Bulgarian avantgardist BlubaLu uploaded five high-quality live recordings of tracks performed as BlubaLu Collective in August 2008. Check them out here: BlubaLu Collective – “Free Me” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Breath” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Break Through” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Vienna” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Airam” (live 2008)

Britain’s blues rock saviours Firebird have set “Grand Union” as the title of their fifth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The follow-up to “Hot Wings” (2006) was recorded in a line-up featuring band leader Bill Steer (vocals, guitar; ex-Carcass, Napalm Death), drummer Ludwig Witt (Spiritual Beggars), and […]

At 4:48 p.m. on October 5, 2008, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer Candice Night were pronounced husband and wife. It was a small gathering of friends and family at at Castle on the Hudson. Ritchie was overheard saying, “This is the first wedding I’ve been to where I’m not looking for the exit sign!”

Switzerland’s avantgardists Samael shall do the Solar Soul Balkans TourВ in February 2009. Details coming soon… Samael – “Slavocracy“

Suicidal Tendencies have recruited a new drummer. Actually, the guy’s an old friend of Mike Muir – it’s Eric Moore of Syco Mico’s side-project Infectious Grooves.

U.D.O. shall play live in Kavarna, Bulgaria on December 31, 2008.

Madball shall play live at Sofia’s BLue Box Club on November 23.

Opeth‘s long-awaited concert DVD “The Roundhouse Tapes” will finally be released via Peaceville Records on October 27. The effort contains footage from the critically acclaimed Opeth performance at The Roundhouse in London in 2006. A mini-site featuring a trailer for the DVD, info on the release, downloads and more is now online at peaceville.com/opeth/theroundhousetapes.

Holy Moses spread the following newsletter: “So, long time ago we can be online again. More than one week here on tour in Eastern Europe without lan connection. And so many things happened during the last days… After our great show in Ostrava, the bus started to drive to Leipzig for the next show. But […]

Al Di Meola and his band theВ New World Sinfonia shall play live in Bylgaria, respectively inВ Plovdiv (Nov. 22) andВ RusseВ (Nov. 23). Tickets are available viaВ ticketstream.bg.