The upcoming edition of the Hardcore X-Mass festival will take place on December 27-28 at Sofia, Bulgaria’s Blue Box Club,В and will feature sets by following bands: Avril in Blood B.F.D.M. Brothers in Blood C4 Cut Off Dan Koloff Deadrise (РЎСЉСЂР±РёСЏ) Hardfaced (Македония) Let Them Die Melekh Redound Rejection Rezerven PlanВ  Rise Up She Was Asking […]

The Pretenders have just released a holiday EP, featuring a brand-new recording of their hit single “2000 Miles”, as well as three Christmas tracks – “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Blue Christmas”. Additional info on the release can be found on thepretenders.com.

No Doubt drummer Adrian Young says the band are unlikely to release any new material in 2009. The ska-influenced outfit announced they were reforming in November, with frontwoman Gwen Stefani also hinting that they would release a new album. Speaking to MTV News, Young said: “We’ve been working on a new record off and on […]

The new video for the title song of Kreator’s new opus “Hordes of Chaos”, due out in Europe on January 19, is nearly finished. Expect a premiere on MTV’s Headbangers Ball very soon… The video is influenced by the movie “300” and is produced by Joern Heitmann of the famous german company Katapult, responsible for […]

Napalm Death shall play at Sofia, Bulgaria’s Party Center “4 km” on January 11, 2009. Local support comes from Past Redemption, A.D.I.M.В and Staro Zlo.

Soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper Snapple Group has reportedly begun sending out coupons (see scan below) for a free can of soda to everyone who requested one as part of its Guns N’ Roses-related promotional giveaway. Dr Pepper promised everyone in the U.S. a free can of soda if the new GUNS album, “Chinese Democracy”, […]

Bulgaria’s I.T.S.I are offerring their entired debut album “The Diary of a Psycho” for free downloadВ HERE.

Dave Matthews Band will release their new full-length studio album on April 14. The as-yet untitled follow-up to “Stand Up” (2005) is being produced by Rob Cavallo, who has previously worked with Green Day and My Chemical Romance. Dave Matthews Band – “Gravedigger” (live)

Katehizis.com reports that LordiВ shall play live in Sofia, Bulgaria in early March 2009…

Since his departure from Evanescence in 2003, guitarist and songwriter Ben Moody has collaborated with some of “the hottest stars” in the music business, a.o. Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion and Kelly Clarkson… Now he’s going to release an album by himself. The solo effort is going to surface in the very beginning of March 2009 […]