Tonight, May 31, Sofia’s Black Box ClubВ shall witness the last ever shows by two of the leading local punk bands – T.V.U. and Switchstance. The double-farewell concert shall feature also performances by C4В and The Livingdead. The gig starts atВ 8 p.m.;В tickets costВ 6 leva / 3 Euro.

Madball frontman Freddy Cricien shall produce the next studio album by Agnostic Front, which is not surprising to some extent, having in mind that Freddy and AF vocalist Roger Miret are half-brothers. The hardcore veterans’ CD shall be entitled “Warriors” and is going to surface in the autumn.

Manowar shall release their next double live album, entitled “Gods of War Live” (view cover in the left), on July 6. The over two-hour-long recording features the entire setlist of the just-completed leg of the metal kings’ Demons, Dragons and Warriors Tour 2007.

Prong have inked a deal with Ministry mainman Al Jourgensen’s label 13th Planet Records for the release of the their new album, by the end of the year. The follow-up to “Scorpio Rising” (2004) is currently being recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas in a line-up consisting of Tommy Victor (vocals and guitar), Monte […]

Ozzy Osbourne’s new studio album, “Black Rain” (view cover in the left), sold 152,000 copies in the USA during its first week of release to debut at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart. This number is just with one thousand copies less that the CD’s predecessor, “Down to Earth” (2001), which entered the Billboard […]

Sweden’s doom metal gods Candlemass shall release their ninth full-length studio album, entitled “King of the Grey Islands” (see cover in the left), on June 22 via Nuclear Blast. This was the reason to call the quintet’s founder, leader and bass player Leif Edling, who welcomed new vocalist Robert Lowe (Solitude Aeturnus), explained the reasons […]

Monster Magnet are currently working on their next-full-length studio album with producer Matt Hyde. Dave Wyndorf & Co. hope to release the still untitled follow-up to “Monolithic Baby!” (2004) by the end of the year.

According to rock radio Total Rock, Marilyn Manson has revealed he turned down the chance to duet with Eminem, because “the song suggested was too over the top, being about killing your girlfriend and stuffing the body in the boot of your car”… As for Manson’s actual plans, as already known, the shock metal master’s […]

The Swedish symphonic metal avantgardists Diablo Swing Orchestra have signed a licensing deal with Candlelight Records for the territory of Europe. This way their 2006 debut album, “The Butcher’s Ballroom”, shall become available not only in the band’s homeland, but in all countries of the Old continent as well. The release is scheduled for August […]

Spoiler NYC, the new punk band formed by Life of Agony bass player Alan Robert, has signed a European deal with I Scream Records. The trio’s debut album, entitled “Grease Fire in Hell’s Kitchen”, is scheduled for release on June 22. For more info, check out SpoilerNYC.com.