What bands are putting out a new album soon, that you are looking forward to, or interested in?
For me, the list of things I can name right now is:

* Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra (of course) scheduled late January 2006
* Muse, scheduled spring 2006
* Metallica
* Tool
* Strapping Young Lad, scheduled summer 2006
* Ryans record
* Devin Townsend - Hummer

Probably a lot more interesting albums due that I do not know of, or that I forgot.

Complete the list!

Textures - Drawing Circles. Awesome Dutch metal, progressive, thrashy, brilliantly executed. April 2006

Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance. 13.3.2006

Emperor! (maybe).....

New The Gathering album sometime in 2006 (March maybe).

New Entombed.

And I am of course looking forward to DTB, SYL, and the Metallica I guess.

there's supposed to be a new Radiohead album early next year too.
Also, Trent Reznor said he already had lots of stuff to fill a new album, and that there wouldn't be five years between albums from now on, although I doubt he'll release anything before 2007. But you never know. Maybe Closure will finally be released on dvd

But DTB, SYL and Tool are the ones I look forward to the most.

dhg and tool

untimely sods

Ministry - Rio Grand Blood... April 2006

Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain (don't know when this one is supposed to be released. The band "hopes to have the album finished by mid-January")

John Zorn - Filmworks XVII

Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra

Also the new Katatonia aaaand the new SYL... That's all I can think of right now.

Ha, just some minutes before I read this thread I talked to my sister on the phone, telling her which albums I'm looking forward to in 2006... Which are:

DTB - Synchestra (January)
Farin Urlaub - Livealbum Of Death (February)
New Red Hot Chili Peppers album (March)
Devin - Hummer
New Strapping Young Lad album

And probably some more I forgot.

them sods, taking all the time in the world to make a shitty album, who do they think they be?

eh?

blind gaurdian!

dimmu borgir!!

SYL!!!!!!

argh borgir argh

DTB - Synchestra
Devin Townsend - Hummer
SYL - New One

Other stuff that's more definately set for releases in the near future that I'm somewhat interested in off teht op of my head
Canvas Solaris new one
new Mastodon
new martyr

meh I can't think

And new spiral architect....mayeb this time next year i hope

2006 will be a good year for music! Here are a few that I cannot wait for!

Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra
Devin Townsend - Hummer
Strapping Young Lad - TBA
Amorphis - Eclipse
Edguy - Rocket Ride
Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance
Rage - Speak Of The Dead
Sinergy - Sins Of The Past
Lacuna Coil – Karmacode
Dead Can Dance - TBA
Ani Difranco – TBA
Queensryche – Operation Mindcrime II
Zero Hour – TBA
Solitude Aeturnus – Alone
Blind Guardian – TBA (EP)

AC/DC are supposed to be releasing another album next year. I can't wait to hear that.

Slayer
Peeping Tom
Estradasphere
Secret Chiefs 3

Massive Attack! New album!!!!! (end of the year)

Meshuggah! New album!!! (end of the year)

Public Enemy! New album!!! (soon)

Muse! New album!!! (soon)

Blur! New EP!!! (soon)

Prince! New album!!! (soon)

Radiohead! New album!!! (mid year)

Slayer
Peeping Tom
Estradasphere
Secret Chiefs 3

Secret Chiefs 3? Wow, seems like Book of Horizons just came out... I guess they're not doing the whole "three years later..." thing again