TARJA TURUNEN will present the magnifiscent ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAT’ show at the naional Palace of Culture in Sofia on 30 March 2013. It will feature drummer MIKE TERRANA and an Orchestra and Choir. You can now see the first poster of a whole series with more to come soon. Tickets are available via www.tixgate.com.

On today’s edition of his ZOO radio show, ANDREY VLADOV will play some fantastic sounds of the likes of: – THE SCANTHARIES; – THE EVENS; –  BAD BRAINS (pictured); – MATTHEW DEAR; – BO NINGEN…. The ‘ZOO SHOW’ kicks off on Monday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – […]

A book about the Communist era in Bulgaria is out today, 17 December. ‘Valleys of Time’ (‘Долините на времето’) by LYUBOMIR MANOLOV and edited and designed by TEODOR MANOLOV of avant-garde band SMALL TRAGOEDIAS, is a selelction of 20 true stories about the victims of the Communist regime in Bulgaria during the 50s, 60s and 70s.   . And here’s the […]

GHOST has unveiled a song from their forthcoming album. The track is called ‘Secular Haze’ and can be streamed at this location. Though the album titled and its exact 2013 release date is still unknown, ‘Secular Haze’ is indeed our first taste of GHOST’s sophomore album. More details regarding the new album’s release should come […]

Keith Deen, former vocalist of 1980s Los Angeles thrashers HOLY TERROR, died on Thursday, December 13 after a three-month battle with cancer. He was 56 years old. HOLY TERROR was formed in the mid-1980s by Kurt Colfelt (a.k.a. Kurt Kilfelt; ex-AGENT STEEL) and ex-DARK ANGEL drummer Jack Schwarz, who left before the release of the […]

On today’s edition of his radio show NECRONOMICON, mighty Dr STIFFENSTEIN will dig deep into the heart of the Earth in search of civilizations. With the music of NEUROSIS, YOB, TRIBES OF NEUROT, BORIS, JESU and HARVESTMAN. ‘NECRONOMICON’ kicks off on Friday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – […]

GALLOWS new video for ‘Cross of Lorraine’ has made its online debut via Noisey:  

DEEP PURPLE will release their 19th studio album on April 26, 2013 but the title is still unknown, even to the group. After various songwriting sessions in Europe, the band recorded and mixed the project in Nashville with producer Bob Ezrin. The group’s first album since 2005’s ‘Rapture Of The Deep’ is rumored to be […]

A former bassist for both Nile and Divine Heresy has reportedly been arrested in North Carolina for his involvement in a marijuana distribution network. According to WSOCTV in Charlotte, Joseph Payne, 28, and an accomplice were arrested over the weekend in connection with an investigation into “marijuana being transported from the Charlotte area and distributed […]

Well, hell yeah. Thanks for all the good wishes, Stay cool, cheers and Beat the Bastards….