The 2008 edition of Serbia’s Castle Festival, which was slated to take place July 1-5 at the Smederevo Fortress, has been cancelled. According to a posting on Helloween’s website, this is due to “the political situation and local incidents in the country”. Except for “the pumpkins”, other bands that were scheduled to perform at the […]

MotГ¶rhead have completed the recordings for their next album. The CD shall be entitled “MotГ¶rize” and is going to surface by the end of the year via SPV. The follow-up to 2006’s “Kiss of Death” was recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Northridge, California.

French progressive extreme metallers Gojira have set “The Way of All Flesh” as the title of their new album, due on October 13 in Europe via Listenable Records. The follow-up to 2005’s “From Mars to Sirius” is currently being tracked in Los Angeles with producer and ex-Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader.

Kiss are giving UK fans the chance to take home recordings of their first performance in England in almost a decade. Their live set at the Download Festival in Donington Park on June 13 will be recorded and burned onto CDs, which will be available to buy from the merchandise stall straight after the gig. […]

The big winner in this year’s edition of Music Idol (the Bulgarian version of the Pop Idol contest), Toma Zdravkov, visited our studio and gave an interview that was streamed live online at Tangra Mega Rock. Here are some photos of the guy’sВ visit: В  В  В  В 

A 1:27-minute teaser for the newВ Judas PriestВ video “War” can be viewed below. The song comes off the group’s new double-disc concept album, “Nostradamus” (view cover in the left), scheduled for release via Columbia Records on June 16 in Europe. Judas Priest – “War” (teaser)

Our colleagues from The Other Side announced that Yngwie Malmsteen is going to play live in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 30, 2008. The venue is said to be the National Palace of Culture. However, there’s no confirmation/denial of the show at the guitar virtuoso’s website… so we’ll have to wait…

“Cliffs of Gallipoli“, the new video from Swedish metal heroes Sabaton, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group’s new album, “The Art of War“, which was released on May 30 via Black Lodge Records. The CD was recorded at Abyss Studios with producer Peter TГ¤gtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain). Sabaton – “Cliffs of Gallipoli“

Some colleagues and friends of ours asked us to spread a news. It’s strictly connected with Bulgaria only, so if you’re interested – check out our Bulgarian website version. If not – sorry for bothering you!

At the end of this new you may have a look at the official poster for the upcoming first and last ever show by Ministry in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event is scheduled forВ July 12, 2008В at the 3,000-capacity Hristo Botev Sports Hall, with tickets costing only 13 Euro and available via TicketPro.bg.