There’s still no confirmation whether the long-awaited and several-times-postponed new studio album by The Cure shall surface this spring or not, however the band spread another intriguing news via its official homepage: “5th March 2008 the Spanish “City of the Arts and Sciences” (Valencia) will welcome musical icons The Cure as the headline act of […]

Seattle’s alternative rock heroes Candlebox have entered an LA studio to start writing songs for their highly anticipated fourth full-length studio album. The follow-up to “Happy Pills” (1998) is due in late spring. Keep on checking myspace.com/candlebox for updates. Candlebox – “It’s Alright“

Trent Reznor and Saul Williams have revealed information about their free downloading experiment. As we informed you some time ago, Williams released his Reznor-produced solo album “The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust” via as a download version on niggytardust.com, where fans could either download it for free or pay $5 for the record. To […]

The Cleveland-based masked metallers Mushroomhead have won the MTV Headbanger’s Ball “2007 Video of the Year” award for their song “1200” off their latest album, “Savior Sorrow” (2006). Check it out here: Mushroomhead – “1200“

The first Britpop Party for the year at theВ Stroeja ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria shall take place next Tuesday, January 8. The start shall be given at 9 p.m., entrance is free, and the poster for the event can be seen in our GIG GUIDE.

Kiss frontman Paul Stanley has recorded a duet with Sarah Brightman. The song, entitled “I Will Be with You“, shall be included in the English soprano’s forthcoming album, “Symphony“, due on January 29. Sarah Brightman, ex-wife of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, is best known for her role as Christine Daae in “The Phantom of the […]

Wes Borland (ex-Limp Bizkit), Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, ex-Nine Inch Nails), Danny Lohner (ex-Nine Inch Nails, Tapeworm, Killing Joke) and Josh Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv) have started writing songs for the second album of their project Black Light Burns. Unfortunately, the follow-up to 2007’s debut “Cruel Melody” shall surface no earlier than 2009… Black […]

After visiting Bulgaria half a year ago for the fisrt time ever, the Japanese band Yamato shall return in the Eastern European country on February 11, 2008. The show with the traditional Japanese wadayko drums shall take place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets cost from 16 to […]

Mr. Vegard Sverre Tveitan, better known as Ihsahn of Emperor, Peccatum and Thou Shalt Suffer, shall release his second solo album in the spring. The follow-up to “The Adversary” (2006) is to be called “Angl”. Ihsahn – “Invocation“

This week’s edition of the weekly FractureВ Show on РњРњ TV (Sundays at 10 p.m.) shall feature a live report of Benediction’s show at the 20 Years Nuclear Blast Fest in Sofia Bulgaria, as well as videos by The Red Chord, Autumn, Daath, Sanctity, Moonspell, Paradise Lost and more.