“It’s wonderful when I’m singing to have like 500 flashlights in front of me! I don’t see any point for saying no to cameras.” Tarja Turunen is going to do her first ever show in Sofia, Bulgaria on October 28, 2008. Let’s find out more about it from the firmer Nightwish singer herself… Vassil Varbanov: […]

“We never do half-and-half projects.” Norwegian symphonic black metal masters Dimmu Borgir shall release a brand-new DVD, entitled “The Invaluable Darkness“, on October 14, 2008. We got in touch with the band’s guitars, main lyricist and founding member Sven Atle Kopperud a.k.a. Silenoz to find out more about it… Vassil Varbanov: The idea to have […]

“I don’t even play guitar in my spare time! I read books, I like to go to the opera. I’m renovating my house in Ireland…” We are in Poland for the thirdВ edition of Plock Cover Festival headlined by THERION. There is a pressВ conferenceВ with the band andВ ffter the Polish journalists had finished their interviews we haveВ the […]

“The Bulgarian crowd just broke our hearts! With happiness!” Less than a year ago we did an interview with Benediction‘s bass player Frank Healy right before the band’s first ever show in Sofia, Bulgaria – at the 20 Years Nuclear Blast Festival in November 2007, promoted by Tangra Mega Rock. This performance turned into one […]

“I’m not afraid of death, but I’d like to live longer!” Holy Moses‘ frontwoman Sabina Classen discusses her band’s new album and the upcoming first-ever show in Bulgaria… Vassil Varbanov: Hello Sabina, how are you? Sabina Classen: Hello, I’m really fine, thanks very much! V. V.: It’s been a couple of days after Holy Moses’ […]

“After ELP I didn’t really want to form a band… but now I have one and I can’t let it go.” The 63-year-old British keyboard player and composer Keith Emerson shall pass through the ancient Bulgarian town Plovdiv on September 7, 2008 as part of his current tour with The Keith Emerson Band. A week […]

“My upcoming show in Bulgaria is going to be a very different concert.” Rick Wakeman shall perform his first-ever concert in Bulgaria on September 1, 2008. The event promises to be a unique one, as the maestro thinks himself… Vassil Varbanov: Good morning, Rick! Rick Wakeman: Good morning. V. V.: How are you? I believe […]

“Anyone who’s into Nevermore will enjoy this album – the music is very much the same, just a little more focused on my guitar playing.” In the fall of 2008 Nevermore lead guitarist Jeff Loomis released his all-instrumental debut solo album, entitled “Zero Order Phase“, which was a reason more than enough to get in […]

“Cradle won’t stop! We just keep going like a juggernaut!” A few days before their first ever show in Bulgaria (August 17, 2008 at the Spirit of Burgas festival), Cradle of Filth‘s leader Dani Filth revealed what to expect from the show, the band’s upcoming new studio album and book, and shared his thoughts on […]

“I work best under pressure – that’s my fuel.” In the wake of the birth of German thrash metal veterans Destruction’s tenth full-length studio album, “D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.“, the trio’s frontman and mastermind Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer revealed everything we need to know about this special project… Vassil Varbanov: Hey, Schmier, hello! How are you, my friend? Schmier: […]