After bringing Metallica to Bulgaria tomorrow, Balkan Entertainment Company starts working on its next project – to bring California’s hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg to the country. The show is scheduled forВ September 18В in Sofia’s Winter Sports Palace, with tickets going on sale next week via eventim.bg at a price of 30-40 leva / 15-20 Euro. Snoop […]

To mark the release of their new album, Holy MosesВ will do a European tour with Benediction, which shall pass throughВ Brasov, Romania on October 18. As for the CD itself – Holy Moses’ new effort shall be entitled “Agony of Death” and is scheduled for release onВ September 26В via Wacken Records/SPV. Check out some snippets at myspace.com/holymosesgermany.

Eagles of Death Metal have another album that sounds nothing like either The Eagles or death metal. The band, which features Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, will drop its “Heart On” on October 21 via Downtown Records. Eagles of Death Metal – “I Gotta Feelin’ (Just Nineteen)” (live)

Gorillaz duo Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn are set to release a new album based on their recent opera, “Monkey: Journey to the West“, which premiered at Manchester International Festival last year. The CD will be entitled “Journey to the West” and will surface under the name Monkey later this summer. Here’s the full tracklisting: […]

Massachusetts-based metallers Shadows Fall premiered the video for their song “Forevermore” on the MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball this weekend. The effort is now available for watching below, too. Meanwhile, the band revealed they’ve started working on their next studio album. Shadows Fall – “Forevermore“

As part of the official delegation of the “Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, Federation of Autonomous Priories“, Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio presented an Award of Merit on Sunday, July 20, in Timisoara Romania to world-famous Spanish tenor JosГ© Carreras hailing his artistic career achievements and lifetime philanthropic works. Here’s a […]

A brand-new Extreme track entitled “Comfortably Dumb” has been posted online here. The song comes off the reunited Boston hard rockers’ first studio album in 13 years, “Saudades de Rock” (view cover in the left), which will be released in Europe on August 1. The CD will include a bonus track, the “Americocaine” demo from […]

Norwegian black metal masters Darkthrone have set “Dark Thrones & Black Flags” as the title for their next full-length studio album. The follow-up to “F.O.A.D.” (2007) is going to be unleashed on October 20 via Peaceville Records. Darkthrone – “Canadian Metal“

If you’re curious to find out the reason for these words, check out our exclusive interview with Def Leppard‘s vocalist Joe Elliott HERE.

Video footage of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers Testament performing the song “More Than Meets the Eye” off their new album “The Formation of Damnation” at the Rockin’ Transilvania Festival, which was held July 12-13 in Sibiu, Romania, can be viewed below. Testament – “More Than Meets the Eye” (live 2008)