The end of the summer of the beginning of the autumn shall witness the birth of “Elect the Dead” – the debut solo album by System of a Down’s frontmanВ Serj Tankian. The CD (view cover in the left) shall be released by the Lebanon-born singer’s own label, Serjical Strike Records. Regarding the music on “Elect […]

The Foo Fighters are in the studio working on their next full-length album. The follow up to “In Your Honor” (2005) shall be produced by Gil Norton (a.o. The Pixies). The band, consisting of former Nirvana drummer and Probot mastermind Dave Grohl (vocals, guitar), Taylor Hawkins (drums), Nate Mendel (bass) and Chris Shiflett (guitar) shall […]

This year’s edition of the blues/rock festival A Flower for Gosho, dedicated to the late Bulgarian rock’n’roll veteran Georgi Mintchev, shall take place in the end of next week -В on May 4-6В – at the open air stage in Sofia’s Southern Park. The complete list of participants can be found in ourВ Gig Guide.

The reunited Australian soft rockers Crowded House shall release “Time on Earth” – first new studio album in 14 years – on July 10. The 14 songs on the CD were recorded in a line-up featuring founding members Neil Finn (vocals, guitar, piano) and Nick Seymour (bass), guitarist Mark Hart and new drummer Matt Sherrod […]

Seattle sound masters Alice in Chains have commenced the songwriting process for a new studio album in Los Angeles. The quartet that disbanded in 1996 due to late frontman Layne Staley’s serious drug addiction is working in a line-up featuring lead guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell, bass player Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney, plus […]

This year’s edition of the Wacken Open Air, set to take place between August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany, hints to be one of the most monstrous live metal events in Europe this summer. The festival line-up is shaping up as follows so far (in alphabetical order): 1349 All That Remains Amorphis Animal Alpha As […]

After the successful first edition of the East Noise Attack Fest in Sofia on March 17, 2007, we can already reveal some details about the second leg of this Bulgarian punk/hardcore festival. East Noise Attack Fest II shall be a two-day open air event, set to take place in the Black Sea town of Varna […]

Beastie Boys have revealed to New Musical Express that their new album will be called “The Mix Up” and will be released in June. Mike D has stated that the follow-up to 2004’s “To the 5 Boroughs” will be “radically different” from its predecessor and shall sound closer to “Check Your Head” and “Paul’s Boutique”. […]

The only local supporting band to perform with Germany’s metal heroes Blind Guardian on their show in Sofia’s Festivalna HallВ on May 17 shall be the Bulgarian progressive metal quintet Velvet Project. Additional info about the show can be found in our Gig Guide.

Drowning Pool have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming full-length studio album, “Full Circle”, due to be released on July 24 via Eleven Seven Music. You can view it below. Meanwhile, the Dallas four-piece has made their brand-new single, “Soldiers”, available for free download in mp3 format HERE. You can also watch the video […]