Meshuggah‘s latest album, “obZen”, has sold 11,400 copies in the USA in its first week of release to debut at position No. 59 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. This is substantially more than the 7,000 first-week total achieved by its predecessor, “Catch 33”, which landed at No. 170 back in June 2005.

The American quartet The Raconteurs that features Jack White of The White Stripes, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of The Greenhornes, are to release a new album on March 25 via Third Man/Warner Bros. Entitled “Consolers of the Lonely“, the effort will be available on CD, vinyl and as a complete download in […]

Portishead‘s new video for their comeback single “Machine Gun” appeared online yesterday, and can already be watched below. The track comes off the trip-hop trio’s new studio album, “Third” (view cover in the left), scheduled for release on April 28. Portishead – “Machine Gun“

Norway’s industrial metal beasts Red Harvest will release “The Red Line Archives” on April 28 in Europe. The word goes about a retrospective CD feature 11 old tracks, remixes and some unreleased stuff. Red Harvest – “AEP” (live)

…not on the narrow stage at the Black Box Club,” stated Victor Alexandrov after last night’s concert by the iconic U.S. hard rock singerВ Jeff Scott SotoВ and the young Brazilians Tempestt at the above-mentioned venue in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. Tons of photos, courtesy of that very same Victor Alexandrov,В are available in our GALLERYВ and HERE.

The version of L.A. Guns featuring guitarist Tracii Guns (not to be mistaken with the one fronted by Phil Lewis) is about to start work on a new album with producer Steve Thompson. It’s to be called “Pretty in Black“. L.A. Guns – “Electric Gypsy“

As we informed you some time ago, Black Light Burns, fronted by former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland, are to release an album of cover versions, a.o. by Duran Duran, The Sisters of Mercy, The Jesus Lizard, Swans, Iggy & The Stooges, PJ Harvey, Lard, Love and Rockets and Fiona Apple. It turns out that […]

According to queenconcerts.com, Queen + Paul Rodgers shall play live at the Belgrade ArenaВ in Serbia’s capital on Ocrober 29, 2008. If this turns to be true… Wow! Queen + Paul Rodgers – “I Want It All” (live)

Warrior Soul will release a live album on April 14 through Livewire/Cargo Records. Entitled “Live in England“, the CD was recorded in London during the band’s October 2007 tour in a line-up featuring vocalist Kory Clarke, guitarists Johnny H. and Rille Lundell, bass player Janne Jarvis and drummer Rob Stephenson. Here’s the complete tracklist for […]

In our Interviews you can already read (and listen to) an exclusive interview with Whitesnake‘s guitar maestro Doug Aldrich conducted today at noon about the long-awaited new full-length studio album by the British hard rock veterans, “Good to Be Bad“, scheduled for release on April 21 via SPV/Steamhammer, as well as about the upcoming show […]