Finland’s symphonic metal superstars Nightwish shall release their new single, “The Islander” (view cover in the left), on May 21. The MCD shall feature the title track, an instrumental version of “Escapist”, an orchestral version of “Meadows of Heaven”, as well as videos for “The Islander” and “Bye Bye Beautiful”. The latter one can be […]

Bulgaria’sВ Blank Generation recorded their debut demo CD. The effort features 4 punk classics cover versions, namely “Viva la Revolution“В by The Addicts, “Search and Destroy” by Iggy & The Stooges, “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The RamonesВ and “Oh Bondage” by X-Ray Spex. The last one can be heard at myspace.com/blankgenerationsofia.

Avenged Sevenfold are filming some performances on their current Taste of Chaos Tour (also featuring Bullet for My Valentine and Atreyu, a.o) for a live CD/DVD package. The finished product is expected to surface by Christmas. Avenged Sevenfold – “Afterlife“

Kypck (meaning “Kursk” in the Cyrillic alphabet), the new Russian-singing Finnish doom metal band featuring former Sentenced guitarist Sami Lopakka and renowned producer Hiili Hiilesmaa on drums, has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 11 with its debut album, “Cherno” (“black” in Russian), which was released via UHO Production on March 12. For more […]

Bulgarian living punk legendsВ Holera shall reunite on March 28, 2008 to do a live show at the Black Box Club in Sofia. The event shall also feature La Muchedumbre and Svetlio & The Legends. Tickets cost 5 Euro and can be purchased via Ticketstream.bg. Holera live in Sofia, 1989

Bulgaria’s metal leaders The Revenge Project announced: “Our new video to the song “1000 Voices” will be broadcasted on the Fraktura metal show on MM TV this Sunday. It will be uploaded on our MySpace profile, myspace.com/therevengeproject,В as well as on our official homepage,В therevengeproject.com, for free download next week. “1000 Voices” is the story of a […]

“The Other Side” spread a message claiming that religious fanatics try to sabotage the upcoming concert by OnslaughtВ and Carnal ForgeВ on April 1 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The reason – the posters for the event were “satanic”… Check it out and judge for yourselves:

“We’ll stay in Bulgaria for a whole week,” revealed bass player Paco AyalaВ of Molotov in an interview forВ mp3.bg. As already known, the cult Mexican band shall play live in Sofia on April 11. Here they kum! Molotov – “Here We Kum” (live)

The Italian hardcore beasts Straight Opposition are in Bulgaria for a series of live shows. The mini-tour started yesterday in Varna. The band playsВ at Plovdiv’s Puzzle ClubВ today together with SickflagВ and Missing the Point, and tomorrow – at Sofia’s 8th Ball with EnvyВ and Rejection. Additional details can be found in our GIG GUIDE.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have confirmed details of the second single from their critically acclaimed current album “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!”. The chosen track is “More News from Nowhere”, which is set for release on May 12 and will feature an exclusive new song, “Fleeting Love”, on the B-side. Nick Cave & The Bad […]