Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: KREATOR: Violent Revolution, EDGUY: Mandrake, BRUCE DICKINSON: The Best Of, QUEENSRYCHE: Live Evolution, SAXON: Killing Ground, VIRGO: Virgo, DARK FUNERAL: Diabolis Interium, TRISTANIA: World Of Glass, HEAVENLY: Sign Of The Winner, WITCHERY: Symphony For The Devil, MEZARKABUL: Unspoken, MADRIGAL: I Die You Soar, HYPNOS: The Revenge Ride, SOLEFALD: Pills Against The Ageless Ills, THANATEROS: The First Rite, SAVIOUR MACHINE: Legend Part III, GLENN HUGHES: Building The Machine, REBAELLIUN: Annihilation, MIDNIGHT SUN: Metal Machine, SOILENT GREEN: A Delected Symphony For The Beaten Down, INHUMAN: Rebellion, DARKEST HOUR: So Sedated, So Seen, BETHLEHEM: Schatten aus der Alexander Welt, TWIN OBSCENITY: Bloodstone, SNAKEGOD: Invitation in MANHAI: The Sons Of Yesterday's Black Grouse.

Na soundtracku za film Rock Star so naslednji komadi: EVERCLEAR - Rock Star, STEEL DRAGON - Livin' The Life, MOTLEY CRUE - Wild Side, STEEL DRAGON - We All Die Young, STEEL DRAGON - Blood Pollution, BON JOVI - Livin' On A Prayer, STEEL DRAGON - Stand Up, TED NUGENT - Stranglehold, STEEL DRAGON - Wasted Generation, KISS -Lick It Up, STEEL DRAGON - Long Live Rock & Roll, INXS - Devil Inside, VERVE PIPE – Colorful in TREVOR RABIN - Gotta Have It. Steel Dragon je fiktiven band, ki nastopa v filmu, v njem pa igrata tudi Zakk Wylde in Jeff Pilson (Dokken). Glavni vlogi v filmu igrata Mark Wahlberg in Jennifer Aniston. /M.P./

Ritchie Blackmore (-ex Deep Purple, Rainbow) bo igral v filmu The Devil & All His Works, ki ga bodo začeli snemati maja prihodnje leto na angleškem otoku Man. Proračun filma bo 15 mio $. To bo njegova prva filmska vloga po Live It Up iz leta 1964. /M.P./

8. oktobra izide druga studijska plošča Transatlantic z naslovom Bridge Across Forever. Limited Edition verzija bo izšla kot dvojni CD, kateremu bo priložen tudi 28 stranski booklet. Tukaj je še njegova track lista: CD1: 1. Duel With The Devil (26:43) 2. Suite Charlotte Pike (14:30) 3. Bridge Across Forever (5:33) 4. Stranger In Your Soul (26:05) CD2: 1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 2. Studio Chat 3. And I Love Her 4. Smoke On The Water 5. Dance With The Devil 6. Roine's Demo Bits 7. Interactive Section. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: JAG PANZER: Mechanized Warfare, KRISIUN: Ageless Venomous, ELVENKING: Heathenreel, LUNAR AURORA: Ars Moriendi, DIABOLIC: Subterraneal Magnitude, EBONY TEARS: Evil As Hell, SIGH: Imaginary Sonicscape, EMBRACE; Endless Journey, BALANCE OF POWER: Perfect Balance, BEYOND TWILIGHT: The Devil’s Hall Of Fame.

Oktobra bo izšel nov Transatlantic album z naslovom Bridge Across Forever. Na njem bodo naslednji komadi: Duel with the Devil, Suite Charlotte Pike, Bridge Across Forever in Stranger in Your Soul. Izdali bodo tudi limited edition 2 CD, na katerem bodo tudi demo posnetki in Pink Floyd priredba Shine On You Crazy Diamond. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje plošče: HAMERFALL: Renegade, SYMPHONY X: V-The New Mythology Suite, LIZZY BORDEN: Deal With The Devil, BACKFIRE: Still Dedicated, HYPNOSIA: Extreme Hatred, NIFELHEIM: Severants Of Darkness, NUCLEUS: F.T.W., CHRISTIAN DEATH: Born Again Anti Christian, THY MAJESTIE: The Lasting Power, SLASH`S SNAKEPIT: Ain`t Life A Grand ter single PAIN: On And On

Ljubljanska težkometalska skupina Sweet Sorrow te dni končuje drugi studijski album.
BIO
Skupina Sweet Sorrow je bila ustanovljena jeseni 1996. Decembra 1999 je pri Raspberry Records International (največji mednarodni neodvisni založbi) izdala svoj prvenec “Breaking The Silence”, na katerem je 12 avtorskih skladb, ki jih je snemal, produciral in miksal Juri Toni, znan po svojem sodelovanju z Interceptor, Requiem, Devil Doll, Laibach itd.
NOVI ALBUM
Na novem albumu bo predvidoma 14 skladb. Glasba je mešanica različnih podzvrsti metala, za vsa besedila so uporabili pesmi romantičnih pesnikov, kot so William Blake, Christina Rossetti, Oscar Wilde in drugi.
Sweet Sorrow so tokrat posneli 3 skladbe tudi v slovenščini. Besedila za te skladbe je napisal pevec Sebastijan.
Album, ki ga je snemal, produciral in miksal Juri Toni, bo nosil naslov “Life And Death Are One”.
Pred izidom albuma obljublja zasedba single “Ko bom enkrat mrtev”, ki je njihova prva skladba v slovenščini. /P.G./

22.8. Labyrinth: Sons of Thunder
22.8. Lizzy Borden: Deal with the Devil
22.8. Steel Prophet: Genesis: Chapter one
28.8. Nocturnal Rites: Afterlife
28.8. Rotting Christ
28.8. Symphony X
Oktober: Atrocity: Gemini
11.9. Crematory: Believe
25.9. Gardenian: Sindustries
30.10. Helloween: The Dark Ride

Kmalu bo izšel album Hell bent for Metal 2: Tribute To JUDAS PRIEST. Izid je napovedan za konec junija. Na albumu bodo: CAGE - 'Freewheel Burning', BURNING INSIDE - 'The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)', SPEED - 'Grinder', DEFECT - 'Rapid Fire', TYRANT - 'Tyrant', ACHERON - 'Devil's Child', SEVEN WITCHES - 'Diamonds And Rust', BLOOD COVEN - 'Screaming For Vengeance', KILLSWITCH - 'Exciter', DEBAUCHERY - 'Riding On The Wind', DISARRAY - 'Delivering The Goods' in ENGRAVE - 'Sinner' /P.G./