Znana je track lista novega Soilwork albuma Stabbing The Drama: Stabbing The Drama, Nerve, Distance, Stalemate, The Crestfallen, Wherever Thorns May Grow, One With The Flies, Weapon Of Vanity, Observation Slave, If Possible in Blind Eye Halo. /S.P./

Hateplow bodo 27. septembra pri Arctic Music izdali live alubm Moshpit Murder, ki so ga posneli na turneji leta 2000. Na albumu bo tudi njihov demo iz leta 1996. Track lista albuma je naslednja: Crack Down, Everybody Dies, The Only Law is Survival, Traitor, FTM, Prison Bitch, Without Weapons, Stalker/Born With Both, In The Ditch, $20 Blow Job, Anally Annie, Ante Up, Born With Both, Everybody Dies, In The Ditch, Addiction, Stalker, The Gift Giver, Payback. /M.P./

Heaven Shall Burn bodo v nedeljo snemali videospot za pesem The Weapon They Fear, ki prihaja z njihovega novega albuma Antigone (26. april). /M.P./

Avstralci Atomizer bodo za septembrsko evropsko turnejo izdali dvojni limited edition digipack CD The Only Weapon Of Choice. Naklada bo omejena na 500 kosov, prodajali pa ga bodo na turneji. /M.P./

Pri Metal Blade bodo 5. aprila kot »ultimate deluxe edition« ponovno izdali Voivod prvenec War And Pain. Na trojnem CD-ju bo polno bonus materiala. Poleg remastiranih pesmi bodo na prvem od njih še naslednji posnetki: Anachronism – koncert iz junija 1983 (Condemned To The Gallows, Blower, VoiVod) in To The Death – Metal Massacre 5 sessions: Condemned To The Gallows, VoiVod, Iron Gang). Drugi CD bo Morgoth Invasion – live demo iz decembra 1984: Build Your Weapons, War And Pain, Condemned To The Gallows, Warriors Of Ice, Helldriver, Horror, Black City, Nuclear War, Blower, Live For Violence, Ripping Headaches, Iron Gang, Korgull The Exterminator, Suck Your Bone, Witching Hour (Venom), Chemical Warfare (Slayer). Tretji CD bo CD-ROM z biografijo, komentarji, besedili, videosponetki, fotografijami, itd. /M.P./

Znana je track lista novega Annihilator albuma All For You: All For You, Weapon X, The Nightmare Factory, The One, Demon Dance, Rage Absolute, Both Of Me, Bled, Dr. Psycho, Holding On, The Sound Of Horror. Jeff Waters pravi, da je Weapon X najbrutalnejša pesem, ki so jo Annihilator kdajkoli posneli in jo primerja z Battery od Metallice. Po vsej verjetnosti bo naslovna skladba izšla tudi kot single. /M.P./

The Forsaken bodo 17. novembra pri Century Media izdali nov album Traces Of The Past, na katerem bo tudi priredba Metallice Blackened. Snemali so v Abyss studiu s producentom Tommyjem Tagtgrenom. Track lista je naslednja: A Time To Die, One More Kill, Acid With Acid – Piece By Piece, Glitches Will Tell, Traces Of The Past, Serpent´s Tounge, God Of Demise, Massive Machinery, The Empire, First Weapon Of Choice, Blackened. /M.P./

Novi Marduk album World Funeral v Evropi izide 24. februarja pri Blooddawn Productions, vseboval pa bo naslednjo track listo: With Satan And Victorious Weapons, Bleached Bones, Cloven Hoof, Hearse, To The Death's Head True, World Funeral, Castrum Doloris, Night Of The Long Knives, Bloodletting, Blessed Unholy, Blackcrowned. /M.P/

Virgin Steele so 21. decembra odigrali triurni koncert v Long Islandu in ga posneli za live CD/DVD. Set lista koncerta je bila sledeča: Invictus, Life Among The Ruins, Voice As Weapon, Conjuration Of The Watcher, From Chaos To Creation, Twilight Of The Gods, God Of Our Sorrows, Vow Of Honour/Defiance, Dust From The Burning, A Token Of My Hatred, Vox Intro / Crown Of Glory, When The Legends Die, Thy Kingdom Come-Intro, Guitar Solo / Vox Solo Burning Sword!!!, Great Sword Of Flame, A Symphony Of Steele, The Wine Of Violence, In Triumph Or Tragedy, Return Of The King, Flames Of Thy Power, Drum Solo, I Will Come For You, Kingdom Of The Fearless, dodatek: A Cry In The Night/Don't Close Your Eyes (akustična verzija), Marriage Theme/Veni Vidi, Vici, Noble Savage, The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii). /M.P./

Za sredino februarja 2003 je napovedan nov Marduk album z naslovom World Funeral, na katerem bodo naslednje pesmi: With Satan And Victorious Weapons, Bleached Bones, Cloven Hoof, Hearse, To The Death's Head True, World Funeral, Castrum Doloris, Night Of The Long Knives, Bloodletting, Blessed Unholy, Blackcrowned. Band se novembra vrača v Abyss studio k producentu Petru Tägtgrenu na miks albuma. Pred albumom pričakujte še izid singla, na katerem bo tudi priredba Possessed klasike Phantasm. /M.P./

16. septembra bo v mestu North Woodbridge koncert posvečen Chucku Schuldinerju, na katerem bodo nastopili naslednji bandi: Deceased, October 31st, Malamor, Vyndykator, Overlorde, Hatred, Weapon X, Zandelle, Heidnik in Chaos Theory. /M.P./