American stoner rockers Hermano, fronted by former Kyuss mastermind John Garcia, shall release their third full-length studio album on October 19. The follow-up to 2005’s “Dare I Say…” is going to be entitled “…Into the Exam Room”.

Germany’s young extreme “modern metal” machine Maroon (nothing to do with Maroon 5!) has finished work on its new album. Entitled “The Cold Heart of the Sun” (view cover in the left), the follow-up to last year’s “When Worlds Collide” is due on October 19 via Century Media. To promote the release, Maroon will join […]

Bulgaria’s melodic punk rock leaders Crowfish shall head on a national tour in October. During the shows Chavdar (vocals and guitar), George (bass), Bojo (drums) and Stambe (guitar) shall be joined by the local acts Spot, Empty Face, Mindown, CatalystВ and D.S.O.L.. The tour itself is promoted by Area 51 Booking and Globe Bulgaria. Here are […]

Tangra Mega Rock‘s special messenger in the Land of the Rising Sun, Mr. Koko Stoynov, returned successfully to Bulgaria with tons of impressions about the rock scene in Japan, the local metal fans (especially the female ones) and, of course, the East Asian sports situation. Expect Koko San to reveal everything live on air during […]

David Bowie will appear in two upcoming episodes of BBC’s newest incarnation of the science fiction TV series Doctor Who as an evil alien. The British singer’s character attempts to abduct mystery writer Agatha Christie…

Bulgaria’s evil metal masters Ebanizm shall visit the capital Sofia on Friday, September 7, in order to try devastating the still new 8th Ball Club. The massacre starts at 9 p.m.,В with tickets costing just 1.5 Euro.

Machine Head have recruited Brandon Sigmund (on the photo) from fellow San Francisco Bay Area metal band Hostility to handle the bass duties on the group’s upcoming North American tour. The replacement is just temporary, as regular Machine Head bass player Adam Duce broke his leg while dirt biking in Redding, California and has now […]

On Saturday, September 8, the Backstage ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria shall hos a show by the Nuernberg-based swing-funk-soul-rock’n’roll gang Project Caravelle. Formed in Germany in 2001, the group shall play live in support of its current album, “Wiedergeburt als sexy Vamp” (“Rebirth as a Sexy Vampire”) in a line-up featuring Phillipp TГ¶gel (piano), Michael Hager (vocals […]

Alice in Chains have recorded an acoustic performance last night, August 31, at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for an upcoming live album. The CD is tentatively due in early 2008. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bass player Mike Inez, drummer Sean Kinney and Layne Staley’s successor William DuVall have performed following tracks yesterday: 01. Don’t […]

Finland’s folk metal sextet Korpiklaani has signed a worldwide deal with the mghty German label Nuclear Blast. Naturally, the first result of this newly established cooperation shall be the release of the follow-up to this year’s “Tervaskanto”, due to appear in 2008. Expect exclusive news from the Nuclear Blast camp about the company’s 20th anniversary […]