Terror 2000 bodo 8. decembra izdali koncertni abum Slaughter In Japan-Live 2003, ki so ga posneli maja na japonski turneji kot predskupina Destruction. Track lista albuma je: Intro, Son of a Gun, Daughter of a Slaughter, Faster Disaster, Slaughterhouse Supremacy, Back With Attack, Menace Of Brutality, Firebolt, Burn-Out in Blood, (You're The) Devil In Disguise, Terror 2000. /M.P./

Z Noise Records so podpisali tudi nemški power metalci Silent Force, ki bodo v začetku prihodnjega leta izdali nov studijski album Line Of Attack. /M.P./

V soboto 27. septembra se bo v Mariboru (Pekarna, MC Klub) zgodil Metal Attack IV. Med 23.00 in 5.00 bodo za glasbo skrbeli trije DJ-ji, ki bodo vrteli vse od death, black, dark, gore do thrash in speed metala. /M.P./

Pri SPV bodo izdali retrospektivo kariere Michaela Schenkerja z naslovom Forever And More - The Best of Michael Schenker. Na dvojnem CDju bodo naslednje skladbe: CD1:Armed And Ready (live, MSG), Pilot Of Your Soul (MSG), Cry For The Nations (live, MSG), Written In The Sand (MSG), On And On (live, MSG), Reflections Of My Soul (Michael Schenker), Lights Out (live, UFO), Essence (MSG), Assault Attack (live) (MSG), Open Gate (Michael Schenker), Save Yourself (live, MSG), Another Piece Of Meat (live, Scorpions), CD2: Are You Ready To Rock (live) (MSG), No Turning Back (MSG), Into The Arena (live) (MSG), Doctor Doctor (live, UFO), The Mess I've Made (MSG), Captain Nemo (live, MSG), Positive Forward (Michael Schenker), Rock Bottom (live, UFO), D (Michael Schenker), All The Way From Memphis (Contraband), Fallen The Love (MSG), Attack Of The Mad Axeman (live, MSG). /M.P./

Včeraj so s snemanjem kitar za svoj tretji album Line Of Attack pricčli power metalci Silent Force. Snemajo v VPS studiju, ki je last Rage kitarista Victorja Smolskega. Producent albuma je Dennis Ward. /M.P./

Silent Force bodo 20. junija v House Of Audio studiu s producentom Dennisom Wardom začeli snemati tretji album Line Of Attack, ki izide konec leta. /M.P./

Nailed To Metal je naslov U.D.O. DVDja, ki izide 25. avgusta. Priložen mu bo koncertni CD Metal Mayhem – The Missing Tracks z naslednjimi skladbami: Holy, Raiders Of Beyond, Metal Heart, X T C, Drum Solo,Fast As A Shark, Princess Of The Dawn, Restless & Wild, Thunder In The Tower, Hard Attack, Balls To The Wall, Metal Gods. /M.P./

Noise Records ob 20. obletnici založbe pripravljajo obsežno kompilacijo 20 Years In Noise: 1983-2003. Na njej bo 2 krat po 20 skladb njihove bogate zgodovine: CD1: Gamma Ray: Short As Hell, Kamelot: Forever, Dragonforce: Heart Of A Dragon, Helloween: Heavy Metal Is The Law, Running Wild: Under Jolly Roger, Iron Savior: Iron Savior, Seven Witches: Mental Messiah, Conception: Water Confines, Rage: Her Diary's Black Pages, Skyclad: A Minutes Piece, Watchtower: Hidden Instincts, Sinner: Danger Zone, Grave Digger: Heavy Metal Breakdown, Tankard: Zombie Attack, Pissing Razors: Regret, Kreator: Pleasure To Kill, Voivod: Ravenous Medicine, Hellhammer: Massacra, Celtic Frost: The Usurper, Coroner: Reborn Through Hate. CD2: Mezarkabul: Take My Time, Lefay: Save Our Souls, Tyran Pace: Hot To Rock, Scanner: Warp 7, Mind Odyssey: Fire In The Sky, Helicon: Black & White, Exciter: Cold Blooded Murder, Vendetta: Metal Law, Stigmata: Greed Machine, Dave Sharman: Pandora's Box, Mindset: If The Devil Wore Adidas, Fleischmann: Fleischwolf, Tura Satana: Kiss Or Kill, Mordred: Everyday's A Holiday, D.A.M.: Terror Squad, Deathrow: N.L.Y.H., Secrecy: Like Burning One's Boat, Messiah: Lycantropus Erectus, Mania: The Expulsion, Lemming Project: Rejection. /M.P./

Exodus so oznanili, da bo novemu albumu naslov Tempo Of The Damned. Snemali naj bi maja/junija v Sonic Ranch studiu v Texasu. Izid je napovedan za jesen pri CCC Records, ki jo je ustanovil njihov bivši manager Toni Isabella. Drugače pa pripravljajo novo uradno spletno stran: www.exodusattack.com. /M.P./ 

Avgusta bodo U.D.O. izdali koncertni DVD, ki mu bo priložen še koncertni CD z naslednjimi skladbami: Holy, Raiders Of Beyond, Metal Heart, Balls To The Wall, XTC, Hard Attack, Princess Of The Dawn, Thunder In The Tower, Restless And Wild, Fast As A Shark. Med njimi je veliko Accept klasik, ki niso našle poti na U.D.O. koncertni album Live From Russia. Nov studijski album legende Uda Dirkschneiderja & Co. pa je napovedan za jesen. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Helloween albuma Rabbit Don't Come Easy, ki izide 5. maja: Just A Little Sign (Andi Deris), Open Your Life (Sascha Gerstner), The Tune (Michael Weikath), Never Be A Star (Andi Deris), Liar (Markus Grosskopf), Sun For The World (Sascha Gerstner), Don't Stop Being Crazy (Andi Deris), Do You Feel Good (Michael Weikath), Hell Was Made In Heaven (Markus Grosskopf), Back Against The Wall (Andi Deris), Listen To The Fly (Sascha Gerstner), Nothing To Say (Michael Weikath). V oklepaju so napisani avtorji. Posneli pa so tudi Sheer Heart Attack (Queen priredba), Fast As a Shark (Accept priredba) in Far Away (Markus Grosskopf). Slednja bo izšla na limited edition verziji albuma, prvi dve pa mogoče kot “B strani” na singlih. Drugače pa prvi single Just A Little Sign izide 7. aprila. Kot zanimivost naj omenimo še to, da je dve pesmi album odbobnal Mark Cross, ostale Mikkey Dee (Motörhead), priredbi in Far Away pa novi bobnar Stefan Schwarzmann. /M.P./

Silent Force pripravljajo svoj tretji album, ki zaenkrat nosi naslov Line Of Attack. S producentom Dennisom Wardom bodo snemali v House Of Audio studiu v Karlsdorfu. /M.P./

Švedski heavy metalci Steel Attack bodo decembra v Studio Underground začeli s snemanjem svojega tretjega albuma, ki bo izšel aprila prio Arise Records. To bo prvi album z novim pevcem Dickom Johnsonom, mastering zanj bo naredil Mika Jussila v Finvox Studios. /M.P./

9. decembra izide The Keepers Of Jericho Part II – A Tribute To Helloween, na katerem bodo naslednje priredbe: IRON SAVIOR - Phantoms Of Death, STEEL ATTACK - Dr. Stein, POWERGOD – Starlight, BETO VAZQUEZ INFINITY - A Tale That Wasn't Right (feat. DARK MOOR's Elisa), ARWEN - March Of Time, HIGHLORD – Power, FRETERNIA – Murderer, PARAGON - Metal Invaders, VHÄLDEMAR – Gorgar, CELESTY - The Chance, DRAGONLAND - Soul Survivor, AXENSTAR - Twilight Of The Gods, RED WINE - Rise & Fall. /M.P./

V začetku oktobra bodo Manticora izdali svoj drugi album z naslovom Hyperion. Pri snemanju (Aabenraa Studios) in miksanju (Jailhouse Studios) sta sodelovala Jacob in Tommy Hansen. Track lista albuma je: A Gathering Of Pilgrims, Filaments Of Armageddon, The Old Barge, Keeper Of Time - Eternal Champion, Cantos, On A Sea Of Grass – Night, Reversed, On A Sea Of Grass – Day, A Long Farewell, At The Keep, Swarm Attackl, Loveternaloveternal..., Future World (bonus pesem za Japonsko). /M.P./