It was announced that all 5,000 tickets for Pete Doherty’s forthcoming solo show at London’s Royal Albert Hall sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 16. The concert by Babyshambles’ frontman is scheduled for April 26. Pete Doherty – “Fuck Forever” (acoustic)

Einstuerzende Neubauten announced they’ll do a massive European tour this spring. The German industrial godfathers shall play all over the continent from April 8 until May 24. A full liste of dates and venues is available HERE. Einstuerzende Neubauten – “Haus der Luege” (live)

Bulgaria’s leading ethno projects Kayno Yesno SlonceВ and Smallman shall perform live on March 4 at Sofia’s Swingin’ Hall. The event starts at 9 p.m., tickets cost 3 Euro, the poster can be seen in our GIG GUIDE, and the music by both bands can be heard at myspace.com/smallmanbandВ and myspace.com/kaynoyesnosloncebg. Smallman – “On the Road“

Cleopatra Records has released a two-CD set entitled “LedBox – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute“. The 25-song cover versions compilation features appearances by some of the world’s best known rock musicians and singers, among them Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow), Bruce Kulick (Kiss), Manny Charlton (Nazareth), Dweezil Zappa, Rick Wakeman (Yes), John Wetton (King Crimson, Asia), […]

The next edition of the Rock Nights on Bulgaria’s MM TV shall be aired next Sunday at midnight. Entitled Heavy & Progressive Rock Night, it shall feature video footage of bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Hammerfall, Manowar and many more.

Swedish metallers In Flames have uploaded the video for their song “The Mirror’s Truth” on the Internet, as it gets obvious below. The track is the first single off the group’s new studio album, “A Sense of Purpose” (view cover in the left), due in Europe on April 4 via Nuclear Blast. In Flames – […]

Opeth’s Mikael Г…kerfeldt and Martin Axenrot and Katatonia’s Anders NystrГ¶m and Jonas Renkse return with a brand-new EP of their death metal super project Bloodbath. Entitled “Unblessing the Purity” (view cover in the left), it features 4 tracks and is scheduled for release on March 10 via Peaceville Records. You can hear exclusive audio samples […]

Kiss will wear their “Destroyer” costumes for their upcoming Alive / 35 World Tour. As already known, the quartet shall play live in Sofia, Bulgaria for the first time ever on May 16, and this is how the musicians will appear on stage: Kiss – “Rock and Roll All Nite” (live – Destroyer Tour 1976)

Paul Weller (ex-The Jam) will headline the second evening of this year’s Exit Festival in Serbia, set to take place on July 10-13. The Modfather joins Nightwish, who will play during the event’s first day, and The Sex Pistols and Ministry, scheduled to close the fest. For additional details about the Exit Festival, keep checking […]

Bristol’s trip-hop geniuses Portishead have revealed the substance of their long, long-awaited third full-length album. Simply entitled “Third” (view cover in the left), the band’s first studio offering in 11 years shall contain 11 songs and is going to surface on April 28. Here’s the CD’s final tracklist: 01. Silence02. Hunter03. Nylon Smile04. The Rip05. […]