Trinity je naslov novega albuma Avstrijcev Visions Of Atlantis, ki izide marca pri Napalm Records. /M.P./

6. februarja izide nov Therion album Gothic Kabbalah, ki so ga posneli s Stefanom Glaumannom. Gre za dvojni album z naslednjimi skladbami: CD 1: Der Mitternachtlöwe, The Gothic Kabbalah, The Perrennial Sophia, Wisdom And The Cage, Son Of The Staves Of Time, Tuna 1613, Trul, Close Up The Streams<br>
CD 2: Wand Of Abaris, Three Treasures, The Path To Arcady, TOF - The Trinity, Chain Of Minerva, The Falling Stone, Adulruna Rediviva. /M.P./

Cathedral se februarja skupaj z Electric Wizard in Grand Magus odpravljajo na Doomed Trinity Tour, na kateri se bodo ustavili tudi na Dunaju (glej Koncerti). /A.J./

Kitarist Kirk Hammett (Metallica) je pri komadu All Thah I Am igral s Carlosom Santano. Pesem, ki jo lahko slišite tukaj, pa bo na novem Santaninem albumu Trinity. /S.P./

Znana je tracklista novega albuma Vehemence - Helping The World To See: By Your Bedside, Kill For God, Trinity Broadcasting (Know Your Enemy), To The Taste, You Don't Have To Be Afraid Anymore, Alone In Your Presence, Spirit Of The Soldier, Darkness Is Comfort, What Could Go Wrong?, We Are All Dying, Her Beautiful Eyes. Band je tudi posnel video za komad By Your Bedside, na albumu pa bo tudi 57 minut dolg posnetek nastopov, vaj in snemanja albuma. /P.G./

V mesecu januarju so izšli naslednji albumi: ICED EARTH: The Glorious Burden, SYMPHORCE: Twice Second, SHINING FURY: Last Sunrise, HEAVENLY: Dust To Dust, THUNDERSTONE: The Burning, ANATA: Under A Stone With No Inscription, THE BLACK LEAGUE: The Man’s Ruin Revisited, SOILWORK: The Early Chapters, REQUIEM: Mask Of Damnation, AXXIS: Time Machine, PINK CREAM 69: Thunderdome, MAGNITUDE NINE: Decoding The Soul, FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING: Skyward, FARMER BOYS: The Other Side, THE GATHERING: Sleepy Buildings – A Semi Acoustic Evening, DIVINE EMPIRE: Nostradameus, WATCH THEM DIE: Watch Them Die, SABBTAIL: Nightchurch, ATTACKER: Soul Taker, PROTOTYPE: Trinity, THE END: Within Divida in FORCE OF EVIL: Force Of Evil.

Ameriški progresivni thrasherji Prototype imajo novega bobnarja Sama Aliana. V Evropi bo kmalu izšel njihov prvenec Trinity. /M.P./

Progresivni melodični metalci Prototype iz Los Angelesa so podpisali evropsko pogodbo z Insanity Records. Prvi izid pri novi založbi bo album Trinity, ki izide septembra. /M.P./

Na Brainstorm albumu Soul Teptation bomo našli komade: 1. Highs Without Lows, 2. Doorway to Survive, 3. The Leading, 4. Nunca Nos Rendimos, 5. Fading Trinity of Lust, 6. Shiva's Tears, 7. Fornever, 8. Soul Temptation, 9. Dying Outside, 10. To the Head, 11. Rising. Limited edition albuma pa bo vseboval bonus komad z naslovom Amarillo in live DVD, posnet na festivalu Summer Breeze 2002. Komadi na DVDju so naslednji: 1. Metus Mortis (Intro) (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 2. Blind Suffering (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 3. Crush Depth (from "Ambiguity", 2000), 4. Shadowland (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 5. Voices (from "Unholy", 1998), 6. Checkmate In Red (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 7. Liar's Edge (from "Hungry", 1997), 8. Hollow Hideaway (from "Metus Mortis", 2001), 9. Under Lights (from "Metus Mortis", 2001). /P.G./

Brainstorm so razkrili track listo novega albuma Soul Temptation, ki izide 30. junija: Highs Without Lows, Doorway To Survive, The Leading, Nunca Nos Rendimos, Fading, Trinity Of Lust: Shiva's Tears, Fornever, Soul Temptation, Dying Outside, To The Head, Rising. Limited edition verzija bo vsebovala še bonus DVD z naslednjimi skladbami, posnetimi lani na Summer Breeze Open Air festivalu: Metus Mortis (intro), Blind Suffering, Crush Depth, Shadowland, Voices, Checkmate in Red, Liar's Edge, Hollow Hideaway, Under Lights. Za jesen napovedujejo evropsko turnejo Tempting Europe. /M.P./

Bruce Dickinson je pred kratkim spregovoril o projektu Trinity, kjer sodeluje skupaj s Halfordom in Geoff Tatom (Queensryche). Pravi, da sta s producentom Roy Z-jem že napisala nekaj komadov, da pa vse traja bolj počasi, ker je izredno težko pisati komade, kjer bi enakovredno uporabili vse tri vokale. Nočejo namreč delati pesmi, kjer bi nekdo pel glavne, druga dva pa stranske vokale. Trenutno je delo s tem projektom »na čakanju«, saj pravi, da se nikamor ne mudi, vsi pa imajo še dosti obveznosti v svojih bandih. /M.P./

Ameriški progresivci Prototype bodo 23. oktobra izdali nov album z naslovom Trinity. /M.P./

Po vsej verjetnosti bodo skupno ploščo posneli trije veliki: Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford in Geoff Tate. Producent naj bi seveda bil Roy Z, projekt pa naj bi se imenoval Trinity (nekatere novice navajajo ime The Tree Tremors). Bruce in Geoff sta se pred kratkim na Halfordovem koncertu v Londonu pridružila Robu na odru pri pesmi The One You Love To Hate. /M.P./