NEWS

Backyard Babies have entered the Swedish album charts at #1! The self-titled CD is getting fantastic media and fan feedback from all over Europe. “BackyardВ Babies”В was recorded in the beginning of 2008 during 90 intensive days. It’s produced by swedish producer Jacob Hellner, who have also worked with Rammstein and Apocalyptica. The album itself was released […]

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.

Action star Dolph Lundgren has become the new drummer for the Bulgarian rock band D_2… however only as part of his new movie, “Command Performance“, which is currently been shot in Bulgaria.

TicketsВ for the upcomingВ October 17, 2008В show at the Blue Box ClubВ inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ by Benediction, Holy MosesВ and Nominon are on sale now via Eventim.bgВ and Ticketstream.bg. Tickets cost 30 leva / 15 Euro.

At the end of this news you may have a look how German thrash metal veterans Kreator are working on their upcoming studio album, set for release in January 2009 via SPV: Kreator in the studio, 2008

Hungarian ska maniacs Tizenhet shall play live in Bulgaria on September 19 and 21, respectively in Sofia and Plovdiv. More info is available on myspace.com/tizenhetska. Tizenhet – “Jamaika poraiba” (live)

Texas-based rock avantgardists …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead shall release a new EP via their own Richter Scale Records in October. The CD, entitled “Festival Time“, precedes the project’s next full-length album. …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead – “Mistakes & Regrets“

The Cure have finally set a title for their new, 13th full-length studio album. The CD will be called “4:13 Dream“, and is slated to arriveВ October 13, but, after so many delays, it might be a little too soon to put much faith in that release date…