Turški vokalist Oganalp Canatan (Dreamtone, Dreamtone & Iris Mavraki's Neverland) pripravlja album projekta Maegi. Skies Fall bo izšel konec leta, na njem pa bodo gostovali Hansi Kürsch (Blind Gurdian), Chris Boltendahl (Grave Digger), Tim "Ripper" Owens (Hail!, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Beyond Fear, Dio Disciples, ex Judas Priest, ex Iced Earth, ...), Zak Stevens (Circle II Circle, ex Savatage) in Jerry Outlaw (Jon Oliva's Pain). /P.G./

Tukaj lahko slišite skladbo To Crawl Or To Fly s tretjega albuma projekta SoulSpell z naslovom Hollow's Gathering. Idejni vodja, brazilski bobnar Heleno Vale, je okoli zbral poznana imena, kot so Tim "Ripper" Owens (Hail!, ex Judas Priest, ex Iced Earth, ...), Matt Smith (Theocracy), Amanda Sommerville (Avantasia, Trillium, Kiske / Sommerville, ...), Michael Vescera (Obsession, ex Loudness), Blaze Bayley (Wolfsbane, ex Iron Maiden) in Markus Grosskopf (Helloween). /P.G./

Spodaj si lahko ogledate posnetke komadov Don’t Talk To Strangers (DIO), Hell Is Home (Judas Priest) in When The Eagle Cries (Iced Earth) z mariborskega koncerta Tima “Ripperja” Owensa. /T.U./

Založba Rat Pak Records namerava 31. oktobra izdati debitantski album zasedbe T&N (prej poznane pod imenom Tooth And Nail) z naslovom Slave To The Empire. Skupino sestavljajo sedanji oziroma bivši člani Dokken, kitarist George Lynch, basist Jeff Pilson in bobnar Mick Brown. Poleg osmih originalnih skladb prinaša album tudi štiri na novo posnete Dokken klasike, kjer so se jim na vokalu pridružili Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Judas Priest, ex-Iced Earth, Dio Disciples), Doug Pinnick (King's X), Sebastian Bach (ex-Skid Row) in Robert Mason (Warrant, ex-Lynch Mob). Bobne je pri originalnih skladbah v studiu posnel Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Foreigner).
Slave To The Empire
Sweet Unknown
Tooth And Nail (feat. Doug Pinnick)
It's Not Love (feat. Robert Mason)
Rhythm Of The Soul
When Eagles Die
Into The Fire (Jeff Pilson)
Alone Again (feat. Sebastian Bach)
Mind Control
Kiss Of Death (feat. Tim "Ripper" Owens)
Jesus Train
Access Denied
/B.B./

12. oktobra bo izšel tretji album projekta SoulSpell z naslovom Hollow's Gathering, na katerem gostujejo vokalisti Tim "Ripper" Owens (Hail!, ex Judas Priest, ex Iced Earth, ...), Matt Smith (Theocracy), Amanda Sommerville (Avantasia, Trillium, Kiske / Sommerville, ...), Michael Vescera (Obsession, ex Loudness), Blaze Bayley (Wolfsbane, ex Iron Maiden) in basist Markus Grosskopf (Helloween). Skladbo Change The Tide že lahko slišite tukaj. /P.G./

Jesensko koncertno sezono v mariborskem klubu MC bo prihodnjo sredo otvoril Tim "Ripper" Owens s predskupinama Sandstone in Lene Kosti, 2. oktobra pa bodo nastopili Arkona, Darkest Era in Dalriada. /P.G./

Jutri bo izšla nova knjiga avtorja Michaela Toneyja z naslovom Tales From The Stage, Volume 1, ki prinaša vpogled v glasbeno industrijo znotraj svetovne hard rock in heavy metal scene. Knjiga prinaša intervjuje s številnimi insiderji, kot so Bruce Kulick (ex-Kiss, Grand Funk Railroad), Jay Reynolds (Malice, ex-Metal Church), Herman Rarebell (Scorpions), Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-Judas Priest, Dio Disciples), Eddie Trunk (radijski/TV voditelj), Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint, DC4), Tracii Guns (ex-L.A. Guns), Paul Shortino (ex-Quiet Riot, King Kobra), Chris Holmes (ex-W.A.S.P.), Oz Fox (Stryper), Steve "Lips" Kudlow (Anvil), Betsy Bitch (Bitch), Ron Keel (Keel, ex-Steeler), Brian Slagel (Metal Blade Records) in Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Foreigner). /B.B./

V mariborski Pekarni bo 26. septembra nastopil Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-Judas Priest, ex-Iced Earth), kjer bo predstavljal svoj prvi solo album Play My Game. Pri nastajanju albuma so mu pomagali številni uveljavljeni glasbeni kolegi, kot so Bob Kulick, Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Mike Callahan (ex-Earshot) in John Comprix (Beyond Fear, Ringworm). /B.B./

Skupina Charred Walls Of The Damned, v kateri sodelujejo bobnar Richard Christy, basist Steve DiGiorgio, vokalist Tim "Ripper" Owens in kitarist Jason Suecof, preko Bloody-Disgusting.com premierno predstavlja videospot za skladbo Zerospan z aktualnega albuma Cold Winds On Timeless Days./B.B./

Vokalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (Charred Walls Of The Damned, Beyond Fear, Yngwie Malmsteen, Hail, ex Judas Priest, ex Iced Earth), basist Rudy Sarzo (ex Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio, ex Ozzy Osbourne, ex Quiet Riot, ex Whitesnake, ...), bobnar AJ Pero (Twisted Sister), in kitarist Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob) so se združili v skupini Tred. /P.G./

Charred Walls Of The Damned so preko Metalunderground.com premierno objavili novo skladbo Admire The Heroes s prihajajočega albuma Cold Wind On Timeless Days, ki 10. oktobra izide pri Metal Blade Records. Skupino sestavljajo Richard Christy (ex-Death, ex-Iced Earth), Tim "Ripper" Owens (Beyond Fear, Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Judas Priest, ex-Iced Earth), Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus, ex-Death, ex-Testament, ex-Iced Earth) in Jason Suecof, sicer producent, ki je delal s skupinami Trivium, All That Remains, Bury Your Dead, August Burns Red, The Black Dahlia Murder, Dååth, The Autumn Offering, Luna Mortis, Chimaira, DevilDriver, God Forbid, If Hope Dies ter mnogimi drugimi. Tracklista je sledeča:
Timeless Days
Ashes Falling Upon Us
Zerospan
Cold Winds
Lead The Way
Forever Marching On
Guiding Me
The Beast Outside My Window
On Unclean Ground
Bloodworm
Admire The Heroes
Avoid The Light
/B.B./

Tukaj lahko v celoti slišite album z naslovm SIN-atra, na katerem so priredbe skladb Franka Sinatre. Tracklista je sledeča:
New York, New York (Devin Townsend)
I've Got You Under My Skin (Glenn Hughes)
Summerwind (Geoff Tate)
It Was A Very Good Year (Dee Snider)
Witchcraft (Tim "Ripper" Owens)
Fly Me To The Moon (Robin Zander)
Lady Is A Tramp (Eric Martin)
I've Got The World On A String (Doug Pinnick)
Love And Marriage (Elias Soriano)
Strangers In The Night (Joey Belladonna)
High Hopes (Franky Perez)
That's Life (Jani Lane)
/P.G./

V bandu Absolute Power so se združili vokalist Simon Efemey (producent albumov skupin Napalm Death, Paradise Lost, Crowbar, Amorphis, ...), basist Shane Embury (Napalm Death), kitarista Mitch Harris (Napalm Death) in Russ Russell (producent albumov Evile, Dimmu Borgir, ...) in bobnar Ian Treacey (ex Benediction). Na samonaslovljenem prvencu, ki bo izšel 9. maja, sta gostovala Tim "Ripper" Owens (Yngwie Malmsteen, ex Judas Priest, ex Iced Earth, ...) in Brian Tatler (Diamond Head). /P.G./

Kitarist Craig Goldy, basist Rudy Sarzo, bobnar Simon wright in klaviaturist Scott Warren (vsi člani skupine DIO) pod imenom DIO Disciples načrtujejo evropsko turnejo. Z njimi bosta nastopila dva vokalista, Toby Jepson (Fastay, Gun) in Tim "Ripper" Owens (Yngwie Malmsteen, Charred Walls Of The Damned, ex Judas Priest, ex Iced Earth, ...). /P.G./

Marca bo izšla kompilacija z naslovom Sin-Atra. Na njej bodo priredbe klasik Franka Sinatre, ki so jih odpeli (več ali manj) znani glasbeniki:
New York, New York (Devin Townsend)
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Glenn Hughes)
Summerwind (Geoff Tate)
It Was A Very Good Year (Dee Snider)
Witchcraft (Tim “Ripper” Owens)
Fly Me To The Moon (Robin Zander)
Lady Is A Tramp (Eric Martin)
I’ve Got The World On A String (Dug Pinnick)
Love And Marriage (Elias Soriano)
Strangers In The Night (Joey Belladonna)
High Hopes (Franky Perez)
That’s Life (Jani Lane)
/P.G./