An inquest in Maidstone has heard that Hannah Bond, a 13 year-old girl from Kent, committed suicide by hanging herself – and emo music has been blamed. Both Bond’s mother, Heather, and Roger Sykes, the coroner who gave the verdict of suicide, suggested that the fact that Bond was an obsessive fan of such music […]

R.E.M. have uploaded the video for their song “Hollow Man” on the Internet. The song follows “Supernatural Superserious” as the second single off the band’s current album, “Accellerate”, which was released last month via Warner. R.E.M. – “Hollow Man“

After the comeback single “Violet Hill” was made available as a free download for one week only, and figues have exceeded two million, Coldplay have decided to give away another song via coldplay.com. The track is called “A Spell A Rebel Yell” and will not be featured on the band’s upcoming album, “Viva La Vida […]

The fifth concert of the Credit to the Nation Live series shall take place at theВ Stroeja ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria next Monday, May 12. The event shall start at 8:30 p.m., and is going to feature sets by P.I.F., Sepuko 6, Saint Electrics, Mental ArchitectsВ and My Preserver.

Blackmore’s Night, the Renaissance-flavored band featuring former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancГ©e Candice Night, will release its new album, “Secret Voyage“, in Europe on June 30 via SPV. The CD is going to feature following tracklist: 01. God Save the Keg02. Locked Within the Crystal Ball03. Gilded Cage04. Toast to […]

Moonspell‘s video for the track “Scorpion Flower” can be viewed below. The clip comes off the Portuguese group’s new album, “Night Eternal“, scheduled for release in Europe on May 19 via SPV. Moonspell – “Scorpion Flower“

Long-running UK death metallers Benediction are putting the finishing touches on their new album, “Killing Music“, due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records. Meanwhile, the band revealed following intriguing fact: “We got Billy Gould of Faith No More and Brujeria fame to lay down the bass on our cover of “Largactyl” […]

As you already know, Steve Albini and his band Shellac shall play live in Bulgaria for the first time ever next Monday, May 12. The event is scheduled to take place at the Backstage Club in Sofia, and here’s what the group pointed out as some rules for the show: “Shellac doesn’t have a fancy […]

According to Total Rock, there are unconfirmed reports that Limp Bizkit are planning a comeback tour, albeit without guitarist Wes Borland. The band is said to be auditioning guitarists, and aims to start off with some European dates.

Local support for next week’s show by Japan’s industrial psychos Gothika in Sofia, Bulgaria shall come from Animassacre (on the photo). Check them out below, as well as at animassacre.com. The event is scheduled for May 15 at theВ Fans Rock Bar, with tickets costing 5 Euro. Animassacre – “Destruktion” (live)