According to The Associated Press, MICHAEL DAVIS, the bassist of influential late 1960s rock band MC5, has died of liver failure, his wife said Saturday. He was 68. DAVIS died at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, Calif., on Friday afternoon after a month-long hospitalization for liver disease, said Angela Davis. Born on June 5, 1943, the […]

Bulgarian prog metallers JUVIGI are setting up a headline show on Sunday, 26 February. The gig will start at 10:30 pm at Sofia’s Sound Wave club (ex-Toucan Bluzz&Rock) and JUVIGI will play a two-hours set with material from the bands forthcoming second album. There are no tickets on sale, since the admittance is free. Last January, JUVIGI […]

As previously reported, TERROR are coming back to Sofia to play a ball bustin’ gig on the occasion of radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK’s SIXTH Anniversary bash. The show has now been moved to the 22 April with the first idea – 20 April proving to be impossible due to logistic issues within the band’s routing. Fans are now […]

SOUNDGARDEN frontman CHRIS CORNELL surprised everyone with his tribute to the late WHITNEY HOUSTON during his acoustic set at President Obama’s fundraiser in San Francisco on Thursday night, 16 February. During the performance he covered songs from his solo career and his days with Audioslave as well as covers of Bob Marley and John Lennon songs. […]

BLACK SABBATH – who late last year confirmed the recording of their first new album in more than 33 years and a worldwide headlining tour – have had to put some plans on hold due to Tony Iommi’s battle with lymphoma. At this time, BLACK SABBATH will perform only one show of this summer’s previously scheduled […]

Sofia’s LOUD FESTIVAL 2012 is already online and working! You can reach it through the following links – www.loudfestival.com and www.loudfestival.bg. LOUD FESTIVAL 2012 will take place on June 2 and 3 in the Park next to Terminal 2 of Sofia airport. Already confirmed to play are SLAYER, MESHUGGAH, ANNIHILATOR, SYMPOHNY X, BEHEMOTH, LACUNA COIL with more bands to […]

The first issue of PRO-ROCK magazine for 2012 will be out on Wednesday, 22 February. MESHUGGAH are the cover story, so you will find an interview with the band and the album review for ‘Koloss’. More on the mag: GERMAN POWER BLIND GUARDIAN, RAGE, PRIMAL FEAR BRIT TO THE BONE ENTER SHIKARI, YOUR DEMISE And more about: VAN HALEN, NAPALM […]

It appears that rumours of BLUE CHEER’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Because the band are planning a return to action with several releases in the pipeline. The hugely influential proto-metallers were thought to be over following the death in 2009 of bassist/vocalist and driving force Dickie Peterson. But now guitarist Tony Ranier, who was […]

The family of the late singer Whitney Houston have agreed to let her funeral be broadcast online this weekend. A single video camera will be placed inside the church on Saturday to record the service at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. Footage will be made available to media outlets via the […]

Vinnie Paul has rejected a lucrative offer to take part in a one-time Pantera reunion to pay tribute to his brother Dimebag Darrell Abbott who was murdered in 2004. Vinnie Paul had previously discounted an online campaign for the tribute show reunion by telling www.darkside.ru, “Dime was such a huge part of it that it […]