Dead Can Dance remastered their entire nine-album back catalogue into SACD format and collected it in a limited edition box set. The collection is packaged up in a black velvet inner box and a cardboard outer casing, and shall be released via 4AD on June 30. Only 1,500 copies of the box will be manufactured, […]

A concert video for the track “Syco Level” by Bulgaria’s crossover bulldozers Fyeld can be viewed below. The footage was shot live in Sofia on May 31, 2008. Fyeld – “Syco Level” (live 2008)

“You wanna know who’s Ministry‘s tour manager in Europe?”, Tangra Mega Rock‘s CEO Vassil Varbanov asked yesterday? “You’ll never guess. He’s German, he’s a drummer, and he’s played in probably 200 bands, the most famous being Rage, Helloween, Stratovarius, Mekong Delta, Axel Rudi Pell, Headhunter, Grave Digger, Running Wild, Saxon… Yes, we’re talking about Jorg […]

Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has revealed that he is keeping himself busy putting together his first solo album: “I’m working on it pretty aggressively right now while I have the time, ’cause as soon as Velvet Revolver finds its singer, then it’s going to be off the races with that. I’m using this […]

Former Suede singer Brett Anderson has announced that he will release a new solo album, entitled “Wilderness“, by the end of the summer. The effort features a minimal set-up, with Anderson playing piano and guitar joined by cellist Amy Langley. It also features guest vocals from Emmanuelle Seigner on the song “A Different Place”.

Mark Knopfler did his first ever concert in Sofia, Bulgaria last night. РЎheck out some photos, courtesyВ of Victor Alexandrov,В in theВ GALLERY. And here’s Mark Knopfler’s Sofia setlist: 01. Cannibals 02. Why Aye Man 03. What It Is 04. Sailing to Philadelphia 05. True Love Will Never Fade06. The Fish and The Bird 07. Hill Farmer’s Blues […]

Justin Meldal-Johnsen (on the photo), who previously earned his stripes backing Beck, was announced as the latest bassist in the always mutating Nine Inch Nails. He takes the place of Rich Fownes behind frontman Trent Reznor in the line-up. Once rehearsals wrap up, the band will embark on a North American tour.

The Italian metal experimentalists Ephel Duath are to start recording their new album in July. It’s going to be produced by Giuseppe Orlando, and its title shall be “Through My Dog’s Eyes“. The CD is expected to be released by Earache Records by the end of the year. Ephel Duath – “The Passage“

Toma Zdravkov, who won this year’s edition of the Music Idol TV contest in Bulgaria, is going to support WhitesnakeВ and Def Leppard onВ July 4В at the already sold-out Academic Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. Toma ZdravkovВ – “Soldier of Fortune“

Iced Earth have revealed the front cover artwork (see it in the left) for their forthcoming full-length studio album, “The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)“, which continues 2007’s “Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part I)”. The CD, due for a late August or early September release on Steamhammer/SPV, features the return of frontman Matt […]