Sofia-based hard rockers B.T.R. have announced they’ll perform a show together with “The Voice of Rock”В Glenn HughesВ (on the photo) onВ September 7В (Friday) in front of the Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Bulgaria’s capital. A day earlier the musicicans shall share the stage in Prishtina, Kosovo.

Former Murderdolls vocalist Wednesday 13 has announced he’s about to eneter studio to start recording his new solo album this week. The follow-up to 2006’s “Fang Bang” shall be entitled “Skeletons” and is going to contain 20 songs, a.o. “From Here to the Hearse”, “Dead Carolina”, “All American Massacre” and “Not Another Teenage Anthem”.

Regarding the BBC Radio 1 40th anniversary compilation we informed you about earlier today, Franz Ferdinand, who’ll contribute to it with a cover version of David Bowie’s “Sound and Vision”, have encouraged their fans to illegally download the track. “The whole shabang doesn’t appear to be for charity, so point your browsers towards Limewire soon, […]

This year’s edition of the annual Rock in Rila Festival shall take place at Beli Iskar, Bulgaria on August 24-25. The first day of the event shall offer sets by Gabana, Konkurent, Gravity Co., P.I.F., Blues Traffic,В LavinaВ and Sprint, while on Saturday the stage shall be invaded by Ostava, Signal, Awake, Kaskadiori, New Session,В MagistriВ and Integra. Entrance […]

MTV Networks plans to invest over $500 million in videogames, seeing the red-hot entertainment category as a major pillar of growth in its goal to reach consumers wherever they spend time. The two-year investment is part of a global strategy to incorporate games development at the inception of all new programming plans and not as […]

After the success of “The Price We Pay” (vote!), Sweden’s rap metal masters Clawfinger have created the second video for a track off their new studio album, “Life Will Kill You”. This time the honour has been given to the song “Prisoners”, which can be watched in its full length here:

After “Eva”, on August 24 Finland’s sympho metal superstars Nightwish shall release a new single off their much anticipated upcoming studio album, “Dark Passion Play” (feat. new vocalist Anette Olzon), due at the end of September via Nuclear Blast. The track is called “Amaranth”, and its video can be watched below. As for the MCD […]

Last night, August 16, more than 80 people were arrested at the day-long OzzFest concert in Holmdel, New Jersey. The reasons have been various, mainly underage drinking and drug possession, as well as some assault charges, resisting arrest and defiant trespass, police said. Besides, a man, who is believed to have ingested a combination of […]

Seattle’s heroes Pearl Jam will release a live concert film on DVD, entitled “Immagine in Cornice”, on September 25. It will feature performances and behind-the-scenes footage from five shows the band played in Italy during its 2006 European tour, namely in Bologna, Milan, Torino, Verona and Pistoia. “Immagine in Cornice” was directed by photographer, filmmaker […]

“True Love Pure Hate” is the name ofВ a new punk and hardcore magazine created and printedВ in Bulgaria, however entirely in English. Issue #1 (view front cover below) shall appear this Saturday, August 18, containing interviews and features about Schizma, Overthrown, Raging Fugitives, The Falling Grudge, andВ The Language of Thought Hypothesys. Issue #2В shall be thrice as […]