Joker Media confirmed the joint show by HelloweenВ and Gamma Ray in Sofia, BulgariaВ on November 18 (Sunday) at the Winter Sports Palace. The event starts at 8 p.m. local time (CET+1), with tickets costing 25 to 30 leva (presale) and 35В leva (at the door). The poster for the event can be seen in our GIG GUIDE.

Holland’s rock avantgardists The Gathering shall release a two-CD and a two-DVD set on October 31. Entitled “A Noise Severe” (view cover in the left), both releases contain recordings of the group’s March 24, 2007 performance at the 4,000-capacity venue Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile. The DVD edition features plenty of bonus material, a.o. a […]

Bulgaria’s melodic punk rock leaders Crowfish shall head on a national tour in October. During the shows Chavdar (vocals and guitar), George (bass), Bojo (drums) and Stambe (guitar) shall be joined by the local acts Spot, Empty Face, Mindown, CatalystВ and D.S.O.L.. The tour itself is promoted by Area 51 Booking and Globe Bulgaria. Here are […]

Tangra Mega Rock‘s special messenger in the Land of the Rising Sun, Mr. Koko Stoynov, returned successfully to Bulgaria with tons of impressions about the rock scene in Japan, the local metal fans (especially the female ones) and, of course, the East Asian sports situation. Expect Koko San to reveal everything live on air during […]

David Bowie will appear in two upcoming episodes of BBC’s newest incarnation of the science fiction TV series Doctor Who as an evil alien. The British singer’s character attempts to abduct mystery writer Agatha Christie…

Bulgaria’s evil metal masters Ebanizm shall visit the capital Sofia on Friday, September 7, in order to try devastating the still new 8th Ball Club. The massacre starts at 9 p.m.,В with tickets costing just 1.5 Euro.

Machine Head have recruited Brandon Sigmund (on the photo) from fellow San Francisco Bay Area metal band Hostility to handle the bass duties on the group’s upcoming North American tour. The replacement is just temporary, as regular Machine Head bass player Adam Duce broke his leg while dirt biking in Redding, California and has now […]

On Saturday, September 8, the Backstage ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria shall hos a show by the Nuernberg-based swing-funk-soul-rock’n’roll gang Project Caravelle. Formed in Germany in 2001, the group shall play live in support of its current album, “Wiedergeburt als sexy Vamp” (“Rebirth as a Sexy Vampire”) in a line-up featuring Phillipp TГ¶gel (piano), Michael Hager (vocals […]

Alice in Chains have recorded an acoustic performance last night, August 31, at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for an upcoming live album. The CD is tentatively due in early 2008. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bass player Mike Inez, drummer Sean Kinney and Layne Staley’s successor William DuVall have performed following tracks yesterday: 01. Don’t […]

Finland’s folk metal sextet Korpiklaani has signed a worldwide deal with the mghty German label Nuclear Blast. Naturally, the first result of this newly established cooperation shall be the release of the follow-up to this year’s “Tervaskanto”, due to appear in 2008. Expect exclusive news from the Nuclear Blast camp about the company’s 20th anniversary […]