Regarding the BBC Radio 1 40th anniversary compilation we informed you about earlier today, Franz Ferdinand, who’ll contribute to it with a cover version of David Bowie’s “Sound and Vision”, have encouraged their fans to illegally download the track. “The whole shabang doesn’t appear to be for charity, so point your browsers towards Limewire soon, […]

This year’s edition of the annual Rock in Rila Festival shall take place at Beli Iskar, Bulgaria on August 24-25. The first day of the event shall offer sets by Gabana, Konkurent, Gravity Co., P.I.F., Blues Traffic,В LavinaВ and Sprint, while on Saturday the stage shall be invaded by Ostava, Signal, Awake, Kaskadiori, New Session,В MagistriВ and Integra. Entrance […]

After “Eva”, on August 24 Finland’s sympho metal superstars Nightwish shall release a new single off their much anticipated upcoming studio album, “Dark Passion Play” (feat. new vocalist Anette Olzon), due at the end of September via Nuclear Blast. The track is called “Amaranth”, and its video can be watched below. As for the MCD […]

The new project Victory Pill, featuring former Pitchshifter and The Prodigy guitarist Jim Davies, shall release its self-titled debut album in October. The CD is going to surface via the label Corporal Punishment.

Puscifer – the notorious side-project by Tool’s Maynard James Keenan, is going to release its full-length debut album on October 30 via its own label, Puscifer Entertainment. Tracks confirmed to land on the CD, which is going to bear the title “V Is for Vagina”, include “Cuntry Boner”, “Dojo”, the debut single “Queen B”, and […]

Last night, August 16, more than 80 people were arrested at the day-long OzzFest concert in Holmdel, New Jersey. The reasons have been various, mainly underage drinking and drug possession, as well as some assault charges, resisting arrest and defiant trespass, police said. Besides, a man, who is believed to have ingested a combination of […]

Seattle’s heroes Pearl Jam will release a live concert film on DVD, entitled “Immagine in Cornice”, on September 25. It will feature performances and behind-the-scenes footage from five shows the band played in Italy during its 2006 European tour, namely in Bologna, Milan, Torino, Verona and Pistoia. “Immagine in Cornice” was directed by photographer, filmmaker […]

“True Love Pure Hate” is the name ofВ a new punk and hardcore magazine created and printedВ in Bulgaria, however entirely in English. Issue #1 (view front cover below) shall appear this Saturday, August 18, containing interviews and features about Schizma, Overthrown, Raging Fugitives, The Falling Grudge, andВ The Language of Thought Hypothesys. Issue #2В shall be thrice as […]

Roadrunner Records have announced the worldwide signing (excluding North America) of New Orleans’ sludge-doom supergroup Down, fronted by Phil Anselmo. The first fruit of this cooperation shall surface in Europe on September 24 in the form of the band’s third full-length album, “Down III – Over the Under”. The follow-up to “Down II – A […]

Ministry have set “Cover Up” as the title of their upcoming CD of cover versions. The album is going to include tracks like The Beatles‘ “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” (feat. Wayne Static of Static-X), Golden Earrings‘ “Radar Love” (feat. Robin Zander of Cheap Trick), The Rolling Stones‘ “Under My Thumb” (feat. Burton C. […]