Bulgarian death metal masters Eufobia and their Polish colleagues Carnal shallВ head on the Curse This Tour 2008 through the Balkans in mid-April. All dates and venues can be found in our GIG GUIDE. Eufobia – “Maligna“

Queen and Paul Rodgers announced the dates for their autumn 2008 European tour. The shows start on September 16 at the Olympic Arena in Moscow and will go on until November 1. All dates and venues can be seen here. Queen + Paul Rodgers – “Hammer to Fall” (live)

Meshuggah‘s latest album, “obZen”, has sold 11,400 copies in the USA in its first week of release to debut at position No. 59 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. This is substantially more than the 7,000 first-week total achieved by its predecessor, “Catch 33”, which landed at No. 170 back in June 2005.

The American quartet The Raconteurs that features Jack White of The White Stripes, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of The Greenhornes, are to release a new album on March 25 via Third Man/Warner Bros. Entitled “Consolers of the Lonely“, the effort will be available on CD, vinyl and as a complete download in […]

Portishead‘s new video for their comeback single “Machine Gun” appeared online yesterday, and can already be watched below. The track comes off the trip-hop trio’s new studio album, “Third” (view cover in the left), scheduled for release on April 28. Portishead – “Machine Gun“

Norway’s industrial metal beasts Red Harvest will release “The Red Line Archives” on April 28 in Europe. The word goes about a retrospective CD feature 11 old tracks, remixes and some unreleased stuff. Red Harvest – “AEP” (live)

…not on the narrow stage at the Black Box Club,” stated Victor Alexandrov after last night’s concert by the iconic U.S. hard rock singerВ Jeff Scott SotoВ and the young Brazilians Tempestt at the above-mentioned venue in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. Tons of photos, courtesy of that very same Victor Alexandrov,В are available in our GALLERYВ and HERE.

Scott Ian was added to the list of online pros on UltimateBet.com. Anthrax‘s guitarist has learned the game from 11-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth and longtime pro and WSOP bracelet winner Annie Duke. Now, as an UtimateBet pro, Ian will play in every Sunday $200,000-guaranteeed tournament with a bounty on his […]

Iconic American vocalistВ Jeff Scott SotoВ (on the photo) and the Brazilian band Tempestt shall play live at the Black Box Club in Sofia, Bulgaria tonight. The show starts at 8 p.m., with tickets costing 15 Euro at the door. Jeff Scott Soto – “Seperate Ways” (live 2007)

Vocalist David DeFeis (Virgin Steele), drummer Thomen Stauch (on the photo; ex-Blind Guardian, Savage Circus) and guitarist Axel Ritt (Domain) have joined forces in a new, as-yet-unnamed band. The group is still looking for a suitable bass player, although the songwriting process for the debut album has already begun. The musical direction is described as […]