On Saturday, july 12, right after the end of Ministry‘s first and last ever concert inВ Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital shall host two Ministry After Parties. The first one shall take place at the 8th Ball ClubВ (feat. Dr. Terror), and the other one – at the Colors ClubВ (feat. DJs GothprinceВ and Magistus). Additional details can be found in […]

Dozens of professional live photos of the recent Bulgarian shows by Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Slayer, Manowar, In Flames and many, many more can be seen at photo.arrakis-studio.net. All pictures are courtesy of Victor Alexandrov. Rhino (Manowar, HolyHell)В & Victor Alexandrov

The cult British label 4AD (a.o. Dead Can Dance, The Birthday Party, Cocteau Twins, Bauhaus, This Mortal Coil) has signed the band Department of Eagles. The word goes about a project featuring three members of Brooklyn’s experimental act Grizzly Bear (Daniel Rossen, Chris Bear and Chris Taylor),В plus frontman Fred Nicolaus. The group’s first issue for […]

After we offered you a live report of the Graspop Metal Meeting 2008В and showed you part of Judas Priest’s set, now it’s time to see what Testament did at the Belgian festival on June 27. Here’s how Chuck Billy & Co. performed “Into the Pit“: Testament – “Into the Pit” (live 2008)

Bulgarian punk rockersВ New FlowersВ have just released a new vinyl EPВ (view cover in the left). The effort is limited to 500 pieces and features 5 songs recorded between 1980 and 1991. Meanwhile, New Flowers are preparing for a U.S. tour in November-December 2008.

A live report of this year’s edition of Belgium’s Graspop Metal Meeting, which featured sets by a.o. Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Kiss, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Arch Enemy, Avenged Sevenfold, Throwdown, Bullet for My Valentine, Cavalera Conspiracy and many, many more can be found HERE.

The next edition of the Fracture weekly metal show on РњРњ TV, due to be aired on Suday at 10 p.m., is going to feature interviews with Whitesnake and Sonata Arctica, as well as videos by Tyr, Lamb of God, The Sisters of Mercy, Machine Head, Down, Brazen Abott, Yngwie Malmsteen, System of a Down […]

Bulgarian avantgardists Bluba Lu shall release their new album in September 2008. The follow-up to “World Melancholy” (2007) is going to be entitled “Groove Euroope“. Bluba Lu – “Free Me” (live)

Metal Hammer reporter Joel McIver received an unexpected phonecall in the evening of July 8 from Morbid Angel frontman David Vincent: “I was arrested in Italy today and charged with a weapons offense!” The singer went on to explain that the veteran death metal outfit had arrived at Milan airport that morning for a flight […]

Scars on Broadway – the current project by System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan – has posted the song “Chemicals” for streaming on myspace.com/scarsonbroadway. The track comes off the group’s self-titled debut album (view cover in the left), due out on July 29 via Interscope Records. Scars on Broadway – […]