Morgana Lefay, Sacred Steel in Custard se konec marca odpravljajo na evropsko turnejo, na kateri se bodo ustavili tudi v Beljaku. /M.P./

V današnji oddaji Metal detektor (Radio Študent ob 22:00, 89.3 MHz ali http://www.radiostudent.si) Chop predstavlja nove plošče zasedb Dragonland, Helloween, Sacred Steel, Bewitched, Noumena, Sycronomica, Arsis, Deathcon, Masterlast, Scorngrain, Machinae Supremacy in Elis. /M.P.C./

Sacred Steel so objavili track listo novega albuma Hammer of Destruction, ki izide 10. novembra pri Massacre Records: Hammer of Destruction, Where Demons Dare To Tread, Maniacs of Speed, Blood and Thunder, Impaled By Metal, Descent of a Lost Soul, Black Church, Generally Hostile, Plague of Terror, Sword and Axes, The Torch of Sin. V omejeni nakladi 1.000 izvodov bodo izdali tudi box set, ki bo vključeval še EP Pounding Inferno z naslednjimi skladbami: Pounding Inferno, Children of the Spirit, Hell Insanity, Unholy Majesty. /M.P./

Sacred Steel so objavili track listo svojega novega, šestega albuma Hammer of Destruction: Hammer Of Destruction, Where Demons Dare To Tread, Impaled By Metal, Maniacs Of Speed, Pounding Inferno, Children Of The Spirit, Hell Insanity, Unholy Majesty, Blood And Thunder, Plague Of Terror, Sword And Axes, The Torch Of Sin in Generally Hostile. /S.P./

10. novembra bo pri Massacre Records svoj šesti album izdali Nemci Sacred Steel. S snemanjem začnejo 10. julija s producentom Harrisom Johnsom. /M.P./

Sacred Steel bodo 10. julija v Spiderhouse studiu v Berlinu s producentom Harrisom Johnsom začeli s snemanjem novega albuma, ki zaenkrat nosi naslov Hammer of Destruction. Izid je napovedan za september. /M.P./

Novi izidi: SACRED STEEL: Live Blessings, SINAMORE: A New Day, DEATHSTARS: Termination Bliss, DEVIN TOWNSEND: Synchestra, DARK FORTRESS: Seance, FIREBALL MINISTRY: Their Rock Is Not Our Rock, SAMAEL: Era One/Lessons In Magic #1, MAJESTY: Songs Of A New Millenium (single), LIV KRISTINE: Fake A Smile (EP), REQUIEM: Government Denies Knowledge, DEMIRICOUS: One.

Kitarista Oliver Großhans in Jörg M. Knittel sta zapustila nemške power metalce Sacred Steel, ker se želita v prihodnje bolj posvetiti drugima bandoma, My Darkest Hate in Dawn Of Winter. Nova člana zasedbe sta sedaj kitarist Jonas Khalil in basist Kai Schindelar (Lanfear), dosedanji basist Jens Sonnenberg pa je presedlal na kitaro. Band trenutno pripravlja material za nov album Hammer of Destruction, ki izide v 2006. /M.P./

Prejšnji teden so izšli naslednji albumi: INSISION: Revealed And Worshipped, SACRED STEEL: Iron Blessings, DOKKEN: Hell To Pay in MINDWINTER: Astral Mirrors.

Stormwitch so nov potrjen band za festival Keep It True III, ki bo 6. novembra v Nemčiji. Do sedaj potrjeni bandi so še Helstar, Hallows Eve, Tyrant's Reign, Jaguar, Sacred Steel, Witchfynde, Rottweiller, Metal Inquisitor, Repent. /P.G./

Nemci Sacred Steel bodo 19. julija pri Massacre Records izdali nov album Iron Blessings. V House Of Music Studiu so z Achimom Köhlerjem posneli enajst skladb. /M.P./

Sacred Steel trenutno pripravljajo pesmi za nov album Iron Blessings, ki izide 26. julija pri Massacre Records. Snemali bodo aprila/maja v House Of Music z Achimom Köhlerjem. Limited edition verzija albuma bo vsebovala bonus DVD z »Making of« materialom in videospotom za še neznano skladbo. /M.P./

18. avgusta bo izšel Uriah Heep tribute album z naslovom A Return To Fantasy. Bandi, ki so priredbe posneli so tudi: Angel Dust (Easy Livin'), Narnia (Sunrise), Tad Morose (Rainbow Demon), Onward (Bird Of Prey), Liege Lord feat. Joe Comeau, Paul Nelson (Too Scared To Run), Jack Frost (Lady In Black), Nightingale (Stealin'), Lana Lane (Weep In Silence), Vintersorg (Rainbow Demon), Sacred Steel (Return To Fantasy) in Metalium feat. Ken Hensley (Gypsy). /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: IMMORTAL: Sons Of Northern Darkness, SACRED STEEL: Slaughter Prophecy, MIKE TRAMP: Recovering The Wasted Years, TAKARA: Perception Of Reality in WYKKED WYTCH: Angelic Vengeance.

28. januarja bodo četrti album Slaughter Prophecy izdali nemški metalci Sacred Steel. Naslovi kot so Invocation Of The Nameless, Sacred Bloody Steel, The Rites Of Sacrifice, Raise The Metal Fist, Pagan Heart in bonus na digipacku Crush The Holy, Save The Damned nam povedo vse: “pure fucking havy metal”. /M.P./