UK death metal veterans Benediction have completed work on their new album, “Killing Music“, due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast. The CD, produced by Mick Kenney of Anaal Nathrakh, is going to contain 13 new songs plus cover versions of “Seeing Through My Eyes” by Broken Bones and “Largactyl” by Amebix, […]

The reunited The Jesus & Mary Chain have recorded their first new song in more than a decade. The track is called “All Things Must Pass” and shall be included in the soundtrack to the “Heroes” TV series, due out on May 5 and also featuring music by Panic at the Disco, Nada Surf, Bob […]

Izzy Stradlin is currently working on a new solo album. What’s known so far is that some of the songs shall feature a guest appearance the guitarist’s former Guns N’ Roses bandmate Duff McKagan, who’s currently active with Velvet Revolver. Izzy Stradlin – “Hammerhead“

Current Stone Temple Pilots and former Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland is currently working on a new solo album with producer Steve Albini. The as yet untitled CD is due out in November. We’ll learn more about it on May 12 from Mr. Albini himself, as that’s when he’ll play live in Sofia, Bulgaria with […]

The German metal bulldozers The Ocean shall play live inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ onВ May 2. The venue is The Club, the starting hour -В 10 p.m., and tickets shall cost 12 leva / 6 Euro. More info soon… The Ocean – “One with the Ocean“

The Goo Goo Dolls are hard at work on their next full-length studio album. According to the band, the follow-up to 2006’s “Let Love In” should be out “in the fourth quarter of this year”. Meanwhile, fans will be sated with the group’s “Greatest Hits, Volume Two” – a rarities-filled CD and DVD set due […]

Swedish metal masters Tiamat are streaming their entire new album “Amanethes“В at myspace.com/tiamat. TheВ CD (view cover in the left) is going to surface in Europe onВ May 5В via Nuclear Blast. Tiamat – “In a Dream” (live)

Korn have released the video for their new single “Haze” on the Internet. Check it out below. The song was written exclusively for an upcoming video game for the Playstation 3. Korn – “Haze“

The Lithuanian hardcore band K.A.N.G.В shall play live at the Puzzle ClubВ in Plovdiv, Bulgaria onВ April 29. Support comes from the local acts Scratch the PitchВ and Twist.

The Dutch-Bulgarian outfit ArteryВ and their American ska/punk colleagues Jaya the CatВ (on the photo)В shall play live in Bulgaria on May 18. The event is scheduled to take place at the Party Center “4 km” in Sofia. Artery – “Control”