According to a posting on the unofficial AC/DC website ac-dc.net, the Australina rock legends’ new album, which will most likely be called “Black Ice“, will be released by Columbia Records on October 27 in Europe. The first single, “Runaway Train“, which was also a contender for the album’s title, will be released in late August. […]

Journey‘s new full-length studio albumВ “Revelation” (view cover in the left) is now being officially distributed in Bulgaria via Riva Sound. The effort surfaces as a double CD edition, featuring the actual album (CD1), and Journey’s greatest hits re-recorded with new vocalist Arnel Pineda (CD 2): CD 1:01. Never Walk Away02. Like a Sunshower03. Change for […]

Jazz Wannabes, the new jazz guitar duo featuring Page Hamilton (on the photo) of Helmet and Anthony Truglio (a.o. Liege Lord, Helmet, Gandhi), will make its live debut on July 30 at MacDuff’s Pub in Greenwich, Connecticut. The project promises to perform “everything – from jazz classics, blues, Helmet songs and other material in jazz […]

The final line-up of the upcoming Spirit of Burgas open-air festival, set to take place on August 15-17, 2008 on the beach in Burgas, Bulgaria, has finally been revealed. The schedule looks like this: August 15В – The Sisters of Mercy, PendulumВ DJ set,В Gravity Co., HMSU DJ set. August 16 – Asian Dub Foundation, Pharoahe Monch, Metropolis […]

Pete Doherty has announced that he will complete the recording of his debut solo album by the end of July and release it later this year, most probably in the autumn. Songs set to feature on the effort by Babyshambles‘ notorious frontman include “Darksome Sea”, “Salome”, “Broken Love Song” and “Withdrawn and Shaken”.

U.S. prog metal leaders Dream Theater are going to release “Chaos In Motion 2007/2008” on September 23 via Roadrunner Records. The word goes about a double DVD documenting their Chaos in Motion World Tour, which kicked off June 3, 2007 at the Monsters of Rock festival in Milan, Italy and concluded almost a year to […]

The drum skin used on the cover of The Beatles‘ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album has sold for $1,07 million at auction in London, the BBC reports. The drum, which was handmade by a circus sign painter for the cover of the 1967 album, was up for auction alongside John Lennon‘s lyrics for […]

Freakshow – the new project featuring Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar, Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali, and Miss Crazy vocalist Markus Allen Christopher – have started working on their debut album. A release should be expected later in the year… Watch out for more news about Frekashow on myspace.com/freakshowrox.

A decade and a half after releasing its previous album, Guns N’ Roses will finally put out new music in September. Of course we’re not talking about the mythical album “Chinese Democracy”, but about a new song only. Its title is “Shackler’s Revenge“, and it’s gonna appear on the video game Rock Band 2.

This year’s BerkrockВ Fest, set to take place on July 24-26, 2008 in Berkovitza, Bulgaria, shall be headlined by the U.S. hard rock veterans Alcatrazz feat.В Graham BonnetВ (ex-Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Impellitteri). Additional details about the event can be found in our GIG GUIDE. Alcatrazz feat. Graham Bonnet – “Bigfoot” (live 2008)