Britain’s Anathema have issued the following update: “We have taken all of our recording equipment to a house in England where we have built a studio and begun the first of two records to be released this year. This first record is a semi-acoustic recording of many of our most loved older tracks. This will […]

Last night the Japanese ensemble Yamato performed their second concert in Sofia, Bulgaria in less than eight months, but the spacious Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture was fully packed, and at least half of the people present had attended the previous show as well. It gets clear why thanks to the report […]

Sonic Youth a preparing to write a brand new studio album. The work on the follow-up to 2006’s “Rather Ripped” shall start this spring, however the finished product won’t surface until early next year. Sonic Youth – “Sugar Kane“

Radiohead‘s former record label EMI is planning to release a greatest hits compilation by the band. No other information has been revealed yet, except for the fact that the CD shall surface around April or May in order to coincide with the group’s summer tour. Radiohead – “Karma Police“

Rob Zombie is to direct his next film. What’s known so far is that the movie, slated for release by August 2008, shall be entitled “Tyrannosaurus Rex“, but it’s not going to be a dinosaur movie…

Bulgaria’s weirdos Mlyk! return on stage with two live shows – one onВ February 16В atВ Varna‘s Area 51 Club, and another onВ March 1В atВ Sofia‘s Toucan Bluzz & Rock Bar.В Afterwards the band shall head into the studio for some recordings… Mlyk! – “Everybody Hates the Beautiful and Clever Ones“

After a five-year hiatus and a successful run with Army of Anyone, Richard Patrick is returning in May with “Anthems for the Damned” – the first new full-length studio album by Filter since 2002’s “The Amalgamut”. Produced by Josh Abraham (a.o. Slayer, 30 Seconds to Mars, Velvet Revolver, Staind, Courtney Love), the CD features such […]

This year’s edition of the Castle Fest, set to take place on July 1-5В at the Smederevo Fortress in Smederevo, Serbia, seems to become one of the biggest live events on the Balkans in 2008. The list of performers confirmed to play at the event only so far includes: Judas Priest Cavalera Conspiracy At the Gates […]

Current Velvet Revolver and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Saul Hudson a.k.a. Slash has designed his own range of guitars. The limited edition run of three Les Paul guitars, featuring two Gibsons and one Epiphone, will be available from April 1, and are expected to sell-out as soon as they are released.

Lauren Harris, daughter of Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris, has inked a deal with Demolition Records. Her debut CD, produced by Tommy McWilliams, known for his work with singers like Jon Secada, Gloria Estefan and Lidsey Lohan, will be released later in the year. Lauren Harris – “Get Over It” (fragment)