Swiss metal experimentalists Samael shall release their eighth album, “Solar Soul”, to June 1 via Nuclear Blast. Here’s the final and complete tracklist of the CD: 01. Solar Soul02. Promised Land03. Slavocracy04. Western Ground05. On the Rise06. Alliance07. Suspended Time08. Valkyries’ New Ride09. Ave!10. Quasar Waves11. Architect12. Olympus

Today, March 23, tickets for Motorhead’s show on June 29 in Kavarna, Bulgaria, shall go on sale. The places where you can buy then can be found HEREВ (unfortunately in Bulgarian only), whileВ additional info on various live events in Bulgaria is published HERE.

Legendary British rockers The Rolling Stones shall headline a 20-date European tour this summer. The shows start on June 5 in Belgium and end on August 21 in London, passing throughout the entire continent. The Stones’ full tour schedule can be seen HERE.

British gothic metal godfathers Paradise Lost have posted a medley consisting of the song “Beneath Black Skies” and the title track from their upcoming single, “The Enemy” (due on April 13 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy only) on the band’s MySpace page. Paradise Lost shall release their next full-length studio album, “In Requiem”, on […]

New Wave of British Heavy Metal veterans Blitzkrieg – the band remembered by many for the cover version Metallica did on their 1981 self-titled track, “Blitzkrieg” – have signed a deal with the German label Armageddon Music, managed by Sabina Classen of Holy Moses. The band is just finishing their new album, “Theatre of the […]

Swedish extreme metallers Arch Enemy announced that original guitarist Christopher Amott (on the photo) is rejoining the band. Christopher surprised many by departing the group in the end of 2005, having been in there for 10 years, together his brother Michael Amott. Having finished an intense 18-month touring cycle all over the world promoting the […]

As we informed you in mid-February, Chris Cornell is going to release his second solo album, “Carry On”. Now the birthdate of the CD has been officially pushed from May 1 to June 5, but a brand-new song off the recording, entitled “No Such Thing”, has already been posted on Chris’ official homepage, www.chriscornell.com. Besides, […]

American/Norwegian melodic metallers Kamelot will release their new album, “Ghost Opera”, in Europe on June 4 via Steamhammer Records/SPV. The 12 tracks on the CD were recorded and mixed at Gate Studios and Pathway Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany, with producers Sascha Paeth and Miro. A week before the release, on March 28, the quintet shall […]

Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Paul Rodgers‘ debut solo DVD, “Live in Glasgow”, on May 29. The 17 songs on it shall also appear in audio format on CD on April 17. “Live in Glasgow” was recorded and shot with 13 cameras in October 2006 in Scotland and includes 135 minutes of music – from […]

Madness are to record a new version of their classic 1980 hit “Baggy Trousers” with rapper Sway. The reworked track will be called “Baggy Jeans” and will be released as a single later this year. Madness and Sway have just released their first collaboration, the single “Sorry”, and plan to experiment with other material, too…