After mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer left Celtic Frost in the beginning of April, the band’s remaining members Martin Eric Ain and Franco Sesa have now issued the following statement: “We are deeply sorry about the cancellation of the summer festivals and the Giger Museum Anniversary Show this year. We regret the adversity that this caused […]

Last night, June 16, London hosted the ceremony for announcing this year’s Golden Gods Awards presented by Metal Hammer Magazine. To put it short, here are the lucky winners: Best UK Band – Iron Maiden Best International Band – In Flames Best Underground Band – The Black Dahlia Murder Best Breakthrough – Apocalyptica Best Album […]

On July 19, 2008 Bulgaria’s capital Sofia shall host the first international Summer Ska Fest. The event, scheduled to take place at the Blue Box Club, will start at 5 p.m., with following bands set to perform: Bibi Ribozo & The Banditos (Poland) Ejectes (France) 63 High (Greece) Under Authority of (Belgium)В  Svetlio & The […]

Bulgarian hardcore leaders Last Hope shall devastate the Backstage Club in Sofia tonight, June 17. The show, also featuring Rise Up, starts at 8 p.m. sharp, with tickets costing just 3 Euro.

The Daily Star quoted Gene Simmons explained that Kiss are refusing to record new material until illegal downloading ceases. “The record industry is dead,” the bass player has said. “It’s six feet underground and unfortunately the fans have done this. They’ve decided to download and file-share. There is no record industry around, so we’re going […]

Joey DeMaio has revealed that Manowar shall playВ with a real symphonic orchestra at their show in Kavarna, Bulgaria on July 5. Besides, the band shall try to set up a new world record by performing the longest metal concert ever…

From now on the Bulgarian town of Varna has its ownВ grindcore barВ called… Grind, of course! Visit Bar Grind on 7 Hadji Stamat Str., or check it first on the Internet at bar-grind.comВ and myspace.com/bargrind.

British “extreme epic power metallers” DragonForce are ready to release a brand-new full-length studio album. The CD shall be entitled “Ultra Beatdown” and is due out on August 25 via Roadrunner Records. Here’s the effort’s tracklist: 1. Heroes of Our Time2. The Fire Still Burns3. Reasons to Live4. Scars of Yesterday5. Heartbreak Armageddon6. The Last […]

An audio sample of the new Slipknot single “All Hope Is Gone” (view cover in the left) is available by playing the short video below. The track, which will be released digitally on June 20, comes off the group’s long-awaited new album, due on August 26 via Roadrunner Records. Other working song titles set to […]

An audio sample of the new Soulfly single “Unleash” is available at Amazon.com. The track, which will be released digitally on June 24, comes off the group’s new album, “Conquer” (view cover in the left), which is due on July 29 via Roadrunner Records. The CD shall surface in tvo versions – a “regular” edition […]