Paul Weller (ex-The Jam) will headline the second evening of this year’s Exit Festival in Serbia, set to take place on July 10-13. The Modfather joins Nightwish, who will play during the event’s first day, and The Sex Pistols and Ministry, scheduled to close the fest. For additional details about the Exit Festival, keep checking […]

Bristol’s trip-hop geniuses Portishead have revealed the substance of their long, long-awaited third full-length album. Simply entitled “Third” (view cover in the left), the band’s first studio offering in 11 years shall contain 11 songs and is going to surface on April 28. Here’s the CD’s final tracklist: 01. Silence02. Hunter03. Nylon Smile04. The Rip05. […]

The next edition of the Rock Nights on Bulgaria’s MM TV shall be aired next Sunday at midnight. Entitled Heavy & Progressive Rock Night, it shall feature video footage of bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Hammerfall, Manowar and many more.

After selling 243,000 copies of his “Into the Wild” soundtrack in the USA alone and winning a Golden Globe award for the song “Guaranteed”, Eddie Vedder will embark on his American first solo tour in April. Besides, the singer is preparing to start writing stuff for the next Pearl Jam album… Eddie Vedder – “Hard […]

Asia will return in their original all-star lineup since 1983’s “Alpha” in April, when the quartet will release its new studio album. Entitled “Phoenix“, the 64-minute, 12-track offering was recorded by drummer Carl Palmer (ex-Emerson, Lake & Palmer), guitarist Steve Howe (Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (ex-Yes, Buggles) and singer-bassist John Wetton. Besides, Asia plans to […]

Soulfly‘s Max Cavalera shall share the stage with his former colleagues of Sepultura at this year’s ViГ±a Rock Festival. The 3-day event is scheduled to take place on May 1-3В at theВ Auditorio MunicipalВ in Villarobledo, Spain. Keep checking the GIG GUIDE for details.

A new Bulgarian online music media – OnStage Media – has started its existence at www.OnStageBG.com. Its main focus shall be the live activity in Bulgaria, namely news about upcoming shows, concert reports and, most of all, professionally shot concert photos. Expect more news about OnStage Media next week.

Wizard Ltd.В shall take care for the exclusive distribution of the CDs released by Metal (AOR) Heaven – a relatively young yet expanding German label speciallized in classic hard rock, AOR and melodic heavy/prog metal. Among the artists working with the company are Empire, Vengeance, Riot, Sandalinas, Consortium Project, Soul Doctor, Lechery, Bloodbound, Altaria, Razorback and […]

British black metal godfathers Venom are to call their new album “Hell“. It’s expected to be released in May via Universal, and is going to feature 13 tracks. Hell yeah! Venom – “Welcome to Hell” (live)

PJ Harvey is preparing to issue the third single off her latest album, last year’s “White Chalk”, on March 10. The word goes about the track “The Devil” (hear and see it below), which shall be backed by a previously unreleased track from 1998, called “Liverpool Tide“, as B-side. PJ Harvey – “The Devil” (live)