The official website of original KISS drummer PETER CRISS has been updated to display a batch of original sketchings, created by Peter circa 1975 – 1976. An example can be seen below. Check out more sketchings at this location. В 

Finnish metal Gods AMORPHIS are on their way to Sofia. The Beginning of Times tour hits the Bulgarian capital on November 10. Please note that the show has been MOVED to the ‘Arena Sofia’. The original venue was the ‘4km Party Center’, but due to increased interest from parents wanting to bring their kids to […]

Alternative rock personalities Collective Soul hit it big in the ‘90s with memorable nuggets such as “Shine,” “December” and “The World I Know.” Now, Dean Roland, a founding member of the group, and producer / musician Ryan Potesta are prepping material for their first collaboration, an album called Mass, under the name Magnets & Ghosts. […]

Angels and Airwaves have announced the replacement for recently departed drummer Atom Willard. The band has recruited 23-year-old drummer/keyboardist Ilan Rubin (NIN, Lost Prophets, The New Regime) to the band. The news comes as the band gears up for the release of Love Part II on November 11th, 2011. The album, which follows 2010’s LOVE, […]

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Organizers say an Aerosmith concert in Paraguay will be postponed one day after singer Steven Tyler fell in his hotel bathroom, hitting his face and losing two teeth. Garzia Group spokesman Marcelo Antunez is calling the accident “minor” and says the concert will be held on Wednesday. Antunez says it will be […]

The longawated show of OVERDAWN in Sofia will be at Rock bar Fans on 13 November. Also on the bill are ZAPLAHA and the brand new metalcore project TATUL. Show kicks off at 9 pm, entry 6.00 BGN.

Hungarian psychobilly maniacs THE SILVER SHINE are returning to Sofia to play a gig at the ‘Swingin’ Hall’ on November 7. The gig is part of the band currrent European tour in support of its latest studio albumВ ‘Saint or Sinner’. Tickets priced 7 BGN (3.50 Euro) will be sold at the door!

MACHINE HEAD’s video for the song “Locust” can be previewed in the commercial for the band’s new album, “Unto The Locust”, which can be seen below. The clip was directed by Mike Sloat, who previously helmed MACHINE HEAD’s videos for “Imperium”, “Days Turn Blue To Gray”, “Aesthetics Of Hate”, “Now I Lay Thee Down” and […]

Gregorian chants generally don’t have too much in common with rock music. Sure, sometimes they set a brooding tone in an intro to a doom metal song, but rockers generally scream, growl, wail or sing. They don’t chant. German music producer, Frank Peterson, who previously performed in the elevator rock band Enigma, likes defying convention. […]

The B-52s have released their first-ever live album, which captures the band almost 34 years to the day since their very first gig in their hometown of Athens, Georgia. With the Wild Crowd was recorded in February 2011, just a few days after the anniversary of their debut show on Valentine’s Day, 1977. The album […]