The music industry giant EMI is hoping that by gobbling up a horde of independent labels, it can boost its bottom line. The music company earmarked $100 million for acquiring independent labels. No potential buy-outs have been announced yet… These plans are part of a larger plan for the company to increase revenues by 766 […]

The Mars Volta have launched a puzzle at marsvolta.com/puzzle. Solve it by revealing the cover artwork for the band’s upcoming album, “The Bedlam in Goliath”, due on January 29, and you’ll win a free new track.

Motorhead frontman Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister is facing a ВЈ50 fine after openly flouting a smoking ban at a concert in the UK. Lemmy was playing a gig at Hallam Arena in Sheffield, England on November 6 when he lit a cigarette on stage, breaking the new law which came into force on July 1, banning […]

Judas Priest have started mixing the songs scheduled to appear in their eagerly awaited new album, based on the life and prophecies of Nostradamus. The effort shall most probably appear as a double CD in early 2008.

About 5000 Bulgarian metalheads attended last night’s joint show by Germany’s HelloweenВ and Gamma Ray at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia. AВ report of the show is available HERE, andВ photos can be seen already in our GALLERYВ and HERE.

The 11th edition of the traditional Seattle Night Festival shall take place next Monday, November 26, at the Alcohol ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria, featuring sets by Awake, Jeremy, Der Hunds and Nutshell. Tickets costВ 4 Euro, and additional info shall be available soon in our GIG GUIDE.

On Sunday, November 25, the weekly rock and metal show Fracture on Bulgaria’s РњРњ TVВ shall broadcast an interview with Agathodaimon and video footage from Edguy‘s set at the 20 Years Nuclear Blast FestivalВ in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 3. This week’s fracture shall also feature videos by Dimmu Borgir, Avantasia, Black Sabbath, Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Sanctity, […]

The EBM/industrial metal trioВ Virgins O.R Pigeons shall play liveВ at the Fans Rock Bar inВ Sofia, Bulgaria on December 2. Support comes from VJ GorgonВ and DJ El, the event starts at 8:30 p.m., tickets costВ 4 Euro, and the poster is available in our GIG GUIDE. Music by Virgins O.R Pigeons can be heard at myspace.com/virginsorpigeons,В and a live […]

After getting hit twice with beers thrown from the crowd, Down frontman Phil Anselmo stopped the band’s show on Thursday, November 15, in Corpus Christi, Texas to tell the audience to send him the next “coward” that decides to throw something at him. The fans ponied up one of the kids that allegedly had thrown […]

After signing a deal with XL Recordings for the physical release of their new album “In Rainbows”, Radiohead have now revealed its front cover artwork. You may check it out in thwe left. The CD version of “In Rainbows” will be released on January 1, 2008, followed by the single “Jigsaw Falling into Place” on […]