /M.P.C./