On June 28, 2008 (Saturday) the Icelandic superstars BjГ¶rk and Sigur RГіs (on the photo) will team up to perform a free concert in their hometown of Reykjavik. The NГЎttГєra Concert is a bid to raise awareness of the destruction of Iceland’s natural landscape, and will be webcast live from from 7 p.m. to 10 […]

Bulgarian hardcore leadersВ Last Hope shall play live on four of Europe’s big summer festivals. First is the Metal Healing Festival in Drama, Greece, on July 27. Then there’s the Rise Or Die FestВ onВ August 16В in Essen, Germany. Finally there’ll be two events in Belgium – MMC FestВ and No Limit Festival 3 -В respectively on September 27В and 28. […]

Legendary Seattle-based label Sub Pop‘s got a new band on its hands. The word goes about Death Vessel – a neo-folk project from Brooklyn, New York fronted by Joel Thibodeau. Its new album, entitled “Nothing Is Precious Enough for Us“, shall surface on August 19. Meanwhile, check out some of Death Vessel’s music at myspace.com/deathvessel […]

Former Cancer vocalist and guitarist John Walker, Raquel Walker (vocals; ex-Abfys), Adrian Builear (bass; ex-Mourning Beloveth) and Mark O’Connel (drums; ex-Decaidah) have joined forces in a new group called Liquid Graveyard. The quartet is planning to record its debut album in November 2008, and describes its music as “hard rock and progressive avantgarde metal”. To […]

The Bulgarian publishing house Mahaloto shall release its new book tomorrow. This time its a Bulgarian translation of Charles R. Cross’ “Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix“. Check out its front cover here:

Ticketstream Bulgaria signed a deal with Office 1 Superstore. This way you’ll be able to buy tickets for shows by a.o. Lenny Kravitz, Slayer, Manowar, In Flames andВ Alice Cooper in Bulgaria from more than 80 stores of the chain in the country.

This year’s edition of the Kaliakra Rock Fest, set to take place on July 5-7В in Kavarna, Bulgaria, and featuring healining performances by Manowar, Alice Cooper, Slayer and In Flames, shall be visited by fans from all over the Balkans, a.o. from Serbia and Romania. Tickets for the event are still available at quite reasonable prices […]

La Plebe won’t play at the Backstage Club in Sofia, Bulgaria on the previously announced date June 29, but on the next one – Monday, June 30.

Britain’s industrial rockers Pitchshifter are planning to release a new full-length studio album in 2009. The CD is tentatively titled “20 Years of Mayhem“, and it’s birth is going to coincide with the band’s 20th anniversary. Pitchshifter – “Genius“

OHM:, the current project of Chris Poland of Megadeth fame, will release its new, third studio album on August 26 via Shrapnel/Tone Center Records. The CD (view cover in the left) shall be entitled “Circus of Sound” and is going to feature 14 “progressive rock fusion” compositions.