A concert in memory of the late Bulgarian musician and showman Kembula shall take place onВ May 5В (Saturday) at the City Square in Kavarna, Bulgaria.В Emil TrifonovВ a.k.a. Kembula diedВ on March 17 in a car crash in Sofia. Bands confirmed to take part in the concert are Hypodil,В SignalВ and B.T.R..

Norwegian singer Vibeke Stene (ex-Tristania) has firmly declined the rumours that she has joined Nightwish as the replacement for Tarja Turunen. According to Stene, “That is not true. I would not want to sing for Nightwish. Tristania’s record label asked me a year ago if it was ok to put out the rumour that I […]

Swedish death’n’roll masters Entombed are to release their new album, “Serpent Saints – The Ten Ammendments”, in June 2007 via the Stockholm-based label Threeman Recordings. This shall be the first full-length studio release by Entombed since 2003’s “Inferno”, and their first record with new drummer Olle Dahlstedt (ex-Misery Loves Co.).

The English music magazine Kerrang! has tallied up the hardest, most legendary rockers of this century and crowned AC/DC’s Angus Young as the top “Rock Icon”, beating some of the biggest names in the business. Here’s the top 10 list of Rock Icons: Angus Young (AC/DC) Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, ex-Nirvana) Billie Joe Armstrong (Green […]

Holyhell is a female-fronted newcomer band that shall release their debut single, “Apocalypse”, on March 23 via Magic Circle Music – the U.S. label known mainly as “home” of Manowar. No wonder that the CD was produced by Joey DeMaio, and that the group was chosen – next to Rhapsody of Fire – as a […]

Italian progressive metallers Eldritch shall release their seventh album, “Blackenday” (view front cover in the left), on April 20 in Europe and on May 8 in the USA via InsideOut Music. The song “Broken Road” features guest appearances by Ray Alder (Fates Warning, Engine, Redemption) and Nicholas Van Dyk (Redemption), while on all the other […]

The Welsh rockers Funeral for a Friend confirmed that their new album shall be entitled “Tales Don’t Tell Themselves” (view cover below), and its release date is planned for May 14 via Atlantic Records. “Tales Don’t Tell Themselves” shall consist of 10 songs, and the video for the first one, “Into Oblivion (Reunion)”, can already […]

The Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat has reported that Nightwish have chosen former Tristania frontwoman Vibeke Stene (on the photo) as the replacement for singer Tarja Turunen. There’s still no confirmation from the band. However, it’s a fact that Vibeke quit Tristania less than a month ago “due to personal reasons”…

Bon Jovi are to release their new, tenth studio album in Europe on June 18 via Mercury/Universal. The CD, entitled “Lost Highway”, has been co-produced by Dann Huff and John Shanks. The first single off the album, “(You Want to) Make a Memory”, hits radio stations today. Other songs confirmed to find their place on […]

Italian/German gothic/black metal band Graveworm will release its sixth album, “Collateral Defect”, on May 25. The CD was recorded at Stage One Studio in Borgentreich, Germany, with producer Andy Classen. The follow-up to 2005’s “(N)utopia” contains 10 songs and features guest appearances by Maurizio Iacono from Kataklysm and Matze from The Sorrow, plus a cover […]