The eighth edition of the annual Tattoo Fest in Sofia, Bulgaria shall take place on May 3-4В at the 3,000-capacityВ Hristo Botev Sports Hall. It shall feature tons of DJ sets and live music and, of course, dozens of tattoo studios from Bulgaria, Italy, Turkey, Serbia and Macedonia.

The new issue of Bulgaria’s Pro-Rock Magazine shall surface this Thursday,В April 17 (view cover below). It shall be accompanied by a free CD – the new album by Lavina, entitled “Okuliar”. Except for the cover story dedicated to In Flames, the issue shall include also interviews and features about Hate Eternal, Cataract, Exciter, The Devil […]

The next edition of the Fracture weekly metal show on РњРњ TV shall feature videos by Royal Hunt, Godiva, Molotov, Linea 77, Axel Rudi Pell, Fyeld, Apocalyptica, Ill Nino, Crystal Ball, She Was Asking for It, Sonata Arctica, Alice Cooper, Kamelot, Turisas and many more. Fracture airsВ Sundays at 10 p.m..

Thank you for Friday night’s fiesta! We’d really like to thank Molotov, Svetlio’s Legends, Babyface Clan and Dubious, and most of all – we’d like to thank the magnificent audence for this unforgetable show! Please accept our deepest gratitude in the form of a live report,as well as some photos…

Swedish rockers The Hellacopters are currently streaming their entire new album, entitled “Head Off“, at myspace.com/hellacopters. The CD by the band fronted by former Entombed drummer Nicke Andersson is officially due in Europe on April 18 via Wild Kingdom/Sound Pollution. The Hellacopters – “Everything’s on T.V.“

According to EMP – one of Europe’s largest mailorder businesses for rock music and merchandising products – Judas Priest‘s much-anticipated new album, entitled “Nostradamus“, will be released in Europe on June 16 via Sony/BMG. As already known, the effort will be a double-CD concept recording. Judas Priset – “The Sentinel” (live in Sofia, Bulgaria,В 2004)

Fan-filmed video footage with pretty decent sound quality of Ministry performing The Doors’ “Roadhouse Blues” last Monday, April 7, at the House of Blues in San Diego, California, can be watched below. In case you’ve forgotten, Al Jourgensen & Co. shall play in Sofia, Bulgaria on July 12, 2008. More info about it can be […]

“Chinese Democracy” – the notorious album started by Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose 14 years ago – is finally finished. The band’s record label, Geffen Records, has received a copy of the effort, but is still negotiating over rights issues. However, there’s still no release date for the album, which has reportedly cost over […]

Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker of the once-big melo-punksters Blink 182 are working on a full-length album with their current band Plus 44. The effort is being recorded in Brazil. More details to be announced soon… Plus 44 – “When Your Heart Stops Beating“

Gene Simmons of Kiss plays the role of the demon god of rock’n’roll in a new Japanese movie, entitled “DMC“. The film is based on the Manga comic of the same title.