Britain’s industrial rockers Pitchshifter are planning to release a new full-length studio album in 2009. The CD is tentatively titled “20 Years of Mayhem“, and it’s birth is going to coincide with the band’s 20th anniversary. Pitchshifter – “Genius“

The Bulgarian publishing house Mahaloto shall release its new book tomorrow. This time its a Bulgarian translation of Charles R. Cross’ “Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix“. Check out its front cover here:

OHM:, the current project of Chris Poland of Megadeth fame, will release its new, third studio album on August 26 via Shrapnel/Tone Center Records. The CD (view cover in the left) shall be entitled “Circus of Sound” and is going to feature 14 “progressive rock fusion” compositions.

Sofia Music Enterprises confirmed that Toma Zdravkov, who won this year’s edition of the Music Idol contest in Bulgaria, shall support WhitesnakeВ and Def LeppardВ onВ July 4В at theВ Academic StadiumВ in Sofia. Toma ZdravkovВ – “Crying in the Rain” (live)

“Killhoney“, the new video from South German melancholics (and Type O Negative adorers…) End of Green, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group’s sixth album, entitled “The Sick’s Sense” and scheduled for release on August 15. End of Green – “Killhoney“

Massive Attack have revealed they’re well on the way to finishing the recordings for their fifth studio album. Unfortunately, the British trip-hop masters have stated they’re not rushing the mix nor the release of the follow-up to “100th Window” (2003)…

The Norwegian dirty rock’n’roll gang Chrome Division, featuring Dimmu Borgir frontman Shagrath, will release its second album on July 18 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to “Doomsday Rock’n’Roll” (2006) shall be entitled “Booze, Broads and Beelzebub“, and its title track can already be heard at myspace.com/chromedivision. Chrome Division – “Serial Killer“

The 30-year-old Emil Koverot (on the photo), a hard-rocking teacher from Sweden, was fired before ever setting foot in a classroom due to the lyrics he sings with his band Blodsrit. The guy, known in the local black metal circles under the stage name Yxmarder, had been offered and accepted a position in a high-school […]

A free video download of Fight performing the song “Into the Pit” live in Phoenix, Arizona in August 1993 is now available via the widget below. It can be downloaded for iPod, iPhone, Zune and your computer. Formats include: QuickTime (.mov), MPEG-4 (.mp4), iPod & iPhone (.m4v) and iPhone Cellular (.3gp). The recording comes off […]

MelodicRock.com is hosting the exclusive world premiere of the brand-new Jeff Scott Soto single “Testify” (view cover in the left). To download the track for free, right-click HERE. “Testify” comes off JSS’s upcoming new solo album “Beautiful Mess“.