Švicarji Crystal Ball snemajo sedmi studijski album, ki bo izšel proti koncu leta pri založbi Massacre Records. /P.G./

Wolfpakk, novi projekt Marka Sweeneyja (ex-Crystal Ball) in Michaela Vossa (Cassanova, ex-Mad Max), so objavili videospot za skladbo Reptile’s Kiss z debitantskega albuma, ki je prejšnji petek izšel pri AFM Records. /B.B./

L.A. Guns bodo 27. septembra pri Favored Nations Entertainment izdali akustični album Acoustic Gypsy Live. Album so posneli v zasedbi Tracii Guns (kitara), Danny Nordahl (bas), Chad Steward (bobni), Jizzy Pearl (vokal), Teddy 'Zig Zag' Andreadis (klaviature), Muddy Stardust (kitara in backup vokal) in Doni Gray (tolkala), tracklista pa je sledeča:
Crystal Eyes
One Way Ticket
Decide
Dreamtime
Electric Gypsy
It's Over Now
Never Enough
Over The Edge
Little Soldier
Sex Action
These Arms Of Mine
Love Hurts
The Ballad Of Jayne
Rip And Tear
/B.B./

Jeseni bo izšel tribute to Running Wild z naslovom ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild. Na dvojnem albumu, ki bo naprodaj za ceno enojnega, boste lahko slišali: 5TH SONIC BRIGADE - Angel Of Mercy, CHINCHILLA - Conquistadores, CRYSTAL VIPER - Libertalia, CUSTARD - Under Jolly Roger, DEADLOCK - When Time Runs Out, ESENIA - Resurrection, EVERTALE - Blazon Stone, FATE - Soul Vampires, HALOR - Little Big Horn, HEAVENLY - Masquerade, HELLISH WAR - Return Of The Gods, JOSÉ JUAN GALLEGO - Draw The Line, MAGICA - Victory, MOTORJESUS - The Rivalry, ORDEN OGAN - The Battle Of Waterloo, OVERTURES - Pirate Song, POWERWOLF - Riding The Storm, RAVAGE - Fight The Fire Of Hate, SATANOCHIO - Siberian Winter, SEVEN SEAS - Detonator, SKILTRON - Ballad Of William Kidd, SOLEMNITY - Dr. Horror, SUIDAKRA - Marooned, THUNDERBLAST - Timeriders, THUNDERSTORM feat. Preacher - Welcome To Hell, WARHEAD - Faceless, WILD KNIGHT feat. Frank Knight & Majk Moti - Tsar, WINTERS DAWN - Into The Fire, WITCHTRAP - Victim Of States Power in WITHERING SOUL - Firebreather. /P.G./

Locked Within The Crystal Ball je nov video z zadnjega albuma Blackmore's Night, Secret Voyage. /A.J./

Znana je tracklista novega albuma Švicarjev Crystal Ball z naslovom Secrets, ki izide 16. novembra: Moondance, I Will Drag You Down, Minor Key, It´s Not Love, Time Has Come, Secrets, Wings Of Fire, Dreaming Of You, Destiny, I´ll Be Waiting in Face The Truth. /P.G./

Candlemass so v soboto v Stockholmu praznovali svojo dvajseto obletnico s posebnim koncertom, na katerem so nastopili s sedmimi različnimi vokalisti. Prvič se je na odru predstavil nov frontman Robert Lowe (Solitude Aeturnus), pela pa sta tudi bivša Candlemass vokalista Johan Langquist in Tomas Vikström. Ostali vokalisti so bili Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth), Mats Levén (Krux, Therion), Tony Martin (ex- Black Sabbath) in Janne Christoffersson (Grand Magus, Spiritual Beggars). Igrali pa so naslednje skladbe: The Dying Illusion (Tomas Vikström), Bewitched (Tomas Vikström), Dark are the Veils of Death (Tomas Vikström), Where the Runes Still Speak (Tomas Vikström), Ebony Throne (Tomas Vikström), Well of Souls (Janne Christoffersson), Black Dwarf (Mats Levén), At the Gallows End (Mikael Åkerfeldt), [New Song] (Robert Lowe), Samarithan (Robert Lowe), Mirror Mirror (Robert Lowe), Crystal Ball (Johan Langquist), Demon's Gate (Johan Langquist), Under the Oak (Johan Langquist), A Sorcerer's Pledge (Johan Langquist), Witches (Tony Martin), Bullfest (Tomas Vikström), Solitude (Langquist/Vikström/Lowe). /M.P./

Švicarji Crystal Ball so se razšli z basistom Danyjem Schallibaumom, ki se bo v prihodnje posvetil družini. /M.P./

Tokratni Metal detektor (Radio Študent, 89.3 Mhz, 23:30) prinaša poslušanje novih albumov bandov Crystal Ball, Subway To Sally, Nevermore, The Duskfall, Criminal, The Absence, Arch Enemy in Hypocrisy. Posebni gost tokratne oddaje bo DJ Brutal Žid. /P.G./

Švicarji Crystal Ball so objavili naslovnico svojega petega albuma TimeWalker, ki izide 29. avgusta pri Nuclear Blast. /M.P./

Švicarski melodični metalci Crystal Ball bodo 29. avgusta izdali nov album TimeWalker, ki ga je produciral Stefan Kaufmann (U.D.O., ex- Accept). Band za jesen napoveduje headlinersko evropsko turnejo. /M.P./

16. maja pri Metal Blade izide tribute to Cannibal Corpse album z naslovom Butchered & Hammered - A Tribute to Cannibal Corpse. Spoštovanje do enega največjih death metal bandov vseh časov so na dveh CDjih izkazali: Sonata Arctica - A Skull Full Of Maggots, Tristania - Edible Autopsy, Iced Earth - Meat Hook Sodomy, Nightwish - Butchered At Birth, Hammerfall - Hammer Smashed Face, Poisonblack - Addicted To Vaginal Skin, Rhapsody - Fucked With A Knife, Lacuna Coil - She Was Asking For It, Tiamat - Devoured By Vermin, Doro - Orgasm Through Torture, Crystal Ball - Disposal Of The Body, Skid Row - Blood Drenched Execution, In Flames - Unleashing The Bloodthirsty, Symphony X - Hacksaw Decapitation, Six Feet Under - Pit Of Zombies, Epica - Drowning In Viscera, Crematory - Frantic Disembowelment in Falconer - The Wretched Spawn. /M.P./

Švicarski melodični metalci Crystal Ball bodo februarja začeli s snemanjem petega albuma, ki ga bo produciral Stefan Kaufmann (Accept, U.D.O.), izšel pa bo naslednje poletje. /A.J./

Švicarski melodični metalci Crystal Ball bodo januarja/februarja 2005 začeli s snemanjem svojega petega albuma, ki bo izšel naslednje poletje pri Nuclear Blast. /M.P./

Zaradi zdravstvenih problemov je dolgoletni klaviaturist Tom Graber zapustil švicarske hard rockerje Crystal Ball. Band zavzeto išče zamenjavo zanj. /M.P./