OnВ October 4, 2008В the Blue Box ClubВ inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ shall host theВ Hate City Fest, featuring sets by a dozen hardcore bands, namely Settle the Score, Hitman, Last Hope (on the photo), A.D.I.M., Brothers in Blood, Envy, Death Squad, Cold Breath, Melekh, Rise Up, UnderdogsВ and Rejection. Tickets cost 15 leva / 8 Euro and can be purchased via Eventim.bgВ and […]

Fyeld uploaded “unmixed” versions of two new songs – “Bee Finger“В and “Q-Tech” – on myspace.com/fyeld. The tracks come off the “dirty groove” band’s upcoming album, entitled “Not BLond Enough to Survive the Holocaust“.

This year’s Dark Friends Fest shall take place on two days in two different locations. The first one is scheduled forВ September 12В at theВ Gepi Club in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and is going to feature Obscenity Trial, Pod Dajda, Voyvoda, Dark Generation, DJ N:ModeВ and VJ Postumus. The second Dark Friends Fest night shall happen onВ September 13В at the 3 […]

Ronny Moorings and his gothic/dark wave project Clan of Xymox shall play live in Sofia, Bulgaria for the first time ever on December 20, 2008. More info coming soon… Meanwhile, check out myspace.com/clanofxymox.

Tonight’s edition of the weekly Krechetalo show, aired on Tangra.tv Mondays at 9 p.m., you’ll see exclusive interviews with The Sisters of MercyВ and Asian Dub Foundation, as well as live video footage of Muse‘s “H.A.A.R.P.” DVD.

Dutch metalcore heroes Born from Pain have completed recording the 11 songs for their new album. Entitled “Survival“, the follow-up to “War” (2006) is currently being mixed and mastered, and is slated for a late October/early November release via Metal Blade Records. Born from Pain – “The New Hate“

The DVD release of The Rolling Stones‘ live concert movie “Shine a Light” is due to come out on November 10. The Martin Scorsese directed film will feature a Collectors Edition on DVD boasting extra features. Each one will have its own unique numbered packaging and will come with a 16-page booklet of production notes. […]

Metallica‘s first single of their upcoming new album “Death Magnetic”, “The Day That Never Comes” (listen below), landed at position No. 31 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart in its first week on the list. It is the quartet’s first song to debut on the Hot 100 in eight years, since the prophetically-titled “I Disappear” […]

To celebrate its 20th birthday, Century Media shall release a double CD compilation featuring cover versions on September 15. Here’s what we’re talking about: CD 1:01. Arch Enemy covering Dream Evil’s “The Book Of Heavy Metal”02. Dark Tranquillity covering Sentenced’s “Broken”03. Heaven Shall Burn covering Tiamat’s “Whatever That Hurts”04. Shadows Fall covering Only Living Witness’s […]

The 14 edition of the so-called Seattle Nights shall take place today and tomorrowВ in the Black Sea resort Shkorpilovtzi. Both nights shall feature sets by Skre4, AwakeВ and Jeremy.