A new track by US punk rock veterans Bad Religion, entitled “Heroes and Martyrs”, is available for free download HERE. The song comes off the band’s upcoming full-length studio album, “New Maps of Hell”, due on July 10 via Epitaph Records.

Bulgaria’s hardcore leaders Last Hope shall support Suicidal Рўendencies on their show in Sofia onВ May 28. The event shall take place at the Hristo Botev Hall, starting at 8 p.m. local time (CET+1). As for tonight, Last Hope shall present live their new album “Test of Time” at the Akademija in Belgrade, Serbia, together with […]

After parting ways with guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray earlier this month, Evanescence announced their replacements – respectively Troy McLawhorn and Will Hunt, both hailing from the band Dark New Day. The live debut of the two new additions with singer Amy Lee, guitarist Terry Balsamo and bass player Tim McCord shall take […]

Yesterday at noon Tangra Mega Rock’s studio was visited by Blind Guardian‘s vocalist Hansi Kuersch himself!В The reason was the band’s first ever show in Bulgaria, due to take place tonight at Sofia’s Festivalna Hall. Photos from the interview, the spontaneous fan meeting that followed afterwards in front of the Tangra Mega Rock building and the […]

Guitarist Peter Lindgren has left Opeth due to “losing enthusiasm for the sort of commitment demanded by the band”… Luckily, the Swedish prod-death metal avantgardists have quickly found a replacement for Peter, namely Fredrik Akesson (on the photo), known for his work with Krux, Talisman and most of all Arch Enemy.

Cradle of Filth‘s entire performance at the Download Festival last year can now be seen in perfect quality below. Britain’s black metal leaders performed at the Main Stage of the event, offering the crowd the songs “Satyriasis”, “Gilded Cunt”, “Medusa & Hemlock”, “Born in a Burial Gown”, “Cthulhu Dawn”, “Nyphetamine”, “Her Ghost in the Fog”, […]

Elijah Wood, known mainly as the actor who played Frodo in the “Lord of the Rings” saga, is set to play Iggy Pop in a movie about his life. The biopic, entitled “The Passenger”, concentrates on the singer’s early career with The Stooges and is set to begin filming within six months. Iggy himslef won’t […]

Sweden’s melodic death metal youngsters Sonic Syndicate have launched an exclusive pre-listening week of their new album, “Only Inhuman” (view cover in the left), on their MySpace profile. The CD is the group’s debut for Nuclear Blast and shall be release on Friday in Germany and on Monday, May 21, in the rest of Europe. […]

“I think our fans in Bulgaria are prepared already – they know they are supposed to do the backing vocals, and that’s very important when it comes to a Blind Guardian show. You just have to enjoy yourselves and become part of the band. Apart from that, we’ve prepared a best of set, of course, […]

The upcoming concerts of Vader (May 19) and Behemoth (May 30) in Sofia had to be moved to Black Box Club in the last minute. The changes had to be made due to administrative reasons. Dismember’s show on June 18 in Sofia shall also be moved to a venue that’s still to be announced.