Tesla bodo izdali koncertni album, fani pa imajo priložnost izbrati komade, ki bi jih radi slišali na njem. 13 komadov lahko izberete med sledečimi: Cumin' Atcha Live, EZ Come EZ Go, Hang Tough, Gettin' Better, The Way It Is, Song & Emotion, Changes, Signs, Little Suzi, Lazy Days, Crazy Nights, Call It What You Want, Freedom Slaves, Love Song, We're No Good Together, Heaven's Trail (No Way Out), Mama's Fool, Edison's Medicine, Modern Day Cowboy in What You Give. /M.P./

Na trojnem koncertnem Dream Theater albumu bodo naslednji komadi: Regression, Overture, 1928, Strange Deja Vu, Through My Words, Fatal Tragedy, Beyond This Life, John and Theresa solo, Though Her Eyes, Home, The Dance Of Eternity One, Last Time, The Spirit Carries On, Finally Free, Metropolis Pt. 1, The Mirror Just Let Me Breathe, Acid Rain, Caught in a New Millennium, Another Day, Jordan's solo, Erotomania, Voices, The Silent Man, Learning To Live in A Change Of Seasons. /M.P./

Na Live In Russia, koncertnem albumu banda U.D.O., ki izide 24. septembra bodo naslednji komadi: Holy, Raiders Of Beyond, Midnight Mover, Independence Day, Metal Eater, Winter Dreams, In The Darkness, Turn Me On, Heaven Is Hell, Run If You Can, Recall The Sin, Midnight Highway, TV War, Animal House, Protectors Of Terror, Break The Rules, Living On A Frontline, Shout It Out, Cut Me Out, They Want War, I'm A Rebel, Like A Loaded Gun, No Limits, Heart Of Gold in Monster Man. Po izidu bodo začeli pripravljati material za naslednjo studijsko ploščo, ki naj bi izšla marca naslednje leto, tako kot DVD Live In Russia. /M.P./

Nemški power metalci Stormhammer imajo novega pevca. To je Tommy Lion (-ex Drifter). Posneli so že nov album Cold Desert Moon. Tukaj je tracklista: Sinner's Soul, The Law, Breach Of Faith, Yells Of Rage, Misty Hills, Children Of The Dawn, Doomsday, Cold Desert Moon, A Dragon's Tear, Nobody's Child, Masquerade Of Life, Strength Of Wisdom (Outro). /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: W.A.S.P.: Unholy Terror, SUBWAY TO SALLY: Herzblut, KING DIAMOND: Nightmare In The Nineties, CEREMONY: The Days Before The Death, DARK AT DAWN: Crimson Frost, FLESHGRIND: The Seeds Of Abysmal Torment, MELECHESH: Djinn, ORPHANED LAND: The Beloved`s Cry, MORTALIA: Naked Warrior ter VARIOUS ARTISTS: A Tribute To ABBA.

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: SAVATAGE: Poets And Madmen, WARRIOR: The Code Of Life, MARDUK: La Grande Danse Macabre, FALCONER: Falconer, AMON AMARTH: Masters Of War, ICE AGE: Liberation, HARMONY DIES: I`ll Be Your Master, SKIN OF TEARS: Out Of Line, SNAKES IN PARADIES: Yesterday & Today, DAEONIA: Daeonia, DELMEZ: Wundgrind, MYSTIC KREWE OF CLEARLIGHT: Mystic Krewe Of Clearlight, OBLIGATORISK TORTYR: Obligatorisk Tortyr, EXTREME NOISE TERROR: Being And Nothing.

Dream Theater so, kot so napovedali, posneli koncert 30. avgusta v Ballroomu. Izdali naj bi ga kot live CD in DVD. Koncert je bil dolg kar tri in pol ure. Najprej so v celoti odigrali zadnji album Scenes From A Memory, kjer je pri skladbi The Spirit Lives On sodeloval 12-članski zbor. Sledil je Caught In A New Millenium, medley iz Caught In a Web ter New Millenium. Do konca rednega dela so odigrali še električno verzijo Silent Man, Acid Rain od Liquid Tension Experiment ter Another Day. V dodatku pa je sledil še Change Of Seasons v celoti. /M.P./

Danes so izšle naslednje nove plošče: AVALON: Eurosia, TODAY IS THE DAY: Live Till You Die, BLACK DESTINY: Black Is Where Our Hearts Belong, EXHUMED: Slaughtercult, CAGE: Astrology, WARMEN: Unknown Soldier, VARIOUS ARTISTS: Tribute To Iron Maiden - Made In Scandinavia. Izšel pa je tudi single HELLOWEEN: If I Could Fly. /M.P./

Legendarna kompilacija Metal for muthas bo izšla na CD-ju. Izdala jo bo založba Sanctuary records, ki je izdala že original leta 1980.
Kompilacija bo na dveh ploščkih:
CD 1:
Iron Maiden - Sanctaury
Sledgehammer - Sledgehammer
E.F. Band - Fighting For Rock And Roll
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Blues In A
Praying Mantis - Captured City
Ethel The Frog - Fight Back
Angelwitch - Baphomet
Iron Maiden - Wrathchild
Samson - Tomorrow Or Yesterday
Nutz - Bootliggers

CD 2:
Trespass - One Of These Days
Eeazy Money - Telephone Man
Xero - Cutting Loose
White Spirit - High Upon High
Dark Star - Lady Of Mars
Horsepower - You Give Me Candy
Red Alert - Open Heart
Chevy - Chevy
The Raid - Hard Lines
Tresspass - Storm Child