Portishead‘s entire new full-length studio album,В “Third” (view cover in the left), can be listened to HERE. The CD itself is going to surface in Europe on Monday, April 28. Portishead – “Machine Gun“

Metallica launched a homepage dedicated entirely to their upcoming new full-length studio album. The website, called Mission: Metallica, can be accessed at missionmetallica.com.

You wanna win a Whitesnake shirt? In case you’re a Bulgarian resident, check out our WIN Section and find out how…

Next Sunday, April 27, Bulgaria’s music television channel MM TV shall host a night dedicated entirely to the Bulgarian rock and metal scene. From midnight until 6 a.m. we’ll be able to watch videos by Ahat, Er malak, Epizod,В Last Hope, Propaganda, Artery, The Revenge Project, Past Redemption, Hyperborea, Panaka and many more.

Riva Sound distributed two new Frontiers Records releasesВ on the Bulgarian marketВ – “Come to My Kingdom” by House of Lords, and “Phoenix” (view cover in the left) – the brand-new studio effort by the supergroup Asia. Go get ’em!

The Japanese gothic/industrial/synth-pop band Gothika shall play live in Sofia, Bulgaria next month. The show shall take place at the Fans Rock Bar onВ May 15, with tickets going on sale this Thursday at a price of 10 leva / 5 Euro.

A report of last Friday’s show by Forever Slave, FirewindВ and Kamelot in Sofia, BulgariaВ is available here. Also, check out dozens of photos in our GALLERY, as well as HERE.

Judas Priest kept their promise – from now on you can download the title track off the metal gods’ upcoming double concept album “Nostradamus“, due in Europe on June 16, for free. Just push “Play” below, listen, and if you like what you hear – download!

Sweden’s metal masters In Flames entered Billboard’s official European Top 100 Album Chart directly at number 7 with their new album “A Sense of Purpose” (out via Nuclear Blast), scoring their biggest commercial success this way. Here’s how the European Top 10 Albums look like this week: Duffy – “Rockferry” R.E.M. – “Accelerate” Amy Winehouse […]

Bulgaria’s newest super project Bastardolomey, featuring members of Panican Whyasker, Pyromania, Plastic Hi-Fi, R.O.B.T.F., Ebanizm, Mortal Reamains and Eridan, completed work on its debut single “Cheap Thrill”. Check out the two songs off it at myspace.com/bastardolomey.