ANATHEMA will play a special show at the Royal Bulgaria Hall in Sofia on 11 November. It will be the third coming of the band to Bulgaria after the fantastic first ever rock concert at the same venue back in 2010 and the amazing performance at the  Roman theater in Plovdivin 2012 , released on Blu-ray and DVD – see below. […]

 DEF LEPPARD are releasing their 10th album. The follow-up to 2008’s Songs From The Sparkle Lounge was written over an 18-month period and completed during the summer.   Guitarist Phil Collen recently described the work as “probably the most diverse thing we’ve ever done,” adding: “I think it’s the best thing we’ve done since Hysteria – I really do. It’s the […]

Finally, the new Warcraft movie trailer’s out – and it looks awesome. Fans got the chance to see it at the Blizzcon gaming convention in California on Friday. Director Duncan Jones hopes it appeals to people who don’t play MMO (massively multiplayer online) games like the one its based on, World of Warcraft. “I want […]

   On today’s edition of his ZOO radio show, ANDREY VLADOV is dedicated to the new albums of: – DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE (pictured); – JASON ISBELL; – JESSE MALIN; – LOS LOBOS; – LOW. The ‘ZOO SHOW’ kicks off on Monday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for details […]

 It’s undeniably great that Dead Can Dance’s best students are none other but Sofia-based act IRFAN. During the years we’ve listened to a horde of bands directly inspired by Perry and Gerrard’s albums but none of them comes close to the exquisite concept, offered by these Bulgarians….read more

As part of the label’s ongoing 25th anniversary celebration, Relapse Records has released a 38-song label sampler available for free download via Bandcamp and Amazon MP3. The sampler showcases the label’s eclectic roster, which spans all realms of dark and heavy music including death metal, grindcore, thrash metal, stoner rock, drone, black metal, sludge metal, […]

Today on Vassil Varbanov’s TANGRA METAL SHOCK show the new releases of  DEVIL YOU KNOW, SAXON (pictured) and DEF LEPPARD will be played.  TANGRA METAL SHOCK kicks off at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET).

THE CULT will release their 10th album entitled Hidden City on February 5. It’ll be Ian Astbury and co’s first studio release since 2012’s Choice Of Weapon and is now available for pre-order. Those who purchase ahead of launch will gain instant access to their latest single Dark Energy. THE CULT head out on a […]

Ritchie Blackmore’s touring lineup for his upcoming shows has been revealed.   The guitar icon will hit the road with his new version of RAINBOW for two German Monsters Of Rock festivals in June, and an appearance at Birmingham’s Genting Arena the same month.   The lineup will consist of Blackmore, Lords Of Black singer […]

AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows revealed in a new interview that the band has recruited longtime BAD RELIGION member Brooks Wackerman as their new drummer. Wackerman surprised fans with his recent departure from BAD RELIGION but the reason for the slit was explained when he along with Shadows appeared on the Talk Is Jericho podcast hosted by […]