Bulgarian hardcore leaders Last Hope shall devastate the Backstage Club in Sofia tonight, June 17. The show, also featuring Rise Up, starts at 8 p.m. sharp, with tickets costing just 3 Euro.

The Daily Star quoted Gene Simmons explained that Kiss are refusing to record new material until illegal downloading ceases. “The record industry is dead,” the bass player has said. “It’s six feet underground and unfortunately the fans have done this. They’ve decided to download and file-share. There is no record industry around, so we’re going […]

Joey DeMaio has revealed that Manowar shall playВ with a real symphonic orchestra at their show in Kavarna, Bulgaria on July 5. Besides, the band shall try to set up a new world record by performing the longest metal concert ever…

From now on the Bulgarian town of Varna has its ownВ grindcore barВ called… Grind, of course! Visit Bar Grind on 7 Hadji Stamat Str., or check it first on the Internet at bar-grind.comВ and myspace.com/bargrind.

British “extreme epic power metallers” DragonForce are ready to release a brand-new full-length studio album. The CD shall be entitled “Ultra Beatdown” and is due out on August 25 via Roadrunner Records. Here’s the effort’s tracklist: 1. Heroes of Our Time2. The Fire Still Burns3. Reasons to Live4. Scars of Yesterday5. Heartbreak Armageddon6. The Last […]

An audio sample of the new Slipknot single “All Hope Is Gone” (view cover in the left) is available by playing the short video below. The track, which will be released digitally on June 20, comes off the group’s long-awaited new album, due on August 26 via Roadrunner Records. Other working song titles set to […]

An audio sample of the new Soulfly single “Unleash” is available at Amazon.com. The track, which will be released digitally on June 24, comes off the group’s new album, “Conquer” (view cover in the left), which is due on July 29 via Roadrunner Records. The CD shall surface in tvo versions – a “regular” edition […]

Exodus (on the photo)В and 3 Inches of Blood are the first bands confirmed for this year’s edition of the Thrash ’til Death FestВ in Kavarna, Bulgaria. The event is scheduled to take place at the Kaliakra Stadium on August 13, 2008.

The fourth edition of one of Bulgaria’s biggest live events for punk, hardcore and metal – the East Noise Attack Fest – shall take place on AugustВ 15-17 at the Northern Industrial Area in Varna. Here are the bands confirmed for the event: August 15: Minddread D.S.O.L. The Revenge Project Propaganda G.O.T.C. Another Day Overdawn Kuln […]

Florida-based metal warriors Trivium have set a September 30 release date via Roadrunner Records for their new album. The band recorded the follow-up to 2006’s “The Crusade” in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz (a.o. Rush, Foo Fighters, Shadows Fall), and its title is rumored to be “Shogun“: