April 23 shall see the release of “Our Impact Will Be Felt – A Tribute to Sick of It All”. The compilation honouring the hardcore beasts shall emerge via Century Media, and a small part of it can already be heard at www.myspace.com/soiatribute. Here’s the full tracklist for the CD: 01. Rise Against – “Built […]

Today, sometime in the afternoon, Tangra Mega Rock’s studio shall be visitied by the American ska veterans The Toasters. The band shall celebrate their 25th anniversary on stage in Sofia tonight. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the Swingin’ Hall, with support coming from the Hawaiian band Go Jimmy GoВ and the BulgariansВ SwitchstanceВ andВ La Muchedumbre.

Today, March 7, exactly at 9 p.m., the tickets for Iron Maiden’s upcoming show in Sofia on June 4 went on sale. The first one to buy a ticket was the 43-year-old Mr.В Ilian KrintchevВ (on the small photo). About one hundred fans have been waiting all night long for the ticket center to open: In order […]

Tarot, the Finnish group led by bass player Marco Hietala (also in Nightwish, ex-Sinergy), has been confirmed for the ArtMania Festival, set to take place on June 15-17 in Sibiu, Romania. As we informed you two weeks ago, the event shall also feature shows by The Gathering, My Dying Bride and Haggard. More bands will […]

New York hardcore legends Madball are writing stuff for their next full-length release. Recordings should start in late spring, and the album will be out by the end of the year. Also in the plans is a DVD that will cover the history of the Madball, along with plenty of live footage and tour video.

Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch has produced the new album by the legendary Afro-American hardcore/punk/reggae group Bad Brains. The CD, entitled “Build a Nation”, is expected in late May or early June. By the way, the next Beastie Boys release should emerge at the same time, as we informed you yesterday. Bad Brains’ current line-up […]

The Beastie Boys are planning to release their new album this summer. Right now the trio is putting the finishing touches to the follow-up to 2004’s “To the 5 Boroughs”. At the same time, during the summer, Beastie Boys will be touring Europe, including a show at Serbia’s ExitFest.

In an interview for New York’s Q104.3 FM radio, drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed some detail about Metallica‘s next full-length album. The band shall enter the studioВ on Monday, March 12, to record 14 new songs. The CD itself should be out by the end of the year or, in the worst case, no later that […]

The localВ booking agencyВ Most of Evil Music confirmed that Blind GuardianВ shall play live inВ Sofia, Bulgaria on May 17. The event shall take place at the Hristo Botev Hall, and tickets shall cost approximatelyВ 18В Euro (presale)В and 20В Euro (at the door). Expect more info soon.

In ourВ Gallery you can see a photo report of Alex Webster’s visit to Tangra Mega Rock yesterday, as well as pictures of Cannibal Corpse‘s show in Sofia (supported by DisavowedВ and Urkraft).