8. aprila naj bi izšel nov album Švedov The Crown z naslovom Crowned In Terror. /M.P./

Zaradi neznanih razlogov Mike Wead (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate) ne bo sodeloval z The Haunted na njihovi ameriški turneji. Namesto njega bodo nastopili z Marcusom Sunessonom (The Crown). Poleg tega bodo zelo kmalu izdali dvojni koncertni album Live Rounds In Tokyo. /M.P./

19. novembra bo izšel singel Wings Of Freedom, ki ga bodo izdali G.R.S. (German Rock Stars). Izkupiček bo namenjen žrtvam 11. septembra. In kdo so »nemške rock zvezde«? Doro Pesch, Andi Deris (Helloween), Ralf Scheppers (Primal Fear), Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner), Jean Beauvoir (Crown Of Thorns), Lenny Wolf (Kingdom Come), Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart) in Andreas Broon (ex- Sisters Of Mercy) ter še mnogi drugi. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: AGATHODAIMON: Chapter III, IMPALED NAZARENE: Absence Of War Does Not Mean Peace, RHAPSODY: Rain Of A Tousand Flames, DOMINE: Stormbringer Ruler – Legend Of The Power Supreme, SUMMONING: Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame in VIKING CROWN: Banished Rythmic Hate.

11. februarja bo izšel nov The Crown album Cowned In Terror, na katerem bodo naslednje pesmi: Crowned In Terror, Under The Whip, Drugged Unholy, World Below, Out For Blood, The Speed Of Darkness, I Am Hell, Satanist, Death Is The Hunter, Death Metal Holocaust. /M.P.

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: OZZY OSBOURNE: Down To Earth, ANCIENT: Proxima Centauri, U.D.O.: Live From Russia, JOE LYNN TURNER: Slam, SUNSET SPHERE: Storm Before Silence, CYBERIA: Mindcontrol, PROJECTO: Crown Of Ages, V.A.: Tribute To Accept II, V.A.: Blood, Sweat And Tears – Tribute To Type O Negative in V.A.: Originators Of The Northern Darkness – Tribute To Mayhem

Thy Primordial so v Abyss Studios pravkar posneli devet pesmi za nov album The Crowning Carnage. /M.P./

Oktobra s snemanjem svojega 5. albuma začnejo The Crown. To bo prvi z novim pevcem Tompo Lindbergom, izid pa je planiran za februar. /M.P./

The Crown že pripravljajo material za novo ploščo, ki bo izšla naslednje leto. Trenutno imajo 9 komadov, za pet od njih je besedila napisal novi pevec Tomas Lindberg. /M.P./

Janna Saarenpaa, bobnar pri The Crown, bo na No Mercy festivalu bobnal pri God Dethroned. /M.P./

The Crown so že našli zamenjavo za pevca Johana Lindstranda. Nadomestil ga bo nihče drug kot Tomas Lindberg (-ex At The Gates). /M.P./

The Crown so ostali brez pevca. Neprestane turneje so dosedanjemu pevcu Johan Lindstromu vzele preveč časa in zaradi specifičnega poklica, ki ga opravlja, ni mogel več usklajevati dela v bandu s privatnim življenjem. /M.P./

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./

3/21 -- Vermin - Millennium Ride3/21 -- Cradle Of Filth From The Cradle To Enslave EP3/26 -- Spiritual Beggars - Astra3/27 -- Sinner - The End of Sanctuary3/27 -- Moonfog compilation - A New Perspective3/27 -- Sheavy - Celestial Hi-Fi4/01 -- Darkseed - Diving Into Darkness4/04 -- Various Artists - Inhale - The Stoner Rock Compilation4/04 -- Grave Digger - Excalibur4/04 -- CJSS - Kings Of The World4/04 -- TNT - Big Bang Anthology4/10 -- Peccatum - Oh My Regrets4/10 -- Immortal - Damned In Black4/11 -- Savatage - Ghost In The Ruins4/11 -- Thornspawn - Blood Of The Holy, Taint Thy Steel4/11 -- Summon - Baptized By Fire4/11 -- Viking Crown - Innocence From Hell4/11 -- Usurper - Visions From The Gods4/11 -- Fleshcrawl - As Blood Rains From The Sky...4/14 -- Ordained - The Second Coming /M.G./