Fall Out Boy are set to become the first band to play gigs on all seven continents in less than nine months. They’ll achieve this landmark on Tuesday, March 25, when they’ll do a show in Antarctica for assembled scientists… and penguins. Fall Out Boy – “Dance, Dance“

Iced Earth shall release a new single, entitled “I Walk Among You“, on June 16. This marks the return of iconic vocalist Matt Barlow in the band. Let’s see what’s next… Iced Earth – “Dracula” (live)

Bulgarian hardcore masters Brothers in Blood uploaded a brand-new song entitled “The Blame” at myspace.com/brothasinblood. The track comes off the band’s upcoming album, “Take Your Life Back” (view cover in the left), due via Years of Pain Records.

The names of the bands that will headline this year’s edition of the Kaliakra Rock Fest, set to take place onВ July 5-7, 2008 at the Kaliakra Stadium in Kavarna, Bulgaria, have been officially revealed! To put it short, the list goes like this: July 5, 2008В – Manowar, Holyhell, Sixth Sense July 6, 2008В – Alice Cooper […]

Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford have announced the release of two custom-designed digipacks with exclusive new DVD content for 2008. The first one, “Into the Pit“, is a four-disc collection from Fight that includes the band’s 3 original remastered recordings – “War of Words”, “Mutations” and “A Small Deadly Space” – as well as […]

Gravity Co. shall present their new vocalist Nikolay Bakalov live next week, namely on March 26-27, respectively in Veliko Tarnovo and Sofia. Check out the GIG GUIDEВ for details. Gravity Co. – “Empty World“

Bulgarian death metal masters Eufobia and their Polish colleagues Carnal shallВ head on the Curse This Tour 2008 through the Balkans in mid-April. All dates and venues can be found in our GIG GUIDE. Eufobia – “Maligna“

Queen and Paul Rodgers announced the dates for their autumn 2008 European tour. The shows start on September 16 at the Olympic Arena in Moscow and will go on until November 1. All dates and venues can be seen here. Queen + Paul Rodgers – “Hammer to Fall” (live)

Meshuggah‘s latest album, “obZen”, has sold 11,400 copies in the USA in its first week of release to debut at position No. 59 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. This is substantially more than the 7,000 first-week total achieved by its predecessor, “Catch 33”, which landed at No. 170 back in June 2005.

The American quartet The Raconteurs that features Jack White of The White Stripes, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of The Greenhornes, are to release a new album on March 25 via Third Man/Warner Bros. Entitled “Consolers of the Lonely“, the effort will be available on CD, vinyl and as a complete download in […]