Magus Noctum so podpisali pogodbo z Impaled Productions za izdajo cdeja "Guardian Of The Desert". Datum izdaje za Evropo je določen za 15.1.2003. Trenutno vadijo z novim basistom Bulywifom ter pišejo nov material. Konec januarja in v začetku februarja pa se odpravljajo na promocijsko turnejo s Forlorn in Beseech. /P.G./

30. septembra izide koncertni album Therion z naslovom Live In Midgard. Dvojni CD je bil posnet na koncertih v Kolumbiji, Budimpešti in Hamburgu. Na njem bodo naslednje pesmi: CD1: Ginnungagap, Invocation Of Naamah, Birth Of Venus Illegitima, Enter Vril-Ya, Riders Of Theli, Symphony Of The Dead, A Black Rose, The Return, Baal Reginon, Flesh Of The Gods, Seawinds, Schwarzalbenheim, In The Desert Of Set; CD2: The Wings Of The Hydra, Asgĺrd, The Secret Of The Runes, The Rise Of Sodom and Gomorrah, Summernight City, Beauty In Black, Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx, The Wine Of Aluqah, The Raven Of Dispersion, To Mega Therion, Cults Of The Shadow. /M.P./

Judas Priest so posneli koncert 19. decembra v Brixtonu in ga bodo izdali kot DVD. Na njem bodo naslednji komadi: Metal Gods, Heading Out To The Highway, Grinder, Touch Of Evil, Bloodstained, Victim Of Changes, The Sentinel, One On One, Running Wild, The Ripper, Diamonds And Rust, Feed On Me, Green Manalishi, Beyond The Realms Of Death, Burn In Hell, Hell Is Home, Breaking The Law, Desert Plains, You've Got Another Thing Coming, Turbo Lover in Painkiller, Hellion/Electric Eye, United in Living After Midnight, Hell Bent For Leather. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: DESTRUCTION: The Anthicrist, MOONSPELL: Darkness And Hope, TED NUGENT: The Prophet Of Evil, STORMHAMMER: Cold Desert Moon, HAGGARD: Awaking The Gods – Live In Mexico, NOSTRADAMEUS: The Prophet Of Evil, BRITNY FOX: Long Way To Live, THE TRACEELORDS: Sex, Money & Rock And Roll, POWERCOURT: Nine Kinds Of Hell, GOLIATH: The Gate, THORN. ELEVEN: Thorn Eleven, MACBETH: Vanitas ter singel EDGUY: Painting on The Wall.

Nemški power metalci Stormhammer imajo novega pevca. To je Tommy Lion (-ex Drifter). Posneli so že nov album Cold Desert Moon. Tukaj je tracklista: Sinner's Soul, The Law, Breach Of Faith, Yells Of Rage, Misty Hills, Children Of The Dawn, Doomsday, Cold Desert Moon, A Dragon's Tear, Nobody's Child, Masquerade Of Life, Strength Of Wisdom (Outro). /M.P./

Kitarist Kai Huissel (-ex Desertion) je novi član nemških thrasherjev Psychotron. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje plošče: NARNIA: Desert Land, GRAVEWORM: Scourge Of Malice, GANDALF: Rock In Hell, MORGANA: Angel, BONECRUSHER: World Of Pain, PAGAN`S MIND: Infinity Divine, PHOENIX RIZING: Eternal Crusade, RAWHEAD REXX: Rawhead Rexx, ROOSTER: Momentous, WICKED MYSTIC: The Paramount Question in ZYKLON: World Ov Worms.

Švedski melodični metalci Narnia bodo 12.2. izdali tretji album z naslovom Desert Land. /M.P./