DefSTAR Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan, has just released “Jigoku-Retsuden” – a new Kiss greatest hits CD (view cover in the left) featuring all-new versions of 15 of the band’s classics. The tracks were recently re-recorded and feature the quartet’s current line-up – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer – […]

Swedish death metallers Nominon have revealed their setlist for the forthcoming European autumn tour with Benediction and Holy Moses, scheduled to pass through Sofia, Bulgaria on October 17. After checking it out below, have a look at some recent Nominon live footage. Nominon‘s setlist for No Reunion Needed Tour 2008: 1. Release in Death2. Among […]

Pink Floyd were presented with the 2008 Polar Music Prize by Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall yesterday, August 26. The rock legends were honoured with the country’s biggest music prize for their contribution to popular music, alongside American soprano Renee Fleming. Roger Waters and Nick Mason (on […]

Serj Tankian of System of a Down and Mike Patton of Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk and-many-more-fame have just collaborated on a song. It shall be included in the soundtrack for the upcoming Ridley Scott movie “Body of Lies“, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe and Carice van Houten, and set for release on […]

Rick Wakeman shall perform his first-ever concert in Bulgaria on September 1, 2008. The event promises to be a unique one, as the maestro thinks himself… You can read his full revelations HERE.

Hard rock veterans Thin Lizzy shall play their first ever concert in Bulgaria on October 3, 2008! Tickets for the event, scheduled to take place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia,В В shall cost 20-50В leva / 10-25 EuroВ and will go on sale tomorrow via TicketPro.bg. The boys are (back) in town!

“Tragic Kingdom” – the 6th of the 13 tracks from Cradle of Filth‘s upcoming album “Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder”, will be available for 24 hours as a free mp3 download from all Roadrunner Records and Cradle of Filth websites from Wednesday, August 27, at 6 a.m. CET. The CD itself (view cover in the […]

Former Trouble singer Eric Wagner has launched a new Illinois-based “rock/acoustic/psychedelic project” called Blackfinger. A song called “All the Leaves Are Brown” is already being streamed on myspace.com/blackfingereric. Eric left Trouble in April 2008, and was quickly replaced by no other that Kory Clarke of Warrior Soul.

Former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman has launched a brand-new project called Lovefixer. The word goes about an American/Japanese collaboration featuring Marty on guitar and Shinichiro Suzuki on vocals. For more information, visit Lovefixer’s official website at lovefixer.syncl.jp.

Peter Tagtgren will release the new album by his electro-metal project Pain on October 31 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to “Psalms of Extinction” (2007) shall be entitled “Cynic Paradise” (view cover in the left), and will feature 11 songs. Two of them – “Follow Me” and “Feed Us” – were recorded with a special […]