Cornelius Jakhelln of Norway’s avantgarde metal duo Solefald won the first prize in a big Scandinavian novel contest for his saga novel “Gudenes Fall” (“The Fall of the Gods”). A part of the prize sum shall be used by the musician to build up his new little record label in Berlin, called Von Jackhelln Inhuman, […]

Former Styx vocalist Dennis DeYoung has revealed the front cover artwork (view it in the left) for his upcoming full-length solo album. Entitled “One Hundred Years from Now”, the CD is going to contain 11 tracks melodic rock tracks and is due to surface in the near future.

OnВ May 31В (Thursday) Sofia’sВ Tri Ushi ClubВ shall hos a release party for the new Nine Inch Nails albumВ “Year Zero”, presented by the Bulgarian DJs Dr. TerrorВ and M.O.S. Krindo. The party starts at 9 p.m., tickets cost 3 leva / 2 Euro, and the poster can be viewed in ourВ Gig Guide.

Now you’ve got the chance to visit one of the shows which are part of the Tuborg Green Fest 2007, a.o. INXS, Pink and Michael Bolton in Sofia, and Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers in Serbia. For checking out the rules of the game, visit www.tuborg.bg.

NWOBHM veterans Diamond Head are putting the finnishing touches to the recordings for their new full-length studio album with producer Dave Nichols, known for being Stone Sour’s tour sound engineer. Entitled “What’s in Your Head?”, the CD is going to feature 11 tracks, a.o. “Nothing to Lose” and “I Feel No Pain”, “This Planet and […]

A new Garbage song, entitled “Tell Me Where It Hurts”, is set to feature on the band’s upcoming “best of” album, “Absolute Garbage”, due out on July 16 as a 3-disc combo. It will include 17 hits on the first CD, 14 remixes on the second one (done by a.o. UNKLE, Massive Attack, The Crystal […]

Germany’s folk metal leaders Subway to Sally are working on their next full-length album. The CD, entitled “Bastard”, is currently being recorded in various studios in the band’s homeland and Denmark. The release date is scheduled for October 26 via Nuclear Blast.

Rock biographer Joel McIver – author of the books “Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica” and “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” – is currently writing the world’s first English-language biography of Slayer. The work is tentatively titled “Slayer: The Bloody Reign of the Planet’s Heaviest Band” and will be via Omnibus Press – the largest specialist […]

And so, the most watchfully kept secret in the recent history of Finnish metal has been revealed yesterday – the name of the new Nightwish singer is Anette Olzon (on the photo). She’s Swedish, born on June 21, 1971, and has been a member of bands like Alyson Avenue, Take Cover, a.o. So far, Anette’s […]

From now on you can purchase tickets for Tangra Mega Rock Night at Arena Muzika 2007 – the mega-concert promoted by Tangra Mega Rock, Jack Daniel’sВ and Coca-Cola on June 20 at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. Tickets for the show – featuring The Exploited, Harmful, Mondo Generator, Upsurt, EbanizmВ and The Bistritsa Babas on one […]