BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed plans to record with former frontman Tony Martin.   He sang with the band for two stints between 1987 and 1997, appearing on their albums The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, Tyr, Cross Purposes, Cross Purposes Live and Forbidden. His time with SABBATH ended after they settled their differences […]

Lately ROTTING CHRIST have been sticking to their oldest logo but still ‘Rituals’ has little to do with ‘Passage to Arcturo’ or ‘Non Serviam’. Their latest album is in fact an obvious continuation of their previous two releases ‘Aealo’ and ‘Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού’, thus being much more epic than metallic.  Just like fellow Greek bands Septicflesh and Acherontas, ROTTING CHRIST have decided to leave any idea of black metal […]

 ASKING ALEXANDRIA have released a video for their track Let it Sleep. It appears on upcoming album The Black – their first with vocalist Denis Stoff, who replaced Danny Worsnop last year.   Guitarist Ben Bruce says of the song: “Everyone has their inner demons. Everyone has their own mental fights they have to deal with. Don’t let them consume you – let them […]

D2 are starting their Spring club tour this week. First show is on Friday, 11 March at ‘Limited’ in Blagoevgrad. This will be followed by: 18 March – ‘C’est La Vie’ in Shumen and 19 March – ‘Pod teatura’, Gabrovo   More dates will be announced soon

Later this month, SOUNDGARDEN frontman CHRIS CORNELL will embark on a massive solo tour. The US leg kicks off in June and stretches through the end of July. See the full itinerary below. The Bulgarian date – 10 May is promoted by radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK at the Roman Theater in Plovdiv. The tour comes […]

Members of BOLT THROWER and BENEDICTION have formed a new outfit called MEMORIAM.   The four-piece consist of BOLT THROWER’s Karl Willets, ex BOLT THROWER man Andy Whale, BENEDICTION’s Frank Healy and their live member Scott Fairfax.   They decided to form the band in the wake of the death of BOLT THROWER drummer Martin ‘Kiddie’ Kearns who passed away […]

VASKO RAYKOV’s very special ALIEN 2112 radio show today will be dedicated to the 30th anniversary of METALLICA’s ‘Master of Puppets’ album.  ALIEN 2112 kicks off on Thursdays at 4 pm BG time (5 pm CET).  

According to the New Haven Register, former HATEBREED drummer Nicholas Papantoniou was found guilty Thursday (March 3) of felony murder, first-degree burglary and criminal possession of a firearm in the October 2014 killing of a 56-year-old man.   Co-defendant William Coutermash told the jury that he and Papantoniou went to Larry Dildy’s house in Hamden […]

THE ROLLING STONES have announced they are to give a free concert in Cuba later this month. A band spokesman said the show in the capital Havana on 25 March was “the first open air concert in Cuba by a British rock band“. THE STONES are currently on a Latin American tour due to end on […]

French modern progressive metal outfit, NOVELISTS, have released have released a video for ‘Souvenirs’, the title  track of their debut album, Souvenirs, out now via Arising Empire. Souvenirs was mixed and mastered under the masterful watch of NOVELISTS bass player Nicolas Delestrade (Betraying The Martyrs) at NDSE Recordings and features guest appearances by Pierre Danel (Kadinja), Lotti […]