Prong pripravljajo material za nov studijski album, ki bo izšel v začetku prihodnjega leta pri Locomotive Music. /M.P./

3. avgusta izide Metallica tribute CD Metallic Attack: Metallica - The Ultimate Tribute. Na njem bodo naslednje priredbe: Motörhead – Whiplash, Flotsam And Jetsam – Damage Inc., člani Prong, Extreme, Anthrax in Judas Priest – Enter Sandman, Death Angel – Trapped Under Ice, člani Deep Purple in Kiss – Nothing Else Matters, Page Hamilton (Helmet) in Scott Ian (Anthrax) – Motorbreath, Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe) in Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies) – Master of Puppets, Chuck Billy (Testament) in Alex Skolnick (ex- Testament) – Holier Than Thou, Life After Death – Eye Of The Beholder, Dark Angel – Creeping Death. /M.P./

Prong so odprli novo uradno spletno stran: http://www.prongmusic.com/. /M.P./

Znana je tracklista Judas Priest boxseta Metalogy:CD 1 - Never Satisfied, Deceiver, Tyrant, Victim Of Changes (Live), Diamonds & Rust (Live)**, Starbreaker (Live)**, Sinner, Let Us Prey, Dissident Aggressor, Exciter, Beyond The Realms Of Death, Better By You Better Than Me, Invader, Stained Class in The Green Manalish (With The Two Pronged Crown) (Live)*.
CD 2 - Killing Machine, Evening Star, Take On The World, Delivering The Goods, Evil Fantasies, Hell Bent For Leather, Breaking The Law (Live)**, Living After Midnight, Rapid Fire, Metal Gods, Grinder (Live)*, The Rage, Heading Out To The Highway, Hot Rockin’ (Live)**, Trouble Shooter, Solar Angels, Desert Plains, Hellion (Live)**/Electric Eye (Live)** in Screaming For Vengeance.
CD 3 - Riding On The Wind, Bloodstone, You've Got Another Thing Comin', Devil's Child, Freewheel Burning, Jawbreaker, The Sentinel, Love Bites (Live)*, Eat Me Alive, Some Heads Are Gonna Roll, Rock Hard Ride Free, Night Comes Down, Turbo Lover, Private Property, Parental Guidance, Out In The Cold in Heart Of A Lion (demo)*.
CD 4 - Ram It Down, Heavy Metal, Come & Get It, Blood Red Skies, Painkiller, Between The Hammer & The Anvil, Touch Of Evil, Metal Meltdown, Nightcrawler, All Guns Blazing, Jugulator, Bloodstains, Machine Man in Feed On Me.
(*prej neizdan komad, **prvič na CDju).
DVD: Koncert iz Memphisa (1983). /P.G./

17. novembra bodo pri Sony izdali Judas Priest DVD z naslovom Electric Eye. Na njem bodo videospoti do Painkiller albuma, koncert leta 1986 iz Dallasa in sedem redkih BBC nastopov. Veliko tega materiala se že dolgo ne dobi na video kasetah, povpraševanje po njem pa je še vedno veliko.
Videospoti: Living After Midnight, Breaking The Law, Don't Go, Heading Out To The Highway, Hot Rockin', You've Got Another Thing Comin', Freewheel Burning, Love Bites, Locked In, Turbo Lover, Johnny B Goode, Painkiller, A Touch of Evil.
PRIEST......Live! (Dallas, Texas Fuel For Life Tour): Out In The Cold, Locked In, Heading Out To The Highway, Breaking The Law, Love Bites, Some Heads Are Gonna Roll, Sentinel, Private Property, Desert Plains, Rock You All Around The World, Hellion/Electric Eye, Turbo Lover, Freewheel Burning, Green Manalishi (with the two-pronged crown), Parental Guidance, Living After Midnight, Another Thing Comin', Hell Bent For Leather, Metal Gods.
BBC Television Performances: Rocka Rolla - Old Grey Whistle Test (25.4.1975), Dreamer Deceiver - Old Grey Whistle Test (25.4.1975), Freewheel Burning - Old Grey Whistle Test (20.1.1984), Take On The World - Top Of The Pops (25.1.1979), Evening Star - Top Of The Pops (17.5.1979), Living After Midnight - Top Of The Pops (27.3.1980), United - Top Of the Pops (28.8.1980). /M.P./

Basist Brian Perry je zapustil Prong. Drugače je band končal z delom za nov album, ki izide junija pri Locomotive Music. /M.P./

Prong so končali z delom za prihajajoči, še neimenovani album, ki izide junija. Prvi studijski album po Rude Awakening iz leta 1996 sta producirala Tommy Victor in Steve Bruno. /M.P./

Prong ustanovitelj, kitarist Tommy Victor se je vrnil k Danzig. /M.P./

Če za november še nimate dovolj koncertov, si lahko v Münchenu (glej Koncerti) ogledate še Prong, ki bodo pred tem, 29. oktobra izdali svoj koncertni prvenec 100% Live. /M.P./

29. oktobra izide prvi koncertni album ponovno združenih Prong. Na 100% Live bodo naslednje pesmi: Another Worldly Device, Disbelief, Beg To Differ, Initiation, Broken Peace, Prove You Wrong, Close The Door, Rude Awakening, Controller, Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck, Cut Rate, Unconditional, Dark Signs, Whose Fist Is This Anyway. /M.P./

Ponovno združeni Prong so podpisali z Locomotive Records, kjer bodo 15. oktobra izdali svoj prvi koncertni album, aprila 2003 pa mu bo sledil še novi studijski. /M.P./

Po dolgih letih mirovanja se bodo ponovno združili Prong. V bandu so sedajšnji člani skupin Diesel Machine in Lizzy Borden.

Na soundtracku za novi film Tales From The Crypt: Monsters Of Rock bo glasba naslednjih bendov: Arch Enemy, The Haunted, WASP, Megadeth, Armored Saint, Entombed, Queensryche, Mercyful Fate, Sepultura, Slipknot, Judas Priest, Prong, Anthrax, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, Dio, Metal Church in Pantere. Soundtrack naj bi izšel 19. oktobra pri založbi Capitol Records. /A.J./

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./