SIRENIA, the Norwegian gothic metal band featuring former TRISTANIA guitarist/vocalist Morten Veland, has finished mixing and mastering its new album, “Nine Destinies and a Downfall“, due in early 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records.“Nine Destinies and a Downfall” was recorded at Jailhouse studios in Norway with engineer Hans Eidsgard and Soundsuite studios in France with Terje […]

AMON AMARTH‘s new album, “With Oden on Our Side“, has entered the German national chart at position No. 21. This is the highest chart entry in Germany of any band on the Metal Blade roster, according to a posting on the group’s web site.AMON AMARTH‘s last album, “Fate of Norns” (2004), debuted on the German […]

As expected, the soundtrack to the Cirque Du Soleil/Beatles show “Love” will arrive in November via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol Records. The music for the album and stage extravaganza, which is running at Las Vegas’ Mirage Hotel, was assembled by Beatles producer George Martin and his son, Giles, from the original master tapes.Although the album track […]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ Karen O has teamed up with Peaches.The pair have joined forces for the song ‘Backass‘, which is featured on the soundtrack of the ‘Jackass Number 2‘ film.This is the second time the two women have collaborated. Peaches remixed the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song ‘Cheated Hearts‘ for the single release in September.The soundtrack […]

U2 have announced details of a new Best Of compilation that will feature their recent collaboration with Green Day.The song, a cover version of the Skids ‘The Saints Are Coming’, will be part of a sixteen song set of “U2’s best songs’ according to the bands official website.The track was recorded by the two bands […]

Launch Radio Networks reports: Robert Plant‘s appearance on the PBS series “Soundstage” will be released on DVD October 24 as ROBERT PLANT AND THE STRANGE SENSATION. The show took place in Chicago on September 16, 2005, and it was shot in high-definition and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound.The 66-minute performance with Plant‘s band the STRANGE […]

Last night in front of the Monument of the Soviet Army in Sofia was held the first edition of One Day Overground Festival. The basic idea of the festival was to bring together on the same stage 6 of the best contemporary Bulgarian underground bands and to celebrate the one day underground subculture’s appearance on […]

Pixies are set to release a 29-song DVD of an intimate 2004 club performance in Boston.‘Pixies Live At The Paradise In Boston‘ features the band performing to a 200-capacity crowd in their hometown. The DVD also features a bonus 12-song set from their first-ever filmed show in 1986 when the band performed at TT The […]

A “memorial day” for late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton was held yesterday (Saturday, September 30) at the at Gyllene Rasten restaurant/bar in Ljungby, DГ¶rarp, Sweden. It was on September 27, 1986 — 20 years ago this past Wednesday — that Burton died in a tragic bus accident in Sweden, just over the road from where […]

Most of Evil Music has the pleasure to announce the upcoming concert of the “Finish Dimmu Borgir” – CATAMENIA.The band will play in Sofia, on October 11. That would be the second show of Catamenia in Bulgaria after their concertВ  on May 24 last year.Catamenia are on their European tour in support of the new […]