Swedish metallers SABATON have confirmed the departure of guitarists Oskar Montelius and Rikard Sundén, drummer Daniel Mulback and keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr. Vocalist Joakim Bróden and bassist Pär Sundström will continue the band with new members which will be announced soon. A statement from SABATON reads as follows: “Starting a band at the age of 18 […]

Miranda Kerr is back for the second year running as the Global Ambasssador for Earth Hour.    The “lights out” campaign, which last year featured participation by more than 135 countries and hundreds of millions of people will happen again in Bulgaria. “73 towns in the ountry are offiialy joining the campaign which is far better […]

Queen songs have been sung all over the world, and the latest viral video making the rounds continues that tradition, although not exactly under the best of circumstances. Video of an unnamed man, picked up by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for intoxication, shows him in the back of the cruiser singing the full […]

Here’s the message we got from RHAPSODY: “Today is a great and very important day for our band. We are finally proud to present the new singer of RHAPSODY to the world, the person who, thanks to his unique vocal talent, will contribute to the artistic perspectives of the band in the years to come. […]

One day tickets for the LOUD FESTIVAL 2012 priced 55 BGN have been put on sale this morning via www.Eventim.bg. They will go up to 65 BGN on the day. Here’s the line up 2 June (Saturday): W.A.S.P. SYMPHONY X BEHEMOTH LACUNA COIL TRISTANIA 3 June (Sunday): SLAYER ANNIHILATOR SOULFLY MESHUGGAH ASPHYX For more info go to www.loudfestival.bg or  www.facebook.com/loudfestivalsofia and www.twitter.com/LoudFestival.  

French underground label SEASON OF MIST got official distribution in Bulgaria. The label’s stuff is on the local market through Wizard.

Sofia hardcore outfit LAST HOPE entered Sub Zero studio on 29 March. They started recording the brand new studio album, tentatively titled ‘More Than Ever’.  LAST HOPE are working again with Italian producer Alex Azzali who will mix and master the songs in his Alpha Omega studios. ‘More Than Ever’ contains 14 songs and will be released very […]

THE STRANGLERS have released their first studio album for six years. ‘Giants’ (earMUSIC/Edel) is the band’s first since 2006’s ‘Suite XVI’ and the 17th album of their career so far. Bass player-vocalist JJ BURNEL talks to radio Tangra Mega Rock. READ AND LISTEN  

Due to poor presales, the Primal Fear, Brainstorm and Palace concert has been moved to the R.B.F club. There will be a limited number of 400 tickets – so grab yours via www.eventim.bg – NOW!

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis will follow up his debut solo EP, Town Line, with the June 26th of his full length album The Road, and is offering fans a free song download from the effort. Once again produced by James Stroud (Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Chris Young) and LEWIS, The Road features 10 brand new […]