Dimmu Borgir‘s new album, “In Sorte Diaboli”, has sold 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at position No. 43 on the Billboard chart. This is more than double the 6,400 first-week tally achieved by its predecessor, “Death Cult Armageddon” (2003), which landed at position No. 169. For […]

The homepage of Kavarna, Bulgaria, has revealed the time schedule for the free open air show due to take place on Sunday,В May 6, at the village’s central square. The concert shall be opened at 11 a.m. (CET+1) by the local supporting act, Nona Yotova Band. Afterwards, at 12:30 at noon, the stage shall be invaded […]

The reunited Dinosaur Jr. have uploaded all tracks off their brand-new studio album, “Beyond” (view cover in the left), for free listening on their official MySpace profile. The CD, which was released in Europe on Monday, April 30, is the first in 18 years to feature Dinosaur Jr.’s original line-up of J. Mascis, Lou Barlow […]

Legendary former Uriah Heep memberВ Ken HensleyВ (keyboards, vocals, guitar) shall release his new studio album onВ May 25В via Politur/Membran. The CD, entitled “Blood on the Highway” (view cover in the left) features various guest appearances by musicians such as Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple, Black Sabbath), Jorn Lande (ex-Masterplan),В John LawtonВ (ex-Uriah Heep),В Eve Gallagher, etc. Повече подробности Р·Р° албума Кен […]

The Greek metalcore quintet Studio Waste shall play twoВ concerts in Bulgaria. The first one shall be tomorrow, May 3, at Sofia’s Black Box ClubВ together with She Was Asking for It, Empty Face Рё Spot. On Friday, May 4, the band shall visit Varna’s Area 51 ClubВ to perform together with Distorment andВ Cold Breath. Both shows start […]

The Bulgarian black metal quartetВ Severia shall release its debut EP, “Four Stages of a Deathtrip” (see cover in the left), next Monday (May 7)В via IMSB/Nox Studio. The CD contains 4 recorded at Agartha Studio in the group’s hometown, Burgas, in a line-up featuringВ Wulfilla (vocals and guitar; Hieronymus Bosch, ex-Diabolism),В Belfegor (guitar; Vrani Volosa, ex-Dark Inversion),В Diabolus (bass)В andВ Firebliss […]

Rhino Records have officially set August 28 as the release date for Heaven & Hell‘s “Live from Radio City Music Hall” DVD and two-CD set. As the title implies, the effort was recorded live at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City a month ago, on March 30, 2007. The group’s setlist during […]

Guitarist Mikey Doling (ex-Soulfy, Snot) shall release the debut album with his current band Invitro on August 7 – the birthday of late Snot frontman Lynn Strait. The CD, due to appear via Doling’s own Gridiron Records, shall be entitled “When I Was a Planet”. Meanwhile, in May and June, Invitro shall support Static-X on […]

The supergroup Circus Diablo signed a deal with the label Koch Entertainment for the release of the group’s self-titled debut album (view cover in the left), due to appear on July 2. “Circus Diablo” was recorded in a line-up featuring guitarist Billy Duffy (The Cult), guitarist Ricky Warwick (The Almighty), vocalist Billy Morrison (Camp Freddy, […]

The tenth anniversary edition of Germany’s Summer Breeze festival, set to take place in Dinkelsbuehl for 3 days, between August 16 and 18, seems to become one of the biggest rivals to the hugest local metal event, the Wacken Open Air. So far Summer Breeze’s line-up is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Absolute […]