Nile are currently finishing mixing their new album, entitled “Ithyphallic”, which shall be the death metal egyptologists first release via Nuclear Blast Records. The band entered Sound Lab Studios in South Carolina with producer Neil Kernon in the end of February. Karl Sanders (vocals, guitar, keys), Dallas Toler-Wade (guitar and vocals) and George Kollias (drums) […]

Sofia Music Enterprises announced that all 4000 tickets for Blackmore’s Night‘s concert at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria, are sold-out. The show shall take place next Tuesday, April 17.

The White Stripes have revealed that their upcoming studio album, “Icky Thump”, shall appear in Europe on June 18 via XL Recordings. The front cover of the follow-up to 2005’s “Get Behind Me Satan”, which we informedВ you about a month ago, can be viewed in the left.

The 35th edition of Bulgaria’s Pro-Rock Magazine appears tomorrow, April 12. The cover story hails the metal kings Manowar, while the other features reveal the latest news about a.o.В Type O Negative, Machine Head, Dark Tranquillity, Cornerstone, Threshold, Annihilator, Tarot, Dying Fetus, Pro-Pain, Magnum, Last Hope, Burzum, After Forever, Neal Morse, Kayno Yesno Slonce, Free, Steve […]

Four demo tracks from Voivod’s latest album, “Katorz” (2006), have been posted online at VoivodFan.com. The songs are “Mr. Clean”, “The Getaway”, “Red My Mind” and “After All”. The Canadian avantgardists will enter the studio sometime in the autumn to begin recording their next full-length effort.

Sweden’s metal masters HammerFall, who parted ways with bassist Magnus Rosen a month ago, have found his replacement. The word goes about the original band member Fredrik Larsson who decided to rejoin his former colleagues.

Except for reuniting with his main band Extreme,В vocalist Gary Cherone has started a new band called Hurtsmile. The quartet’s line-up is completed by the singer’s brother Markus Cherone, Joe Pessia of Dramagods, and Dana Spellman. You can already check out and download three of Hurtsmile’s tracks on www.myspace.com/hurtsmile.

Oasis mainman Noel Gallagher has confirmed that he already has songs for a solo album. “The thing about a solo record is the time to do one is between Oasis world tours, because you’d have a good couple of years”, Noel said. The musician also added that Oasis have already written most of the stuff […]

US technical industrial metallers Daath are to have their song “Dead on the Dance Floor” remixed by Danny Lohner, known for his work with Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and A Perfect Circle. The track comes off the sextet’s new album “The Hinderers”, which was released via Roadrunner Records in the end of March.

Velvet Revolver – the super-group featuring Scott Weiland (vocals), Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass), Dave Kushner (guitar), and Matt Sorum (drums) – have revealed the front cover artwork for their long-awaited second studio album, “Libertad”. You can view it below. The follow-up to the quintet’s hit debut album, “Contraband” (2004), shall most probably appear in […]