Track lista novega Kotipelto albuma Coldness, ki izide 1. aprila pri Century Media, je naslednja: Seeds Of Sorrow, Reasons, Around, Can You Hear The Sound, Snowbound, Journey Back, Evening's Fall, Coldness Of My Mind, Take Me Away, Here We Are. Poleg Tima so pri snemanju sodelovali: Janne Warman (Children Of Bodom), Jari Kainulainen (Stratovarius), Mirka Ranta (Thunderstone), Mike Romeo (Symphony X) in Juhani Malmberg (Tunnelvision). /M.P./

Znana je track lista Slayer boxa Soundtrack To The Apocalypse, ki izide 25. novembra. CD1: Angel Of Death, Criminally Insane (Remix), Postmortem, Raining Blood, Aggressive Perfector, South Of Heaven, Silent Scream, Live Undead, Mandatory Suicide, Spill The Blood, War Ensemble, Dead Skin Mask, Hallowed Point, Born Of Fire, Seasons In The Abyss, Hell Awaits, The Antichrist, Chemical Warfare.
CD2: Sex. Murder. Art., Dittohead, Divine Intervention, Serenity In Murder, 213, Can't Stand You, D.D.A.M.M., Gemini, Bitter Peace, Death's Hand, Stain Of Mind, Disciple, God Send Death, New Faith, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Disorder (Feat. Ice-T), Memories Of Tomorrow, Human Disease, Unguarded Instinct, Wicked, Addict, Scarstruck.
CD3: Ice Titan (Live in California 3/83), The Antichrist (Rehearsal In Tom's Garage 12/82), Fight Till Death (Rehearsal In Tom's Garage 12/82), Necrophiliac (Live In California, 9/85), Piece By Piece (Studio Rough Mix/Outtake), Raining Blood (Live In Canada 11/86), Angel Of Death (Live In Canada 11/86), Raining Blood (Jeff Hanneman Home Recordings), South Of Heaven (Jeff Hannemann Home Recordings), Seasons In The Abyss (Live In Michigan, 6/91), Mandatory Suicide (Live In Michigan, 6/91), Mind Control (Live in Brazil, 1994), No Remorse (I Wanna Die) (Feat. Atari Teenage Riot), Dittohead (Live In California, 5/98), Sex. Murder. Art. (Live In California, 5/98), Bloodline (Live In Sweden, 2002), Payback (Live In Sweden, 2002).
DVD: Die By The Sword (Live In California, 3/83), Aggressive Perfector (Live In California, 1983), Praise Of Death (Live In California, 1984), Haunting The Chapel (Live In Sweden 5/95), Necrophobic (Live In New York, 1986), Reborn (Live In New York, 1986), Jesus Saves (Live In New York, 1986), War Ensemble (Live In Michigan, 1991), South Of Heaven (Live In Michigan, 1991), Dead Skin Mask (Live In Michigan, 1991), Gemini (Live In California, 8/96), Heaviest Band Award - Kerrang! Magazine Award 1996 (Slayer Home Footage), EPK For "Diabolus In Musica", Stain Of Mind (Live In Japan, 7/98), Bloodline (Live On ESPN, 7/02), Disciple (Live In France, 7/03), God Send Death (Live In France, 7/03).
CD 5 (samo deluxe verzija): Live At The Grove In Anaheim, 2002. /M.P./

Kitarist Uli Jon Roth bo 10. novembra pri SPV izdal koncertni album Metamorphosis Of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, ki bo sestavljen iz dveh delov, The Seasons in Metamorphosis. Track lista je naslednja: The Seasons - Prelude To The Seasons (U.J.R.), Venga La Primavera, April Rain, Triumph Of Spring, Tales Of The Summer Wind, Thunder In July, Tempest: Tuona E Fulmina, Cheiron And Selenos, Teardrops In October, Artemis, Ice, Wind & Fire, Sleighbells At Yasnaya, War Of The Winds, Thunder Cadenza (U.J.R.); Metamorphosis - Cry Of The Night, Summer's Breath, Rodeo From Hell, Les Adieux, Springtime Euphoria, Heart Of Chopin, Dance Of The Water Spirits, Transfiguration, Venga La Vita, Morning Of Forever. /M.P./

Znana je track lista že dolgo napovedanega Slayer DVDja War At The Warfield, ki izide konec meseca: Disciple, War Ensemble, Stain Of Mind, New Faith, Postmortem, Raining Blood, Hell Awaits, Here Comes The Pain, Die By The Sword, Dittohead, Bloodline, God Send Death, Dead Skin Mask, Seasons In The Abyss, Captor Of Sin, Mandatory Suicide, Chemical Warfare, South Of Heaven, Angel Of Death. Bonus material vključuje Bloodline video in 50 minutni dokumentarec Fans Rule. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Vintersorg albuma The Focusing Bar, ki izide kmalu prihodnje leto: Prologue Dialogue, The Essence, The Thesises Seasons, Matrix Odyssey, Star Puzzled, A Sphere In A Sphere (To Infinity), Blindsight Complexity, Artifacts Of Chaos, Dark Matter Mystery/Blackbody Spectrum, Curtains, A Microscopical Macrocosm. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: MALEVOLENT CREATION: The Will To Kill, ENTOMBED: Sons Of Satan Praise The Lord, BEHOLDER: Wish For Destruction, LITHIUM: Cold in ABLAZE MY SORROW: Angry, Hate And Funny.

25. novembra Entombed začnejo s snemanjem novega albuma. 11. Novembra pa izide njihov 2CD s priredbami Sons Of Satan Praise The Lord. /M.P./

Jeseni bodo Entombed izdali dvojni album priredb z naslovom Sons Of Satan Praise The Lord. Drugače pa band pripravlja DVD, nov studijski album, konec leta pa naj bi posneli še koncertni album. /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.

4. februarja bodo s ploščo Sons Of Northern Darkness ponovno udarili Immortal. Na plošči bodo naslednji komadi: One By One, Sons Of Northern Darkness, Tyrants, Demonium, Within The Dark Mind, In My Kingdom Cold, Antarctica in Beyond The North Waves. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšli naslednji albumi: KREATOR: Violent Revolution, EDGUY: Mandrake, BRUCE DICKINSON: The Best Of, QUEENSRYCHE: Live Evolution, SAXON: Killing Ground, VIRGO: Virgo, DARK FUNERAL: Diabolis Interium, TRISTANIA: World Of Glass, HEAVENLY: Sign Of The Winner, WITCHERY: Symphony For The Devil, MEZARKABUL: Unspoken, MADRIGAL: I Die You Soar, HYPNOS: The Revenge Ride, SOLEFALD: Pills Against The Ageless Ills, THANATEROS: The First Rite, SAVIOUR MACHINE: Legend Part III, GLENN HUGHES: Building The Machine, REBAELLIUN: Annihilation, MIDNIGHT SUN: Metal Machine, SOILENT GREEN: A Delected Symphony For The Beaten Down, INHUMAN: Rebellion, DARKEST HOUR: So Sedated, So Seen, BETHLEHEM: Schatten aus der Alexander Welt, TWIN OBSCENITY: Bloodstone, SNAKEGOD: Invitation in MANHAI: The Sons Of Yesterday's Black Grouse.

Avstrijci Darkside so končali s snemanjem svojega četrtega albuma Cognitive Dissonance, ki bo izšel jeseni. Band je tudi podpisal s francosko založbo Seasons Of Mist. /M.P./

Ta teden so izšle naslednje plošče: CATAMENIA: Eternal Winter`s Prophecy, Labyrinth: Sons of Thunder, PISSING RAZORS: Fields of Disbelief, SOLSTICE: Halycon, SYMPHORCE: Sinctuary, THYRFING: Urkraft, VIOLATION: Monnlight`s Child, WHITE SKULL: Public Glory, Secret Agony ter single HAMERFALL: Renegade

22.8. Labyrinth: Sons of Thunder
22.8. Lizzy Borden: Deal with the Devil
22.8. Steel Prophet: Genesis: Chapter one
28.8. Nocturnal Rites: Afterlife
28.8. Rotting Christ
28.8. Symphony X
Oktober: Atrocity: Gemini
11.9. Crematory: Believe
25.9. Gardenian: Sindustries
30.10. Helloween: The Dark Ride

Skupina Riot bo imela skupaj z Anvil in Agent steel evropsko turnejo. Na turneji bo skupina predstavila nov album Sons Of Society. Po Wollandovih besedah naj bi se trojica ustavila tudi pri nas in to 30. januarja.