Dream Theater are putting the finishing touches on their next full-length studio album. The as-yet-untitled CD is due out via Roadrunner Records early next year. The release shall be followed by a massive tour…

Metro.co.uk reports that zookeepers looking after a trio of African elephants are playing them heavy metal music to improve their behavior. Staff at West Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK say the troublesome teenage giants are instantly calmed down when they hear the twangs of rock legends such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Metallica […]

Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has told Jane Stevenson of Canada’s Sun Media that the veteran rockers are writing songs for a new album that he expects they will record next year and release next summer. Frontman Paul Stanley will produce the disc. The band will follow the album’s release with a limited North American tour.

22-year-old UK-based singer Carina Lirola will release her “Cinderella Alive” live EP on December 1 via iTunes. Recorded live in Manchester earlier this year, it features live versions of songs from Carina’s forthcoming album, “Cinderella Is Dead”, due out next year via DR2 Records in Europe. Carina’s album has been recorded with the help of […]

After “Machine Gun” and “The Rip”, Portishead are ready to release the third single off their third studio album “Third”. The track chosen – “”Magic Doors” – will be released on etched 12″ (view cover in the left) and can be pre-ordered exclusively through www.portishead.co.uk The video for “Magic Doors”, directed by John Minton, can […]

At the end of this news you may watch the debut video by Bulgaria’s Pop Idol 2008 winner, Toma Zdravkov. The track’s name is “Hero”. TomaВ – “Hero“

Poison frontman Bret Michaels’ video for his new single “Driven” has been released exclusively on BretMichaels.com and can be viewed below. The song comes off the singer’s solo album “Rock My World“. Bret Michaels – “Driven“

Greece’s Virgins O.R Pigeons shall play at the Gorgon Electro Mini FestВ in Sofia, Bulgaria on March 29, 2009. Headliners of the event shall be Combichrist. Get tickets via Eventim.bgВ or Ticketstream.bg.

The Prodigy will give away the title track of their new album “Invaders Must Die” as a free download today. The song can be downloaded from 7:30 p.m. GMT on the band’s website, TheProdigy.com, and will be available for the next week. “Invaders Must Die”, the follow-up to 2004’s “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned”, will be […]

Bulgarian actor and singer Stefan Valdobrev shall do a live show on December 13, 2008 at the Sofia Theater.