Next week, namly on July 6, 7В and 8, the Area 51 ClubВ in Varna, Bulgaria shall host this year’s edition of the annual Oi! Fest. Tickets cost 2 Euro for one day and 5 Euro for the entire event. A full list of the bands scheduled to take part in the festival can be found in […]

“It’s been one of the hardest times in my life while making this new record, and now it’s the best period in my life – I’m standing in my underwear with a naked girl in my bathtub…” That’s how the revelations of Marilyn Manson started last night, when he tuned in live on air for […]

Legendary German technical progressive thrash metal masters Mekong Delta have inked a deal with AFM Records for the release of their comeback album, “Lurking Fear” (view cover in the left), due on August 24. Mekong Delta’s current line-up includes mastermind and bass player Ralf Hubert alongside drummer Uli Kusch (ex-Helloween, Masterplan), vocalist Leo Szpigiel (a.o. […]

The super quintet Dark New Day posted a brand new song, entitled “Hail Mary”, on its official MySpace page. Dark New Day’s line-up is rounded up by vocalist Brett Hestla (ex-Creed), guitarists Clint Lowery (Korn, ex-Sevendust) and Troy McLawhorn (Evanescence), drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence, ex-Tommy Lee) and bass player Corey Lowery (ex-Stuck Mojo, Stereomud).

Sweden’s goth metallers Tiamat have signed a deal with Nuclear Blast. Right now Johan Edlund & Co. are dealing with the songwriting for the follow-up to “Prey” (2003), scheduled to appear via the German label towards the end of the year.

Germany’s heavy metal guitar hero Axel Rudi Pell shall release his new studio album, entitled “Diamonds Unlocked” (see front cover in the left), on September 28 via SPV. The word goes about a CD full of cover versions by world famous hits by artists like The Who, U2, Kiss and The Mission, a.o., recorded in […]

According to Propaganda‘s drummer Miro, the show by Ill Nino in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 23 happened only thanks to Ill Nino themselves. As we already informed you in our live report, the concert was preceded by a 3-hour delay and tons of fouls by the event’s local promoters. The entire statement by the drummer […]

According to World Entertainment News Network, rock legends Led Zeppelin will reunite for a one-off memorial concert in honor of their late record boss, Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun who died in December 2006 after seven weeks in a coma. The quartet has only performed a handful of concerts since its split in 1980, following […]

Madball have posted the title track off their upcoming full-length studio album, “Infiltrate the System”, on their official MySpace profile. The CD is due out in late August via I Scream Records in Europe and Ferret Music in the USA.

Mehida, the Finnish/Swedish “energetic modern metal” band featuring current Therion and former Candlemass vocalist Thomas Vikstrom, has inked a deal with Napalm Records. The group’s debut album, “Blood & Water”, is tentatively scheduled for release on August 22. Mehida’s line-up is completed by guitarist Jani Stefanovic, bass player Jarno Raitio, keyboarder Mikko Harkin and drummer […]