Sweden’s AMON AMARTH are currently recording their new album. Former CANDLEMASS singer Messiah Marcolin came by the studio last week to lay down some guest vocals for the record.  A photo from the session is available on the left . The new album is being produced by Andy Sneap, known for his work with ACCEPT, TESTAMENT […]

On today’s edition of his ZOO radio show, ANDREY VLADOV will present new sounds from:    – PERE UBU (pictured);  – YO LA TENGO; – DEERHOOF’s guitarist, CHRIS COHEN; – THE CORAL’s drummer; – FANGNAWA EXPERIENCE. The ‘ZOO SHOW’ kicks off on Monday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during […]

On March 30th the new AVANTASIA album – ‘The Mystery Of Time’ will be released. The band has now revealed their the frontcover artwork. It has been hand-painted by world acclaimed British fantasy artist Rodney Matthews. Amongst Rodney’s most famous artworks are not only album covers for Rock legends such as Magnum, Thin Lizzy, Asia […]

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe is back in the Czech Republic, standing trial on manslaughter charges in the death of a fan, Daniel Nosek, at a Prague concert over two years ago. Nosek’s parents are demanding compensation of 10 million Czech Koruna (approximately $530,000). According to Blesk.cz, Blythe arrived for court about 15 minutes […]

KARMA TO BURN played for the first time in Sofia last Friday. They were supported by Swiss band ROZBUB and two local acts CENTER and BOOZE BROTHERS. We had our private eye at *MIXTAPE 5* – Bulgaria’s TOP RICK photographer ELENA NENKOVA.  And here’s the GALLERY!  

NASTY is set to play in Sofia’s *MIXTAPE 5* club (hall B) on Sunday, 3 February. This is going to be the first ever gig in Bulgaria for the Belgian-German beatdown hardcore band. Two local acts will be joining the bill – REDOUND and COPROSTASIS.   TICKETS priced 15 BGN are available via www.hcspirit.com. NASTY has posted a track called ‘Scheisse’ from the […]

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have unleashed the first single from their 2013 album ‘Disarm the Descent,’ which features the return of original lead singer Jesse Leach — listen to it here below! KsE are set to release ‘Disarm the Descent’ their first album since parting ways with singer Howard Jones nearly a year ago, on April 2nd. After […]

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have confirmed that they will release a new EP called Master Of Confusion on March 15 via EarMUSIC. The same day they will play in Sofia – Bulgaria with HELLOWEEN. A photo of GAMMA RAY frontman Kai Hansen and bassist Dirk Schlächter from the studio in Hamburg, Germany can be […]

PERFECT SKIES’ latest studio recordings came out nearly two years ago. But they have a new drumme – SASHO (center). He and frontma-bass player LYUBO (right) are in our studios. an interview conducted by Chocho and Vassil Varbanov LISTEN HERE

Trent Reznor’s super-side-project How to Destroy Angels has revealed another taste of their forthcoming full-length debut, Welcome oblivion, in the form of ‘How Long’. The silver-tinged trip-hop track swells with tribal choruses that elevate the many bleep and bloops that sound stripped from an old Macintosh PowerPC. The accompanying video, however, is a post-apocalyptic tale […]