SLAYER will be headlining the second night of the debut edition of Bulgaria’s newest festival. LOUD FESTIVAL 2012 will be heldВ in the park next to Terminal 2 of Sofia airport on June 2 and 3.В В  Tom Araya and his men are joining MESHUGGAH andВ ANNIHILATOR who are alsoВ set to play that day withВ BEHEMOTH andВ W.A.S.P. also confirmed […]

Burzum persists. A new Burzum album, titled ‘Umskiptar’ (Metamorphoses), is scheduled for release in May 2012 on Byelobog Productions. ‘Umskiptar’ consists of 65 minutes of skaldic metal, recorded in Grieghallen Studio in Bergen in September 2011. ‘Umskiptar’ track list: 01. BlГіГ°stokkinn (Soaked in Blood) (1:16)02. JГіln (Deities) (5:51)03. Alfadanz (Elven Dance) (9:22)04. Hit helga TrГ© […]

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen’s January 20 performance at Majestic Music Club in Bratislava, Slovakia can be seen below. TARJA’s gig in Sofia is on Thursday, 26 January at Arena Armeec Sofia. Doors will be opened at 6:30 PM with two Italian bands supporting the concert 8:00 pmВ Scala Mercalli8:45 pmВ SylpheedВ В  9:45 […]

Hard rock pioneers DEEP PURPLE say they are “very excited by the prospect of making a new and significant album. To that end they have decided to extend their writing and recording period through the summer of 2012,” according to a band update. Singer Ian Gillan said: “We know we will disappoint some of our […]

The new KISSIN’ DYNAMITE album ‘Money, Sex & Power’ will be released on March 23rd. The title track has a funny video you can now chek below. There will be another (crazy) video clip that will be released in March, and lots of other specials going along with this release.

Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars has been talking about his plans for a solo album. Interviewed by Classic Rock Revisited, he said of this project: “I am thinking about it. There is word out about it and everybody is saying that I’m doing a blues record. It will be a blues record per se but […]

Roger Waters has married longtime girlfriend Laurie Durning. NME reports Waters confirmed the couple’s January 14 wedding during an interview with Howard Stern last week. “Well, actually, I need to bring you up to date because I just got married on Saturday to Laurie, she’s gorgeous,” Roger told Stern. “Yeah, I couldn’t be happier. We […]

We just got this amazing news: “Monday night, 23В January,В the Alkohol club in Sofia will be haunted by three of the hottest Bulgarian punk bands. They will all play hits and bits of California punkersВ BLINK 182. Here’s the list of bands: Ogi 23, Perfect Skies andEmpty Face. Show starts atВ  8 pm – tickets will be […]

A stroke is the probable cause of Chavdar Chendov’s death. The journalist who would have turned 72 on August 14 passed away yesterday, January 19.В  For the last few years he had been suffering from diabetes. The memorial service will be held at the ‘St. Pokrov’В church in Sofia at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday, January 21. […]

According to STLToday.com, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson last fall became one of 100 students in the distance education program at the Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Missouri. Classes include “Lutheran Distinctions,” “Preaching I & II,” “Introduction to Worship” and “Scripture and Faith.” The popularity of online seminary programs is growing among mid-career students, like Ellefson, who […]