A single mother who was accused of illegally downloading tracks by Guns N’ Roses, Opeth and other band has been ordered to pay $220,000 in damages after a federal jury ruled she shared copyrighted music online. Six record companies – Sony BMG, Arista Records LLC, Interscope Records, UMG Recordings Inc., Capitol Records Inc. and Warner […]

Nirvana‘s lgendary “MTV Unplugged in New York”, recorded on November 18, 1993 and released on CD on November 1, 1994, will finally make its DVD debut on November 20, 2007 via Universal Music. The DVD will include additional stuff like soundcheck and behind-the-scenes footage, while its actual substance will include following tracklist: About a Girl […]

After signing to Nuclear Blast a month ago, Finland’s folk metal masters Korpiklaani have not wasted their time at all. On the contrary, their next full-length studio album is already recorded and mixed. The CD is going to contain 14 songs plus two bonus tracks on some its edition, and the title is going to […]

Exactly at 4 p.m. onВ Saturday, October 6, the start of the new and only official Bulgaria IPВ rock televisionВ shall be given -В Tangra TV.В On www.Tangra.tv you’ll be able to watch brand-new, as well as classic rock and metalВ videos. You’ll see footage of the concerts promoted by Tangra Mega Rock and some of the leading local promoters. All […]

Wales’ extreme reggae metal four-piece Skindred shall finally release their long-awaited second full-length album. Entitled “Roots Rock Riot” (view cover in the left), the CD will feature 12 tracks and is going to appear in Europe on October 22 via Bieler Bros. Skindred gained a cult status with their 2002 debut “Babylon”, mainly due to […]

Britain’s indi trip rock quartet Bloc Party shall release a brand-new single on November 12. It’s going to feature the title song “Flux” plus two exclusive tracks – “Emma Kate’s Accident” on the CD version and “‘The Once and Future King” on the 7-inch EP. The effort was recorded with Jacknife Lee, who also produced […]

Two decades after breaking up, Seattle’s grunge godfathers Green River have announced they’ll reform next summer for a special show to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the cult local label Sub Pop Records. The band that released three EPs and one album, “Rehab Doll” (1988), consisted of guitarist Jeff Ament and bass player Stone Gossard […]

New York’s new metalcore hopes Bloodsimple are going to release their sophomore album, entitled “Red Harvest”, on October 30 via Warner. The follow-up to the band’s 2005 debut “A Cruel World” is going to contain 11 tracks. For those who are not familiar with the guys’ music, check it out at Bloodsimple’s official MySpace profile.

After a decade-long period of silence following the release of their only two studio albums – “Dummy” (1994) and “Portishead” (1997) – Portishead seem to finally getting nearer and nearer to the release of their third effort (not counting 1998’s concert recording “Roseland NYC Live”). Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley have finished laying […]

Bulgarian hardcore leaders Last Hope and their British colleagues Honour Among Thieves shall do a show in Moscow onВ November 6. The venue is called Zolotoe Koltzo, and the show starts at 8 p.m. Two days earlier Last Hope shall do their first performance in Russia’s capital together with Born from Pain. Meanwhile, starting on October […]