“Over the Madness” – a documentary shot by French director Diran Noubar – shall be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 21. The movie tells the story of Paradise Lost and their enormous impact on the contemporary gothic metal scene.

Former The Cranberries vocalist Dolores O’Riordan released her first ever solo album, “Are You Listening?”, on Monday via Sequel Records. The CD’s birth was preceded by the single “Ordinary Day”. The video for it, which was shot in Prague, can already be watchedВ HERE.

Swiss metal experimentalists Samael shot a video for the song “Slavocracy” last week in Germany. The track comes off the group’s upcoming studio album, “Solar Soul” (view cover in the left), due on June 1 via Nuclear Blast. The complete tracklist for the effort can be found here.

Right before the long-awaited release of their next full-length album, “Dismorphophobia”, Bulgarian industrial metal veterans Alien Industry have revealed they’re working in a new line-up. At the moment, the only two original members left are ZZ Mineff (guitar and programming)В andВ Tzuro (drums). The new additions to the quartet are vocalist Terry andВ bass playerВ Funky (ex-Era, Sheky & […]

After retiring from active playing and recording in 2001, Manchester’s indie rock veterans James recently announced their comeback. To celebrate the event, the Brits have justВ released a best-of album, entitled “Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles” (see cover above), including their greatest hits from 1983 to 2001, as well as the brand-new single “Who […]

Funeral for a Friend are streaming their entire new album, “Tales Don’t Tell Themselves”, at their MySpace profile at www.myspace.com/funeralforafriend. The CD by the Welsh rockers is going to be officially released on Monday, May 14, via Atlantic Records.

As it got clear yesterday, Gary Moore won’t be able to perform live in Sofia today due to a chest infection. Now we got the news that the guitarist’s Serbian show had to be posponed as well. Here’s what we can read on the musician’s official homepage: “Due to a severe chest infection, Gary is […]

Iron Maiden decided to call their upcoming European summer tour A Matter of the Beast Summer Tour ’07. The band’s idea is to continue promoting their current album, “A Matter of Life and Death”, as well as to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of “The Number of the Beast”, performing 5 songs off […]

Just two weeks after the release of her new album “American Doll Posse”, Tori Amos revealed she’s already working hard on her next effort – a musical. The singer announced she intends to set the project on West End and Broadway when it’s completed, adding: “I’m trying to be Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. […]

On a Pale Horse – the metal quintet featuring original Slipknot guitarist and backing vocalist Josh Brainard, who’s to be heard on the masked Iowa superstars’ 1996 debut “Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat” and the 1999 self-titled sohomore effort – has signed to the indie label Corporate Punishment. The first result of this cooperation shall be […]