The Pretenders have announced that they will release their forthcoming album in a unique way. The CD, entitled “Break Up the Concrete” (view cover in the left), will surface on September 23 via Shangri-La Music. Starting yesterday, July 23, the label is giving away a new free track each week, leading up to the album’s […]

Metallica’s setlist from their show last night, July 23, in Romania’s capital Bucharest, can be checked out below. Metallica – 23.07.2008 setlist: 01. Creeping Death02. For Whom the Bell Tolls03. Ride the Lightning04. Harvester of Sorrow05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)06. The Four Horsemen07. …and Justice for All08. No Remorse09. Fade to Black10. Master of Puppets11. Whiplash12. […]

Video footage of Phil Anselmo and Down performing the song “Three Suns and One Star” two days ago, on July 22, in Bologna, Italy as the support band for Metallica, can be watched below. Both bands, along with openers The Sword, shall devastate the Vassil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria tomorrow, July 25. Down […]

Tab The Band, featuring two of Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry‘s sons – singer/bassist Adrian Perry and guitarist Tony Perry – along with their friend Ben Tileston, have posted the video for their track “Where She Was on Monday” on the Internet. Watch the clip below. The song comes off the trio’s sophomore album, “Long Weekend” […]

Sammy Hagar revealed that his next solo album will be titled “Cosmic Universal Fashion“. The CD, which has apparently been recorded, is tentatively due late summer/early fall. One of the tracks will be called “Loud” and will feature guest appearances by drummer Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver, ex-Guns N’ Roses, The Cult), original Van Halen bassist […]

Norwegian black metal masters Darkthrone have set “Dark Thrones & Black Flags” as the title for their next full-length studio album. The follow-up to “F.O.A.D.” (2007) is going to be unleashed on October 20 via Peaceville Records. Darkthrone – “Canadian Metal“

If you’re curious to find out the reason for these words, check out our exclusive interview with Def Leppard‘s vocalist Joe Elliott HERE.

Video footage of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers Testament performing the song “More Than Meets the Eye” off their new album “The Formation of Damnation” at the Rockin’ Transilvania Festival, which was held July 12-13 in Sibiu, Romania, can be viewed below. Testament – “More Than Meets the Eye” (live 2008)

The upcomingВ The Black Curse Over Europe 2008 Tour, featuring five mighty extreme metal bands, namely Graveworm, Lord Belial, Apostasy, The Cold ExistenceВ and Eastern Front, shall devastate Bulgaria‘s capital Sofia! Date – September 21, 2008. Venue – the Hristo Botev Cultural Center. More info – coming soon… The Black Curse Over Europe 2008 Tour

The Addix publishing house starts distributin the cult British metal magazines TerrorizerВ and Metal Hammer in Bulgaria. More info comin; soon…