Drummer Chris Stromquist revealed that his US-based American-Bulgarian-Japanese-Croatian-Bosnian gang Kultur Shock shall release a recording of its sold-out show on December 1, 2006 at the Traffic Club in Sofia, Bulgaria during the third edition of the Tangra Mega Live concert series! “The new Kultur Shock live record, tentatively entitled “Live in Europe”, is mixed and […]

Amorphis and Benediction shall do signing sessions at the venue during the 20 Years Nuclear Blast Festival on November 3 at Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Finns shall give autographs at the hall’s foyer at 3:40 p.m., and the Brits – right after their set. Here’s the exact timing for the festival: – […]

Linda Stein, the one-time manager of The Ramones and ex-wife of Sire Records head/Warner Brothers vice-president Seymour Stein, was found dead on Tuesday night (October 30) in her Upper East Side apartment in Manhattan. Stein, 62, was found dead in her kitchen from “blunt force trauma to the head”. Police are treating the death as […]

After releasing their latest album “In Rainbows” as a download-only via Radiohead.com last month, Radiohead announced they’ve issue the effort on CD, too. To enable this, Thom Yorke & Co. have signed a deal with the independent label XL Recordings, known for working with artists like The White Stripes and Dizzee Rascal. The physical version […]

After releasing their double live CD “The Roundhouse Tapes” a week ago via Peaceville Records, Sweden’s metal avantgardists Opeth didn’t waste their time at all, as it gets obvious from an update issued by frontman Mikael Akerfeldt: “On October 28 at 9:20 a.m. my wife gave birth to our second daughter, Mirjam Ebba Maria Г…kerfeldt. […]

On October 27, the German city of Stuttgart hosted the first edition of the 20 Years Nuclear Blast Festival, featuring Dimmu Borgir, Kataklysm, Blind Guardian, EdguyВ and Subway to Sally. Photos from the event can be seen HERE. The second and last edition of the 20 Years Nuclear Blast FestВ shall take place this Saturday in Sofia, […]

Gorillaz have revealed they will release a documentary film that goes behind the scenes of Damon Albarn’s animated band. Entitled “Bananaz”, the movie will be the first one to capture the reality behind the multi-platinum band that was created following a late-night conversation between Blur’s frontman and animator Jamie Hewlett in 2000.

The end of this week shall witness the opening of a new club in Sofia, Bulgaria, called simply The Club and situated right next to the Pliska Hotel. The good news is that the venue shall host live shows every Friday. What’s been announced so far is that bands like Ostava, D_2, Macrophone, CrowfishВ and Fyeld […]

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers shall release a box set entitled “Runnin’ Down a Dream” on December 17. The four-disc set will include three DVDs and a CD, featuring rare and unreleased audio tracks, a video documentary of the band’s 30th anniversary show in their hometown of Gainsville, Florida, and the film “Runnin’ Down a […]

The legendary “Death Cult” demo tape by the Swiss progressive thrash metal legends Coroner can be downloaded for free HERE. The four tracks on the effort – “Spectators of Sin”, “Spiral Dream”, “Aerial Combat” and “The Invincible” – were recorded on October 10, 1985 in a line-up featuring bassist Ron Royce, drummer Marquis Marky and […]