After dropping a Christmas single, asВ well as a first taste of theirВ forthcoming album Collapse Into Now, R.E.M. has released another new album track. This one’s a lot easier to get through than Discoverer, and not even because it features Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder. ‘It Happened Today’ is reportedly scheduled to be the lead single from […]

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of legendary doom metal act PENTAGRAM. The band, now entering their 40th year anniversary, will be releasing a full-length album titled Last Rites in the spring of 2011 featuring all new tracks with a DVD to follow in late 2011. The doomed duo of Bobby Liebling and Victor […]

Simon Cowell has secured the UK’s Christmas Number One slot despite brave efforts from Corey Taylor and Biffy Clyro fans. The X-Factor boss spent an extra ВЈ1 mln on making sure he won this year’s race, after losing out to Rage Against The Machine last year. And by allowing gameshow winner Matt Cardle to cover […]

AsВ previously reported, last Friday night, 17 December, saw the first edition of INDIE FEST 2010. Sofia 4 РљРњ party center hostedВ a solid crowd ofВ more than 500 fans andВ 5 Bulgarian indie bands on stage: – Leepra De Luxe– Ostava– Babyface Clan– Review– New Generation Pictures from the event courtesy ofВ Elena Nenkova andВ begemotВ are available at this location. […]

This will be the third edition of the Hardcore Massacre festival. The Box club will host on two consecutive night ten bands in total (five each day).В  Hardcore Masscre 3 on Friday and SaturdayВ (21В & 22 January). The bands on the bill are available on the official poster of the event below. More info on the […]

Finnish “battle metal” warriors Turisas will release their third album, ‘Stand Up And Fight’, via Century Media Records on the following dates: Finland, Japan: February 23, 2011Germany, Austria, Switzerland: February 25, 2011Rest Of Europe: February 28, 2011Australia, New Zealand: March 4, 2011North America: March 8, 2011 The title track is available as a free download […]

Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has confirmed that he is no longer playing with Avenged Sevenfold, a partnership that began nearly a year ago. Portnoy has issued the following: “Yes, the rumours are true…sadly my time with Avenged Sevenfold has come to an end. “The band has decided to carry on into 2011 without […]

Pop punks Paramore have lost two members following the departure of brothers Josh and Zac Farro. Guitarist Josh and his drummer brother founded the group with singer Hayley Williams and bassist Jeremy Davis back in 2004, and they went on to carve out a successful music career with the band. Josh sat out one of […]

Captain Beefheart, one of the most innovative and original talents of the past five decades, has died at the age of 69, from complications brought on through multiple sclerosis. Born Don Vliet, he took the name Don Van Vliet when he joined the Magic Band in 1965, before becoming Captain Beefheart when they signed to […]

The event will be hosted at Sofia’sВ 4 РљРњ party center. Show kicks off at 7 pm with five milestone bands from Bulgaria’s indie scene: – Leepra De Luxe– Остава– Babyface Clan– Review– New Generation The guy who is putting this first edition ofВ INDIE FEST 2010В unveiled his identity this weekВ on Tangra Mega Rock’sВ Coffeeshop Ruskov show. It […]