The biggest Bulgarian record label for heavy music has a very healthy business relationship with the labels of 11 of the 14 bands in the festival line-up. As usual, the emphasis is on bands from the Nuclear Blast stable, of which there are no less than five on show this year. The exclusive Wizard merchadise […]

Joe Cole is not the only new arrival at Liverpool with former Simply Red guitarist Sylvan Richardson joining the club as their new masseur. Richardson was part of the legendary soul group’s original line-up in 1985 but quit two years later having become disillusioned with the music industry. He is currently with Liverpool for pre-season […]

An album with songs to get drunk, depressed and doubtful by sounds like a real winner. But actor Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption, Dead Man Walking) — who recently split up with Susan Sarandon — seems to think this is exactly what the public want to hear, as revealed in a recent interview with the Daily […]

While in Las Vegas, NV promoting his upcoming album Audio Secrecy this past weekend, STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor stopped by local radio station KOMP‘s studios to do a quick acoustic set. Watch his cover of ALICE IN CHAINS’ ‘Nutshell’ from the event below. Stay tuned to the newly launched StoneSour.com for more information on […]

Former WARRANT singer Jani Lane has plead no contest to DUI stemming from his most recent arrest back in May – and has been ordered to serve 120 days in jail. Lane – who was also busted for DUI in 2009 – was arrested in Woodland Hills, CA on May 9th after crashing into a […]

Soulfly has released a statement confirming the departure of bassist Bobby Burns. According to the band, “The split was completely amicable and there was no animosity on either side.” Johny Chow (pictured below), who has played with Soulfly’s Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) and Marc Rizzo (guitar) in Cavalera Conspiracy and is a member of Fireball […]

15В BANDS in total from the Balkan region will reunite for the first edition ofВ  the extreme festival. It will be held at ‘THE BOX’ club in Sofia onВ 27 November, Saturday. The line-up conists of BulgariansВ COCKLUSH, D.S.O.L., HATEBOMB, GRUPA X., MIZERERE, MASS GRAVE, PATACA, FEODISTIS, VOMIT ERECTION will be joinedВ byВ Greek metallersВ BLUSTERYВ and MASS INFECTION,В Serbains INFESTВ and AWAITING FEAR […]

Bassist Bobby Burns has revealed in a posting on his Twitter profile that he has left SOULFLY after seven years and four albums with the Max Cavalera-led band. He writes, “To all the fans… SOULFLY and I have decided to part ways. Stay tuned for my next projects already in the works. Thanks 4 ur […]

Placebo are to release a download only single with a difference on September 6. It’s titled ‘Trigger Happy Hands’, and will come with a limited edition T-shirt, specially designed by the band in collaboration with Atticus Clothing. PLACEBO are set to play at theВ Winter Spots palace in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 13. Tickets are available […]

The Liverpool Echo is reporting that Beatle John Lennon could be immortalized forever on a commemorative coin if he takes the lead in a groundbreaking poll. For the first time in its 1,100-year history, the Royal Mint is asking the public to decide who should be commemorated on the next coin in its Great Britons […]