A concert in memory of the late Bulgarian musician and showman Kembula shall take place onВ May 5В (Saturday) at the City Square in Kavarna, Bulgaria.В Emil TrifonovВ a.k.a. Kembula diedВ on March 17 in a car crash in Sofia. Bands confirmed to take part in the concert are Hypodil,В SignalВ and B.T.R..

Norwegian singer Vibeke Stene (ex-Tristania) has firmly declined the rumours that she has joined Nightwish as the replacement for Tarja Turunen. According to Stene, “That is not true. I would not want to sing for Nightwish. Tristania’s record label asked me a year ago if it was ok to put out the rumour that I […]

Swedish death’n’roll masters Entombed are to release their new album, “Serpent Saints – The Ten Ammendments”, in June 2007 via the Stockholm-based label Threeman Recordings. This shall be the first full-length studio release by Entombed since 2003’s “Inferno”, and their first record with new drummer Olle Dahlstedt (ex-Misery Loves Co.).

The English music magazine Kerrang! has tallied up the hardest, most legendary rockers of this century and crowned AC/DC’s Angus Young as the top “Rock Icon”, beating some of the biggest names in the business. Here’s the top 10 list of Rock Icons: Angus Young (AC/DC) Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, ex-Nirvana) Billie Joe Armstrong (Green […]

Holyhell is a female-fronted newcomer band that shall release their debut single, “Apocalypse”, on March 23 via Magic Circle Music – the U.S. label known mainly as “home” of Manowar. No wonder that the CD was produced by Joey DeMaio, and that the group was chosen – next to Rhapsody of Fire – as a […]

Italian progressive metallers Eldritch shall release their seventh album, “Blackenday” (view front cover in the left), on April 20 in Europe and on May 8 in the USA via InsideOut Music. The song “Broken Road” features guest appearances by Ray Alder (Fates Warning, Engine, Redemption) and Nicholas Van Dyk (Redemption), while on all the other […]

The Welsh rockers Funeral for a Friend confirmed that their new album shall be entitled “Tales Don’t Tell Themselves” (view cover below), and its release date is planned for May 14 via Atlantic Records. “Tales Don’t Tell Themselves” shall consist of 10 songs, and the video for the first one, “Into Oblivion (Reunion)”, can already […]

The Swedish rap metal godfathersВ Clawfinger have finished demoing 13 tracks for their upcoming studio album, which shall be entitled “Life Will Kill You”. At the moment vocalist Zak Tell is working on the front cover and booklet design for the CD. No release date has been announced yet.

King’s X shall call their new album “Go Tell Somebody”. Just like its predecessor, “Ogre Tones” (2005), the effort is being produced by Michael Wagener, known for his work with Dokken, Extreme, Stryper, White Lion, Skid Row and many more. The next release by Doug Pinnick (vocals and bass), Ty Tabor (guitar and vocals) and […]

Why didВ Mark FoggoВ move fromВ England to Holland? What’s the line-up he and Mark Foggo’s Skasters shall play live in Sofia this Friday, March 23? What does he think about The Toy Dolls? And how the hell did the tulips turn into hashish? All the answers you’ll find in Mark Foggo’sВ revelations made today at noon for Tangra […]