Wizard Ltd.В shall take care for the exclusive distribution of the CDs released by Metal (AOR) Heaven – a relatively young yet expanding German label speciallized in classic hard rock, AOR and melodic heavy/prog metal. Among the artists working with the company are Empire, Vengeance, Riot, Sandalinas, Consortium Project, Soul Doctor, Lechery, Bloodbound, Altaria, Razorback and […]

British black metal godfathers Venom are to call their new album “Hell“. It’s expected to be released in May via Universal, and is going to feature 13 tracks. Hell yeah! Venom – “Welcome to Hell” (live)

PJ Harvey is preparing to issue the third single off her latest album, last year’s “White Chalk”, on March 10. The word goes about the track “The Devil” (hear and see it below), which shall be backed by a previously unreleased track from 1998, called “Liverpool Tide“, as B-side. PJ Harvey – “The Devil” (live)

Marilyn Manson’s foray into the beverage world with his own brand of absinthe, “Mansinthe”, has been panned by critics, who compared the drink’s odour to “sewage water, swamp mud and rubbing alcohol”. One taster even said about the drink, which is produced in Switzerland as it is illegal in the USA, “If a smell could […]

From now on theВ Arossita GalleryВ in Sofia, Bulgaria host an art axhibition by Nevena Vaklinova and Vesselin Mitev, known mainly as vocalist and bagpipe player in the local ethno bands Kayno Yesno Slonce and Isihia. The gallery’s address in 126 Vrabcha Str., and the official opening is today at 6 p.m.

Stroeja ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria hosted four live events celebrating the release of the double CD alternative rock compilation “Credit to the Nation”. Below you may click on the links to galleries containing photos of all four Credit to the Nation Live events, featuring following bands: Credit to the Nation Live 1 – Kuln, Cigaretta, Macrophone […]

The American punk rockers The Low Budgets and their Bulgarian colleagues A-Moral shall do two shows in Bulgaria – respectively onВ March 5В at the Area 51 Club inВ Varna, and onВ March 8В at the 8th Ball Club inВ Sofia. Additonal info and posters for both events can be found in our GIG GUIDE.

At the end of this news you can see the front cover artwork, as well as the complete tracklist for the sountrack to Martin Scorsese’s movie about the Rolling Stones, “Shine a Light“. The double CD is scheduled for release inВ April 2008В via Universal Music. 01. Brown Sugar02. Champagne & Reefer (feat. Buddy Guy)03. Connection04. All […]

Soulfly‘s Max Cavalera shall share the stage with his former colleagues of Sepultura at this year’s ViГ±a Rock Festival. The 3-day event is scheduled to take place on May 1-3В at theВ Auditorio MunicipalВ in Villarobledo, Spain. Keep checking the GIG GUIDE for details.

The spring edition of this year’s festival Sofia Jazz Peak shall start on February 22 with a show by the German big band BuJazzРћ at the Military Club in Sofia, Bulgaria. Next shall be the Brazilian piano player and singerВ Eliane Elias, who’ll perform on April 11 at the National palace of Culture in Sofia. The […]