Hungarian ska maniacs Tizenhet shall play live in Bulgaria on September 19 and 21, respectively in Sofia and Plovdiv. More info is available on myspace.com/tizenhetska. Tizenhet – “Jamaika poraiba” (live)

Texas-based rock avantgardists …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead shall release a new EP via their own Richter Scale Records in October. The CD, entitled “Festival Time“, precedes the project’s next full-length album. …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead – “Mistakes & Regrets“

Genesis will release a retrospective boxset, entitled “The Beginning – 1970-1975“, on November 10. The issue will include five of the band’s early albums mixed in 5.1 surround sound – “Trespass” (1970), “Nursery Cryme” (1971), “Foxtrot” (1972), “Selling England by the Pound” (1973) and “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” (1974), plus a bonus CD […]

Los Angeles-based industrial metal quartet Static-X has announced the release of its first full-length live concert DVD, entitled “Cannibal Killers Live” (view cover in the left) and due on October 7 via Reprise Records. The footage was shot during a show in Spokane, Washington on June 2, 2007. The 17-song set compiled from the tour […]

Welsh ragga-metallers Skindred have posted a raging underground video for their track “Roots Rock Riot“. The clip, which can be seen below, was filmed during the band’s recent UK tour. Meanwhile, Skindred are preparing to attack with a new single, “Trouble“, set to impact radio on September 23. Skindred – “Roots Rock Riot“

Finnish melodic black metallers Catamenia will release their new album on October 24 via Massacre Records. The follow-up to “Location: Cold” (2006) shall be entitled “VIII – The Time Unchained“, and its cover artwork can be viewed in the left. Catamenia – “Location: Cold” (live)

DefSTAR Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan, has just released “Jigoku-Retsuden” – a new Kiss greatest hits CD (view cover in the left) featuring all-new versions of 15 of the band’s classics. The tracks were recently re-recorded and feature the quartet’s current line-up – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer – […]

Swedish death metallers Nominon have revealed their setlist for the forthcoming European autumn tour with Benediction and Holy Moses, scheduled to pass through Sofia, Bulgaria on October 17. After checking it out below, have a look at some recent Nominon live footage. Nominon‘s setlist for No Reunion Needed Tour 2008: 1. Release in Death2. Among […]

Pink Floyd were presented with the 2008 Polar Music Prize by Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall yesterday, August 26. The rock legends were honoured with the country’s biggest music prize for their contribution to popular music, alongside American soprano Renee Fleming. Roger Waters and Nick Mason (on […]

Serj Tankian of System of a Down and Mike Patton of Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk and-many-more-fame have just collaborated on a song. It shall be included in the soundtrack for the upcoming Ridley Scott movie “Body of Lies“, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe and Carice van Houten, and set for release on […]