Mexico’s EBM/industrial psychos Hocico shall headline this year’s edition of the Gorgon Electro Mini Fest, set to take place on April 12, 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria. More details coming soon… Hocico – “Instinct of Perversion” (live)

Last week saw the official release of UNKLE‘s newest single off their current album “War Stories”. The word goes about the track “Restless“, which features Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme on vocal duties. An animated video for the song is also available for watching. Now. Here: UNKLE – “Restless“

A computer game based on the court case involving the divorce settlement between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills has been released online. The game, named Splash & Grab, involves players playing the part of Heather Mills. Points are scored by throwing water over depictions of Sir Paul and his lawyer, Fiona Shackleton, in scenes […]

Portishead have recorded their live radio session on March 19 at the FunkhausВ in Berlin and shall release it right after their upcoming European tour. Meanwhile, as you shoudl already know, the trio shall issue its long-awaited third full-length studio album, “Third”. The CD shall surface on April 28 via Universal Music. Portishead – “Machine Gun“

MVD Entertainment has set a June 10 release date for a new DVD entitled “Iron Maiden and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal” (view cover in the left). Except for documentary footage of the “maidens”, the digital video disc featureas also cuts and interviews with genre godfathers such as Saxon, Samson, Praying Mantis, Diamond […]

The brand-new video by the Bulgarian metal quintet The Revenge Project can be watched below. The song, entitled “1000 Voices”, shall be included in the band’s upcoming second full-length studio album. The Revenge Project – “1000 Voices“

The complete gig schedule of the Battle of the Bands -В Bulgaria 2008 contest has been revealed. The 8 finalists shall do following shows: March 27 – Collapso &В Sposob at Petnoto,В Plovdiv March 29 – Liquid Pension & Breakpoint at KDK,В Haskovo April 1 – Hyperqube & Mental Architects at The Mask,В Sofia April 2 – Hyperqube & Mental […]

Sofia’s Alcohol Club shall host the 12th edition of the so-called Seattle Night on Monday, March 31. The bands scheduled to play live this time are Der Hunds, Jeremy, Skre4В and Pornographic Monster. Additional details can be found in the GIG GUIDE.

Finland’s symphonic metal superstars Nightwish shall release their new single, “The Islander” (view cover in the left), on May 21. The MCD shall feature the title track, an instrumental version of “Escapist”, an orchestral version of “Meadows of Heaven”, as well as videos for “The Islander” and “Bye Bye Beautiful”. The latter one can be […]

Bulgaria’sВ Blank Generation recorded their debut demo CD. The effort features 4 punk classics cover versions, namely “Viva la Revolution“В by The Addicts, “Search and Destroy” by Iggy & The Stooges, “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The RamonesВ and “Oh Bondage” by X-Ray Spex. The last one can be heard at myspace.com/blankgenerationsofia.