On August 7, 2008, the 12th annual D-Low Memorial Festival will be held at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona. So far, the bands scheduled to perform include Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Sacred Reich, Throwdown, Bury Your Dead and Incite. This year’s D-Low Memorial show, organized by the Cavalera familiy in memory of Max’s slain stepson, […]

Joker Media announced that one-day tickets for the Kaliakra Rock Fest 2008 are available now.В You may purchase them for 25 Euro via Ticketstream.bg, or get tickets for the entire 3-day event for 45 Euro. This year’s Kaliakra Rock Fest is going to take place in Kavarna, Bulgaria on July 5-7, featuring headlining sets by Manowar […]

“Prevail“, the new album from Canadian death metallers Kataklysm, is available for streaming in its entirety at myspace.com/kataklysm. The CD (view cover in the left), which is scheduled for release via Nuclear Blast on May 23 in Europe, features guest solo appearances by Pat O’Brien of Cannibal Corpse and Dave Linsk of Overkill, and is […]

Guns N’ Roses shall issue a new CD on June 2… however not the notorious “Chinese Democracy“… but a re-release of the compilation “Greatest Hits“… Who the hell needs this!?

Britain’s blues rockers Firebird, fronted by Bill Steer (ex-Carcass) and featuring Ludwig Witt of the Spiritual Beggars, have entered Berni Studios in Malmo, Sweden to record their new album. There’s still no word when the follow-up to 2006’s “Hot Wings” shall see the light of day. Firebird – “Horse Drown Man” (live)

“The main part of this concert consisted of hypnotic mid- or slow-paced pieces in which backed by bass, keyboards and subtle percussion, saxophone melodies soared high in the hushed Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria…” The entire report of last night’s magnificent concert byВ Jan GarbarekВ is available HERE, and some photos […]

Cradle of Filth are teming up with Gorgoroth, Moonspell, Septic Flesh and Asrai for a European tour in the very end of the year. The shows, united under the name The Darkest Tour, shall pass through most Western and Central European countries from December 1-20.

OnВ June 8, 2008В theВ National Palace of CultureВ in Sofia, Bulgaria shall be shattered by “the collossus of Italian popular music” – Toto Cutugno. The event starts at 7 p.m., and is being promoted by DS MusicВ and J&K Production. Rrrrrrooooock! Toto Cutugno – “L’italiano” (live’n’loud!)

Actress Scarlett Johansson has released a video of her debut album “Anywhere I Lay My Head“, due out next week via Atco Records and featuring 10 Tom Waits cover versions.The song visuallized, “Fallin’ Down“, can be watched here: Scarlett Johansson – “Fallin’ Down“

Metallica played a benefit show last night, May 14, at the 2,200-seat Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. All proceeds from the show will go to the Silverlake Conservatory of Music – a nonprofit music school for low income students that was co-founded by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. Tickets for the show costed $200 […]