Sonata Arctica bodo spomladi v živo nastopali brez kitarista Janija Liimatainena, ki se odpravlja na civilno služenje vojaškega roka. /M.P./

21. marca pri Armageddon Music izide trojni CD Armageddon Over Wacken Live 2004, na katerem bodo naslednje skladbe:
CD 1: ANTHRAX – Indians. ANTHRAX – Only, DESTRUCTION – Nailed to the cross, CHILDREN OF BODOM – Sixpounder, CANNIBAL CORPSE – Dormant Bodies Bursting, MAYHEM – Pargans Fears, DEATH ANGEL – Thicker Than Blood, UNLEASHED – To Asgaard We Fly, ORPHANAGE – Five Crystals, EKTOMORF – I Know Them, EKTOMORF – Destroy, BAL-SAGOTH – The Emperial Lexicon, MNEMIC – Ghost, CATHEDRAL – Stained Glass Horizon, NEVERMORE – Enemies Of Reality.
CD 2: DIO – Holy Diver, DIO – Don't Talk to Stragers, HELLOWEEN – Dr Stein, DORO – Für immer, KOTIPELTO – Reasons, MYSTIC PROPHECY – In The Land Of The Dead, BRAINSTORM – Hollow Hideaway, MOTÖRHEAD – We are Motörhead, MOTÖRHEAD – Life Is A Bitch, PARAGON – Green Hell, WEINHOLD – Strike, FEINSTEIN – Rebelutions, JBO – Arschloch und Spass Dabei, BLAZE BAYLEY – Fear of the Dark.
CD 3: VANGUARD – Forgive, RECKLESS TIDE – Death Train, RECKLESS TIDE – Equality, GRIFFIN – The Sentence, HOBBS ANGEL OF DEATH – Crucifiction, DR. ROCK – Wicked Show, DR. ROCK – Dr. Rock, EVERFEST – See Me Rising, SUFFERAGE – Civilized, GUN BARREL – Only A Passenger, GUTBUCKET – 82 Hours Bus Hellride, GUTBUCKET – You Never Know, SUPERSOMA – Missing Nola, THORA – Christ Abuse, METHEDRAS – Wreck n Roll, ZODIAC MINDWARP – Like A Hurricane, RAUNCHY – Summer Of Overload, ELÄKELÄISET – Humppa (Jump).
/M.P./

23. marca izide Guns N’ Roses Greatest Hits album, na katerem bodo naslednje skladbe: Welcome To The Jungle, Live And Let Die, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Sweet Child Of Mine, November Rain, Patience, Paradise City, Civil War, You Could Be Mine, Don't Cry, Yesterdays, Ain't It Fun, Since I Don't Have You, Sympathy For The Devil. /M.P./

17. novembra bo izšel Motörhead koncertni album Live At Brixton Academy, ki je že izšel na DVDju. Koncert je bil posnet 22. oktobra 2000 v Londonu ob praznovanju 25. letnice obstoja banda. Na albumu bo kar nekaj skladb, ki jih ni bilo na DVDju. Track lista je naslednja: CD1: We Are Motörhead, No Class, I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care), Over Your Shoulder, Civil War, Metropolis, Overnight Sensation, God Save The Queen, Born To Raise Hell, The Chase Is Better Than The Catch, Stay Out Of Jail, Dead Men Tell No Tales; CD2: You Better Run, Sacrifice, Orgasmatron, Going to Brazil, Broken, Damage Case, Iron Fist, Killed By Death, Bomber, Ace Of Spades, Overkill. /M.P./