Franz Ferdinand have started work on their third studio album. Frontman Alex Kapranos said that the new songs he and guitarist Nick McCarthy are writing are different from their previous work, “but will still sound like Franz Ferdinand”. The Scottish group will forego almost any summer festival appearances in England or Europe to work on […]

The title track of the fourth studio album by Antimatter, “Leaving Eden” (see front cover in the left), is available for free download on the gloomy British project’s MySpace profile. After Duncan Patterson (ex-Anathema) left the then-duo in 2005, Mick Moss remained the sole member and gathered a number of session musicians around him (including […]

On Monday (March 19) at noon local time (CET+1), Tangra Mega Rock shall broadcast an interview (in English and Bulgarian) with Iron Maiden. The conversation was conducted by Vassil Varbanov in 1995, during the British band’s first ever concert in Bulgaria, and 12 years before their upcoming second visit in Sofia on June 4…

Vocalist Che Snelting has left the Dutch hardcore heroes Born from Pain after 10 years with the band. The singer has taken the decision himself, remaining good friends with the other members. Born from Pain will not be cancelling any confirmed show. On the contrary, the group has already announced its new frontman, namely Carl […]

The BulgarianВ dark post-punk group KPD-0 shall present new stuff live next Thursday, March 22, at the Black Box ClubВ in Sofia. The show – featuring also Cigaretta Рё Leepra de Luxe – starts at 8 p.m., with an entrance price of 3 Euro.

The name hinted by us two weeks ago has already been confirmed: Yes, Motorhead shall headline the second day (June 29) of the Kaliakra Rock Fest at the Kaliakra Stadium in Kavarna, Bulgaria! Tickets for Lemmy’s show – just like the ones for the Heaven and Hell concert on June 28 – shall cost 30 […]

Swiss industrial gods The Young Gods shall release a new album entitled “Super Ready/Fragmente” through the label Play It Again Sam on May 7. The 12 tracks on the CD present the first new recordings by the avantgarde trio since their 2004 album “Music for Artificial Clouds”. The group fronted by vocalist Franz Treichler is […]

Expect a live report of last night’s Iron Maiden concert in Belgrade, Serbia, very soon…

In a recent interview for Bulgaria’s most popular cultural guide, Programata Magazine, The Toy Dolls’ leader Olga stated: “I’m looking forward to playing in Sofia, I’m even a bit nervous…” The entire conversation (unfortunately in Bulgarian only) can be read HERE.

Revengia, the Swedish extreme metal band featuring Arch Enemy drummer Daniel Erlandsson, has finished mixing their new album, “Eraser”, at Studio Fredman with producer Fredrik Nordstrom. The follow-up to “A Decade in the Dark” (2004) shall contain about a dozen of songs. One of them shall be the title track, “Eraser”, and a 43-second-long audio […]