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Ignite vocalist Zoli Teglas has been tapped to temporarily fill the vacant position in Pennywise. Teglas will be taking the place of longtime Pennywise singer Jim Lindberg who departed in August 2009. As of right now, the vocalist has only been confirmed for the two day Smokeout Festival set for October 23 and 24 and […]

Marillion are allowing a fan to play tracks from their new album on the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square on Tuesday evening. Richard Loveridge, 38, will spend his hour on the plinth talking about his 26-year love of the prog-rock veterans. The fourth plinth is part of Antony Gormley’s One and Other exhibition. The […]

With the next Gorillaz album due out sometime in 2010, it’s no surprise that Damon Albarn’s animated project has begun tapping guests to lend a hand. First, we received word that hip-hop heads De La Soul would be on the new record, which is tentatively titled ‘Plastic Beach’, and now it’s been revealed that the […]

With his sixth solo studio album coming September 15, Mark Knopfler is planning a big tour in 2010. “It’ll be four, five months,” the former Dire Straits frontman tells Billboard.com. “Springtime – April, May – in the U.S., and June and July in Europe. And I’d like a week at the Royal Albert Hall (in […]

It was 1:30 pm Bulgarian time, when vocalist Gino and guitarist Val calledВ theВ ‘Coffee Shop RUSKOV’ show to tell Nasso all the details about their forthcomingВ album ‘Integration’, which will be officially outВ on September 19. AndВ it was imminent to talk about the forthcoming concert in Sofia on December 1st. DETAILS! The full interview will be published […]

Sony Music Entertainment Germany in Munich and Hannover-based independent music company SPV Schallplatten, Produktion und Vertrieb GmbH have forged a comprehensive partnership. Subject to anti-trust clearance in Germany and Brussels, Sony Music will be distributing a large part of SPV’s hard rock and metal repertoire on the latter’s behalf starting Oct. 1, 2009. Insolvency proceedings […]

The majestic concert of ex-Deep Purple keyboardist last night at the Roman theater in PlovdivВ which opened last nightВ theВ Autumn Hall of the Arts 2009 will be on Bulgarian national TV on Saturday, October 3d. GALLERY

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, VAN HALEN netted an extra $1 million dollars in the fall of 2007 when up to 500 of the best seats to each of about 20 of the band’s concerts were pulled from the Ticketmaster system and passed directly to ticket scalpers. The brokers allegedly kept […]

We know it’s tough for Danzig fans to let the light shine on those blackened hearts, but we’ve got some news that’s guaranteed to make you happy. So turn those frowns upside down, get out of the basement and enjoy life a bit because there’s gonna be some Danzig action in the closing half of […]

Swedish progressive metal act, Katatonia, is set to release their latest album, ‘Night is the New Day’, on NovemberВ 2nd via Peaceville Records. The highly anticipated album, from one of Europe’s premier progressive bands, ‘Night is the New Day’ is the follow up to Katatonia’s groundbreaking 2006 release, ‘The Great Cold Distance’. It is their eighth […]