New York’s garage rock rising stars Yeah Yeah Yeahs shall release a new EP, entitled “Is Is”, on July 23. It shall contain 5 tracks written in 2004, during the trio’s tour in support of their full-length studio debut, “Fever to Tell” (2003) – “Rockers to Swollow”, “Down Boy”, “Kiss Kiss”, “Isis” and “10 x […]

Finnish sympho-metal superstars Nightwish have set “Dark Passion Play” as the title of their new full-length studio album, due to be released on September 28 via Nuclear Blast. Its front cover artwork can be viewed below. The CD, which is going to be the first one to feature the group’s new, 35-year-old Swedish vocalist Anette […]

After their smashing performance at the first Tangra Mega Live concert on June 5, 2006 in Sofia, the US/Mexican gang La Plebe shall invade Bulgaria again, this time invited by Re-Act Music. The show shall take place on July 12 (Thursday) at the Backstage Club, featuring also sets by the local youngsters Empty Face and […]

Sweden’s doom metal godfathers Candlemass marked are about to mark a mighty comback next Friday, June 22. That’s when their brand-new studio offering, “King of the Grey Islands” (view cover in the left) is going to be officially released via Nuclear Blast. What’s the best news here is that now, a week prior to the […]

Because of the huge interest to the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in SerbiaВ on June 26 (Tuesday), TicketPro Bulgaria announced they’re selling additional tickets for the show, costing 90В and 150 leva (approx. 45 and 75 Euro).

Leeds indie rock band Forward, Russia! have gone to Seattle to begin work on their new album. The follow-up to the quartet’s 2006 debut “Give Me a Wall” is being recorded with producer Matt Bayles, known for hiw work with Mastodon, The Fall of Troy, Isis, Blood Brothers, a.o. Additional information and music by Forward, […]

While we’re waiting for Korn‘s eighth studio album to appear on July 30 via Virgin Records, frontman Jonathan Davis has revealed that he has begun writing an opera entitled “Oblivion” with the American film composer Richard Gibbs and the English writer Clive Barker. Jonathan himself won’t be starring in the project, but just writing the […]

The complete schedule for this year’s edition of Perry Farrell’s Lollapalooza Festival, set to take place on August 3-5 at Chicago‘s Grant Park, has been revealed: Friday, August 3, shall feature performances by Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, The Fratellis and Perry Farrell’s current band, Satellite Party. Saturday, August 4, shall be dominated by Muse, Interpol, […]

The Bulgarian bands She Was Asking for It (featuring members of Doom Day, Brothers in Blood, MelekhВ and Rise Up) and Propaganda shall support America’s nu-metal stars Ill Nino on their show in Sofia on June 23 (Saturday). The concert shall take place at the Hristo Botev Sports Hall, and the poster for it can be […]

Good Charlotte, who are presenting their fourth studio album, “Good Morning Revival”, have announced they will join Justin Timberlake on his North American arena tour this summer. It will kick off in Memphis on August 6, go on through Boston, Portland, Las Vegas, Sacramento, etc., and end in Los Angeles on September 17.