Sofia-based brutal metal band DistormentВ shall call it quits in May. As a final gift to their fans, the guys offer their newest and last song ever, “21 Salutes!”, for free download. You can get it in our mp3 Section. Saturday sees the start of Distorment’sВ farewell tour. Check out the dates and venues in our Gig […]

Guns N’ Roses have cancelled the opening dates of their world tour, which was supposed to start in Japan. The decision had to be made after bass player Tommy Stinson (on the photo; ex-The Replacements) fell down some stairs, causing a problem with one of his hands… Here’s what the musician himself has written on […]

Eight years after their former visit to Bulgaria, Blackmore’s Night return to the capital Sofia for a completely sold-out concert in front of 4000 people today, April 17. Some two weeks before the show we called the Renaissance folk rock band’s masterminds – Candice Night (vocals, horn, flute) and Ritchie Blackmore (guitars, mandolin, domra) – […]

Gavin Rossdale, former frontman of Bush and Institute and current husband of Gwen Stefani (ex-No Doubt), has revealed he is about to begin recording his first solo album with producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi). What’s known so far is the the CD shall feature an appearance by guitarist Chris Traynor (ex-Helmet), and that it’s […]

Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr., better known as Nikki Sixx, is currently in the studio, working on a soundtrack album that will accompany his book “The Heroin Diaries”. As it gets clear from the title, the writings of Motley Crue‘s notorious bass player are based on his diaries from the years 1986 and 1987, when […]

Strong rumours are running on Arcturus‘ MySpace profileВ that the Norwegian avantgarde black metallers have decided to call it quits. A fan has quoted a recent e-mail received by the band’s drummer, Jan Axel “Hellhammer” Blomberg (also in Mayhem and Dimmu Borgir), stating: “Yes, we are splitting up. There is no more time for all of […]

The Turkish death metal band UCK Grind released a brand-new EP. Entitled “Justice”, it featuresВ a bunch of tracks, including a cover version of the song “Don’t Die”В by the Bulgarian rock veteransВ The Crickets. You can listen to the track just mentioned, as well as to another tune offВ “Justice”, “Trust or Grind”, on UCK Grind’s official MySpaceВ profile […]

Bulgaria’s most popular hardcore band, Last Hope, start an Eastern European tour in the end of the month in support of their current studio album, “Test of Time”. Chico, Kosyo, Radi and Chavo shall play all around the region until the end of may, preceding a number of live shows in Western Europe in the […]

Radiohead have re-released their rare EP “Com Lag (2+2=5)” in the UK today, April 16. The EP was originally released in Japan and Australia only in 2004. Its tracklist is as follows: 2+2=5 Remyxmomatosis (Cristian Vogel RMX) I Will (Los Angeles Version) Paperbag Writer I Am a Wicked Child I Am Citizen Insane Skttrbrain (Four […]

Dutch female-fronted melodic metallers band Within Temptation shall headline this year’s Artmania Festival, set to take place between June 15-17 in Sibiu, Romania. Other bands confirmed to perform at the event are Anathema, My Dying Bride, The Gathering, Haggard and Tarot. You can check out the poster for the fest below: