The first 333 cheap promo tickets for the upcoming HammerFall, SabatonВ and Bloodbound show in Sofia, Bulgaria on April 10, 2009 are almost sold out now. The remaining tix cost 20 Euro.

It’s official now – U2’s twelfth studio album shall be entitled “No Line on the Horizon” and is scheduled to arrive on March 3, 2009 from Interscope Records.. A tracklist for the follow-up to “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” (2004), which was produced by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite, has not been […]

Eufobia entered Sofia’s Stain Studio to record their sophomore album. Entitled “Insemination”, the effort is due out in March 2009.

A new The Doors documentary, entitled “When You’re Strange”, will premiere on January 17 at the Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Tom DiCillo, the film utilizes a wealth of previously unseen footage to chart the band’s beginnings at UCLA’s film school through to frontman Jim Morrison’s mysterious death in 1971. The Doors keyboardist […]

Samples of the new Candlemass songs “Hammer of Doom”, “If I Ever Die”, “Demon of the Deep”В and “Funeral Dreams” are available on myspace.com/nuclearblasteurope.

The Pretenders have just released a holiday EP, featuring a brand-new recording of their hit single “2000 Miles”, as well as three Christmas tracks – “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Blue Christmas”. Additional info on the release can be found on thepretenders.com.

No Doubt drummer Adrian Young says the band are unlikely to release any new material in 2009. The ska-influenced outfit announced they were reforming in November, with frontwoman Gwen Stefani also hinting that they would release a new album. Speaking to MTV News, Young said: “We’ve been working on a new record off and on […]

“Live to Rock”, the new video from British heavy metal legends Saxon, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band’s new studio album, “Into the Labyrinth” (view cover in the left), due out on January 12. February 2009 will see the band embark on a major tour with Iced Earth… Saxon – “Live […]

The Bulgarian bandsВ Granulom (on the photo)В and Symbolic shall support Grave DiggerВ and Sodom in Sofia on February 7, 2009. More info can be found at myspace.com/granulombandВ and myspace.com/symbolicbg.

Peter Gabriel and Hot Chip’s cover of the Vampire Weekend track “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” is available to hear online below. The track, which namechecks the former Genesis leader, was recorded at Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Box, and was originally intended for release as a B-side. Peter Gabriel & Hot Chip – “Cape Cod […]