Dimmu Borgir are to release their eighth full-length studio album, entitled “In Sorte Diaboli”, via Nuclear Blast on April 27, 2007. Some three weeks before this date we got the Norwegian black metal leaders’ vocalist Shagrath on the phone for a quite intriguing conversation full of shocking confessions, as some would say… Like, for example, […]

Next Wednesday,В April 18, Sofia’sВ Dauhaus ClubВ shall host a show by the Bulgarian one-man folk/ambient project Kayno Yesno Slonce, the German electro-psychedelic formation Alcalica, and the mysterious trio Osil Amuk… The event (organized by Corvus Records) starts at 7:00 С‡.. Tickets cost 5 leva / 3 Euro.

Nile are currently finishing mixing their new album, entitled “Ithyphallic”, which shall be the death metal egyptologists first release via Nuclear Blast Records. The band entered Sound Lab Studios in South Carolina with producer Neil Kernon in the end of February. Karl Sanders (vocals, guitar, keys), Dallas Toler-Wade (guitar and vocals) and George Kollias (drums) […]

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 […]

Except for reuniting with his main band Extreme,В vocalist Gary Cherone has started a new band called Hurtsmile. The quartet’s line-up is completed by the singer’s brother Markus Cherone, Joe Pessia of Dramagods, and Dana Spellman. You can already check out and download three of Hurtsmile’s tracks on www.myspace.com/hurtsmile.

Oasis mainman Noel Gallagher has confirmed that he already has songs for a solo album. “The thing about a solo record is the time to do one is between Oasis world tours, because you’d have a good couple of years”, Noel said. The musician also added that Oasis have already written most of the stuff […]