Deep Purple bass player Roger Glover has revealed he’s been busy working on his next full-length solo album. The CD, due out in the spring of 2008, is going to be entitled “Close Up”.

The Finnish punk trio Kylahullut, fronted by Children of Bodom‘s mastermind Alexi Laiho, will release its new album, entitled “Peraaukko Sivistyksessa” (Asshole in Civilization), in November through Finland’s Kraklund Records. The CD is going to contain 12 tracks sung in the guys’ native language, a.o. “Tillintallin tasapaa!” (Brainless!), “Kieli hanurissa” (Tongue in ass), “Ma heitan […]

The concert by Mizar, Irfan, Kayno Yesno Slonce, Voyvoda, Rose Rovine e AmantiВ and Daemonia Nymphe in Sofia, Bulgaria on October 14 shall take place at the Lumiere Hall in the National Palace of Culture, event promoters Gorgon announced today. During the show Mizar shall premiere their fourth full-length album, “A View to a Flower Garden”, […]

Britain’s progressive metal heroes Threshold have announced they will release their first ever “best of” collection on November 19 via their former label, InsideOut Music. Entitled “The Ravages of Time (The Best of Threshold)”, the two-disc set will feature over 140 minutes of music, namely 20 tracks from all Threshold studio albums plus some previously […]

Rage Against the Machine vocalist Zack de la Rocha has completed work on his first solo album, on which he has been working on and off since leaving the band in 2000. The project features Zack on the mike and keybords and drummer Jon Theodore (ex-The Mars Volta), and theВ music is said to sound as […]

The young Bulgarian booking agency 4Live Promotions had to cancel the previously announced concert by Vicious Rumors, Agent SteelВ and After All in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24 “due to surprisingly low interest and very few tickets sold”.

Dead Kennedys are to release a new official compilation album in October. The CD is going to be entitled “Milking the Sacred Cow” (view front cover in the left), and is going to contain ten of the Californian punk rock masters’ greatest hist, as well as two live recordings, namely these: 01. California ueber alles […]

On Monday, September 24, the Ticket Center of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria shall start selling tickets for Mark Knopfler‘s show in Sofia on June 11, 2008. The first 20 people who buy tickets for the event shall get either an extra pass for the concert or a poster signedВ by Mark himself.

An honest (last?) conversation with industrial metal godfather Al Jourgensen about the new (last) Ministry album “The Last Sucker”, the upcoming (last) Ministry tour The See You Latour, the endless (last) Ministry inspiration entitled the “poor, stupid fuck” George W. Bush, and lots of others (last?) topics… The entire interview (as text and audio) is […]

Legendary British punk rockers Sex Pistols have revealed they’ll be reuniting again to do a one-off gig at London’s Brixton Academy on November 8. This will be the quartet’s first and only show since 2003. For those who’ll be around at that time – tickets for the concert go on sale this Friday, September 21.