Machine Men so se z novim singlom No Talk without the Giant uvrstili na drugo mesto finske lestvice singlov. /M.P./

Machine Men so objavili naslovnico singla No Talk without the Giant, ki izide 17. januarja. /M.P./

Machine Men so posneli videospot za skladbo No Talk without the Giant, ki izide na prihajajočem albumu Circus of Fools. /M.P./

Gorgoroth so objavili naslovnico novega albuma Ad Majorem Sathanas, ki izide 19. junija pri Regain Records. Track lista albuma je: Wound upon Wound, Carving a Giant, God Seed (Twilight of tha Idols), Sign of an Open Eye, White Seed, Exit, Untamed Forces, Prosperity and Beauty. /M.P./

17. decembra pri Sonic Age Records izide nov album ameriških power metalcev Overlorde z naslovom Return Of The Snow Giant. Na njem bo 13 skladb. /M.P./

Ameriški power metalci Overlorde bodo 25. julija v Trax East studiu začeli s snemanjem novega albuma Return of the Snow Giant. /M.P./

Ameriški power metalci Overlorde so podpisali z grško založbo Cult Metal Classics. Julija začnejo s snemanjem albuma Return Of The Snow Giant. /M.P./

Steve Vai bo 18. novembra izdal dvojni live DVD Live at the Astoria London, ki je bil posnet 6. in 7. decembra v Londonu. V njegovem all-star spremljevalnem bandu so takrat bili Billy Sheehan (bass), Virgil Donati (bobni), Tony MacAlpine (kitara, klaviature) in Dave Weiner (kitara). Track lista je naslednja: Shyboy, Giant Balls of Gold, Erotic Nightmares, Blood & Glory, Dave's Party Piece, Blue Powder, Crying Machine, The Animal, Bangkok, Tony's Solo, Bad Horsie, Chameleon, Down Deep Into the Pain, Fire, Little Wing, Whispering a Prayer, Incantation, Jibboom, For the Love of God, Liberty, The Attitude Song. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Stratovarius albuma Elements Part 2, ki izide 27. oktobra: Alpha & Omega, I Walk To My Own Song, I'm Still Alive, Season Of Faith's Perfection, Awaken The Giant, Know The Difference, Luminous, Dreamweaver, Liberty, Ride Like The Wind (bonus japonske izdaje). Album je produciral Timo Tolkki, miksal ga je Mikko Karmila v Finnvox Studios. Tolkki je napisal celotno glasbo in besedila, razen bonus skladbe, ki je delo Jensa Johanssona. Naslovnico je ponovno naredil Derek Riggs. /M.P./

Tu je tracklista Twisted Sister tribute CD-ja: CHUCK D - Wake Up The Sleeping Giant, LIT - I Wanna Rock, CRADLE OF FILTH - The Fire Still Burns, NASHVILLE PUSSY - The Kids Are Back, SEVENDUST - I Am, I'm Me, VISION OF DISORDER - Don't Let Me Down, FU MANCHU - Ride To Live, HAMMERFALL - We're Gonna Make It, ANTHRAX - Destroyer, MOTORHEAD - Shoot 'em Down, TWISTED SISTER - Sin City (AC/DC), OVERKILL - Under the Blade, CRISIS - Come Out and Play, SEBASTIAN BACH - You Can't Stop Rock N Roll. /M.P./

Novi album, prvi po vrnitvi Rotha v skupino, naj bi se imenoval Reawakening the giant. Na njem naj bi bilo od 12 do 14 skladb. /P.G./