Video footage of Machine Head performing the song “Aesthetics of Hate” at the Rock in Rio 2008 festival on June 5 in Lisbon, Portugal can be viewed below. The clip comes off the special edition of “The Blackening”, which is due on October 28 via Roadrunner Records. Machine Head – “Aesthetics of Hate” (live 2008)

The compilation album “Jack Daniel’s Battle of the Bands Bulgaria 2008” shall be distributed with the next issue of Pro-Rock Magazine. The CD features tracks by Siluet, Saint Electrics, Hyperqube, Breakpoint, Mental Architects, CollapsoВ and Liquid Pension.

Hanoi Rocks have decided to break up by the end of the year 2008. Michael Monroe and Andy McCoy feel that they’ve taken the band as faras it can go and now wish to go their separate ways. All commitments until the end of the year, including the UK tour starting in London on Halloween, […]

Ska Non Tropo from Greece shall play in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 2. The show shall be supported by La Muchedumbre andВ Skurt and is scheduled to take place at the Backstage Club, starting at 9 p.m.

Viktoriya Yermolyeva is a Ukrainian piano prodigy. She’s won a ton of accolades and competitions, but the reason the 30-year old is garnering attention outside the classical sphere is her faithful and downright impressive renditions of Metallica songs. Below you can see some of them, namely “Battery”, “Orion” and “Seek and Destroy”, as well as […]

Ostava shall do a free open-air show in downtown Sofia this Thursday, starting at 9 p.m.

A week before the October 20, 2008 show by the incredible bass trio SMV in Sofia, Bulgaria, we got in touch with one of the three musicians, Marcus Miller, and talked to him about his work with Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten, as well as about his childhood, wishes and more… Check out the entire […]

EMI shall release a compilation CD entitled “The Best of Bond… James Bond” (view cover in the left). Here’s the complete tracklist: 01. “James Bond Theme” – John Barry Orchestra02. “From Russia with Love” – Matt Monro03. “Goldfinger” – Shirley Bassey04. “Thunderball” – Tom Jones05. “You Only Live Twice” – Nancy Sinatra06. “On Her Majesty’s […]

A Liverpool train shall be named after the late BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel this Thursday, October 23.

Less than a year since the choose-what-you-pay release of Radiohead’s seventh album, “In Rainbows“, statistics unveiled over the weekend have revealed that the unconventional release of the record was an unmitigated success for the band. It was announced that the album has sold over three million copies so far, which includes downloads from Radiohead.com, physical […]