So far more than young 60 Bulgarian bands have entered the competition JD’s Battle of the Bands -В Bulgaria 2008,В promoted byВ Jack Daniel’s. The deadline is March 1, so hurry up, visit www.jackmusic-bg.comВ for all the details and sign up…

It was announced that all 5,000 tickets for Pete Doherty’s forthcoming solo show at London’s Royal Albert Hall sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 16. The concert by Babyshambles’ frontman is scheduled for April 26. Pete Doherty – “Fuck Forever” (acoustic)

Aerosmith are to have their own video game available this summer. It’s gonna be called “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith“, and will feature 30 songs from the celebrated U.S. band, plus tracks from other acts who’ve supported them through the years. Aerosmith – “Walk This Way” (Guitar Hero)

At the end of this news you can watch the video for Children of Bodom‘s song “Blooddrunk” – the title track of the Finnish metallers’ new studio album, due via Spinefarm Records on April 9. The effort shall surface as an ordinary 10-song CD and a limited edition double-disc set featuring a bonus DVD with […]

Bulgaria’s leading ethno projects Kayno Yesno SlonceВ and Smallman shall perform live on March 4 at Sofia’s Swingin’ Hall. The event starts at 9 p.m., tickets cost 3 Euro, the poster can be seen in our GIG GUIDE, and the music by both bands can be heard at myspace.com/smallmanbandВ and myspace.com/kaynoyesnosloncebg. Smallman – “On the Road“

Swedish metallers In Flames have uploaded the video for their song “The Mirror’s Truth” on the Internet, as it gets obvious below. The track is the first single off the group’s new studio album, “A Sense of Purpose” (view cover in the left), due in Europe on April 4 via Nuclear Blast. In Flames – […]

Opeth’s Mikael Г…kerfeldt and Martin Axenrot and Katatonia’s Anders NystrГ¶m and Jonas Renkse return with a brand-new EP of their death metal super project Bloodbath. Entitled “Unblessing the Purity” (view cover in the left), it features 4 tracks and is scheduled for release on March 10 via Peaceville Records. You can hear exclusive audio samples […]

Cleopatra Records has released a two-CD set entitled “LedBox – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute“. The 25-song cover versions compilation features appearances by some of the world’s best known rock musicians and singers, among them Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow), Bruce Kulick (Kiss), Manny Charlton (Nazareth), Dweezil Zappa, Rick Wakeman (Yes), John Wetton (King Crimson, Asia), […]

Kiss will wear their “Destroyer” costumes for their upcoming Alive / 35 World Tour. As already known, the quartet shall play live in Sofia, Bulgaria for the first time ever on May 16, and this is how the musicians will appear on stage: Kiss – “Rock and Roll All Nite” (live – Destroyer Tour 1976)

Paul Weller (ex-The Jam) will headline the second evening of this year’s Exit Festival in Serbia, set to take place on July 10-13. The Modfather joins Nightwish, who will play during the event’s first day, and The Sex Pistols and Ministry, scheduled to close the fest. For additional details about the Exit Festival, keep checking […]