In the late afternoon of April 12, the Hristo Botev Cultural Center in Sofia, Bulgaria, was a place where metal fans were appointed to see one of the greatest Greek metal bands ever – Rotting Christ. For the fourth time Bulgaria became part of a tour of theirs, this time promoting songs from their latest […]

New York’s indie/post-punk veterans Sonic Youth shall reissue their landmark 1988 album “Daydream Nation” as a double CD on June 12. The first disc contains the original release, which has been remastered under the band’s supervision, while the second CD features 15 live performances from their Daydream Nation Tour, plus studio bonus tracks, a.o. cover […]

British doomsters Orange Goblin have posted a new track, entitled “Hounds Ditch”, on their MySpace profile. The song is off the group’s upcoming album, “Healing Through Fire” (view cover in the left), due on May 21 via Sanctuary Records. The effort will contain 9 stoned tracks plus a bonus DVD featuring live footage and interviews […]

German power metallers Primal Fear have set “New Religion” as the title of their new album, due on August 31 via Frontiers Records. The CD shall contain 11 songs, some of them recorded with special guest appearances by Magnus Karlsson of Starbreaker, Kai Hansen of Gamma Ray and Simone Simons of Epica.

A previously unreleased song by Adler’s Appetite, featuring original Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler (on the photo), has been posted online at www.myspace.com/stevenadlersite. The track, entitled “Sadder Days”, was recorded in April 2005 and composed by the quartet’s guitarist and producer Keri Kelli (also in Alice Cooper’s band). The line-up of Adler’s Appetite is […]

Swedish metallers EvergreyВ have officially parted ways with bassist Fredrik Larsson – only nine months after he was recruited as the replacement for Michael Hakansson, who, on the other hand, left in order to join HammerFall. Apart from that, Evergrey are working on the follow-up to 2006’s “Monday Morning Apocalypse”, due later in the year.

Next week – the week of the one-night reuinion of Babyface Clan – the Varbanov Supermarket daily radio show stops its existence… for three days. OnВ Monday,В TuesdayВ andВ WednesdayВ the time betweenВ 10 a.m.В until 2 p.m.В shall be “given” to a new radio show on Tangra Mega Rock – Second Hand Ruskov – moderated by… Nasso Ruskov, of course! Yes, the […]

Swedish extreme metallers Soilwork are continuing work on their new album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast. At the moment, vocalist Bjorn Strid is in Canada, recording vocals under the guidance of Devin Townsend of Strapping Young Lad (who has assisted the Swedes on their 2002 release “Natural Born Chaos”, too). Songtitles set […]

Lostprophets have finished writing songs for their new, fourth, as yet untitled album. The Welsh alternative rock sextet intends to start recording in May and June. The follow-up to last year’s “Liberation Transmission” is expected to surface sometime during the autumn.

Ozzy Osbourne‘s first new studio album in 6 years, “Black Rain”, will arrive on May 21 via Epic Records. Songs off the CD can already be heard on the singer’s website, as we informed youВ a week ago. All the material has been recorded at Ozzy’s home studio in Los Angeles and, what’s more important, it’s […]