Ozzy Osbourne‘s first new studio album in 6 years, “Black Rain”, will arrive on May 21 via Epic Records. Songs off the CD can already be heard on the singer’s website, as we informed youВ a week ago. All the material has been recorded at Ozzy’s home studio in Los Angeles and, what’s more important, it’s […]

Dimmu Borgir are to release their eighth full-length studio album, entitled “In Sorte Diaboli”, via Nuclear Blast on April 27, 2007. Some three weeks before this date we got the Norwegian black metal leaders’ vocalist Shagrath on the phone for a quite intriguing conversation full of shocking confessions, as some would say… Like, for example, […]

Next Wednesday,В April 18, Sofia’sВ Dauhaus ClubВ shall host a show by the Bulgarian one-man folk/ambient project Kayno Yesno Slonce, the German electro-psychedelic formation Alcalica, and the mysterious trio Osil Amuk… The event (organized by Corvus Records) starts at 7:00 С‡.. Tickets cost 5 leva / 3 Euro.

Nile are currently finishing mixing their new album, entitled “Ithyphallic”, which shall be the death metal egyptologists first release via Nuclear Blast Records. The band entered Sound Lab Studios in South Carolina with producer Neil Kernon in the end of February. Karl Sanders (vocals, guitar, keys), Dallas Toler-Wade (guitar and vocals) and George Kollias (drums) […]

Swedish metallers EvergreyВ have officially parted ways with bassist Fredrik Larsson – only nine months after he was recruited as the replacement for Michael Hakansson, who, on the other hand, left in order to join HammerFall. Apart from that, Evergrey are working on the follow-up to 2006’s “Monday Morning Apocalypse”, due later in the year.

Four demo tracks from Voivod’s latest album, “Katorz” (2006), have been posted online at VoivodFan.com. The songs are “Mr. Clean”, “The Getaway”, “Red My Mind” and “After All”. The Canadian avantgardists will enter the studio sometime in the autumn to begin recording their next full-length effort.

Sweden’s metal masters HammerFall, who parted ways with bassist Magnus Rosen a month ago, have found his replacement. The word goes about the original band member Fredrik Larsson who decided to rejoin his former colleagues.

Except for reuniting with his main band Extreme,В vocalist Gary Cherone has started a new band called Hurtsmile. The quartet’s line-up is completed by the singer’s brother Markus Cherone, Joe Pessia of Dramagods, and Dana Spellman. You can already check out and download three of Hurtsmile’s tracks on www.myspace.com/hurtsmile.

Oasis mainman Noel Gallagher has confirmed that he already has songs for a solo album. “The thing about a solo record is the time to do one is between Oasis world tours, because you’d have a good couple of years”, Noel said. The musician also added that Oasis have already written most of the stuff […]

US technical industrial metallers Daath are to have their song “Dead on the Dance Floor” remixed by Danny Lohner, known for his work with Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and A Perfect Circle. The track comes off the sextet’s new album “The Hinderers”, which was released via Roadrunner Records in the end of March.