Bulgarian hard rock veterans The Crickets shall release their first new studio album in 21 years on December 1, 2008. The CD shall be entitled “On the Verge of the Heart”.

Dwell Records have just released a CD entitled “Like Black Holes in the Sky: The Tribute to Syd Barrett“. We think the title says it all, so here’s the tracklist: 01. Kosmos – Vegetable Man 02. Kylesa– Interstellar Overdrive 03. Intronaut – Arnold Layne 04. Stinking Lizaveta – Matilda Mother 05. Jarboe – Late Night […]

As we informed you a short while ago, on November 27 the self-proclaimed kings of metal Manowar shall release their new DVD, “Magic Circle Festival Volume II” (view cover in the left). The details and full tracklist can be seen here, and here’s the official trailer: Manowar – “Magic Circle Festival Volume II” trailer

An ASCII art recreation of AC/DC’s “Rock ‘N Roll Train” video created by two SonyBMG UK staffers in an Excel spreadsheet can be viewed below. You can also download the file at acdcrocks.com/excel. AC/DC – Rock ‘N Roll Excel

Rob Zombie’s “War Zone” – the first new song in three years from the former White Zombie leader – can be heard on punisherwarzonemovie.com. The track is the lead single from the soundtrack to the forthcoming movie “Punisher: War Zone”, and it’s tracklisting goes like this: 01. “War Zone” – Rob Zombie02. “Final Six” – […]

“Awake”, the new video from the Dutch progressive metal band Textures, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group’s latest album, “Silhouettes”, released via Listenable Records. Textures – “Awake“

Check out pro-technica.com/drumset/ for details about Bulgaria’s first Drumset Competition.

Benediction bass player Frank Healy sent us following message, which we think need no comment: “Just got back. Via your radio station could you please on behalf of Benediction thank every single last person who turned up for the show in Bulgaria. If we thought our last visit was our favourite show we were wrong!!! […]

AC/DC kicked off their Black Ice World Tour on Tuesday, October 28, at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennylvania.The first show from the tour, which will head to Europe in the spring, had the following setlist: 01. Rock ‘N Roll Train02. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be03. Back in Black04. Big Jack05. Dirty Deeds […]

A demo version of Slayer’s new track “Psychopathy Red” can be streamed below. As we informed you a short while ago, the song is dealing with the Ukrainian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, and is set to appear on the band’s forthcoming album, due out summer 2009. Slayer – “Psychopathy Red” (demo)