Incantation mainman John McEntee has unveiled the line-up for the band’s upcoming Balkans Assassination Tour 2007, which will see the U.S. death metallers playing for the first time ever in this part of the world together with Krisiun, Inactive Messiah and Estuary (the latter featuring former Cannibal Corpse and current Deicide guitarist Jack Owen). The […]

Warrior Soul frontman Kory Clarke, bassist Paul Raven (Ministry, ex-Killing Joke, Prong, Godflesh), guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, known for his work with a.o. The Mission, Tricky and Peter Murphy, and drummer Legion have launched a new project called Mob Research. The quartet’s debut album shall appear in the spring of 2008 via Al Jourgensen’s 13th […]

On Saturday, July 28, a new rock music club shall open its doors in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria. The place is called 8th Ball and shall hos plenty of alternative, punk, hardcore and metal live shows. The opening of the club, situated on 12 Washington Str., shall witness a show by the young local pop-punk bands […]

OnВ July 28-29В (Saturday and Sunday) the picturesque Trigrad Village in the Western Rhodope Moundains in Bulgaria shall host the fifth annual Orphic Mysteries. The visitors shall witness some elements of the local traditional ancient folklore, like firedancing and stuff alike, combined with a rock show in front of the Devil’s Throat Cave at midnight,В featuring sets by […]

Just a few months before the release of its new album, “Cannibalised”, Briatin’s progressive metal quintet Biomechanical has become a duo… Guitarists Jamie Hunt and Chris Webb and bass player Jon Collins have all quit due to misunderstandings with vocalist Yiannis Koutselinis a.k.a. John K. (on the photo). This leaves the singer alone with drummer […]

The video for Trivium‘s song “To the Rats” has been finished and posted online on the Internet, including here, just a few lines below. The track comes off “The Crusade” – Trivium’s latest studio album, which has sold more than 100,000 copies in the USA alone since its October 10, 2006 release.

Re-Act Music announced that Orange County’s Ignite shall join California’s punk legends NOFXВ on their upcoming show in Sofia, Bulgaria! Both U.S. bands shall perform at the 3000-capacityВ Hristo Botev HallВ onВ September 10В (Monday). Local support and tocket prices are to be announced in a few days.

Even though it doesn’t have a title yet, nor a record deal in the United States, Bryan Adams‘ new album shall appear this autumn for sure. It will consist of 12 songs, most of them written and recorded in various countries around the world during the Canadian-born London-based rocker’s recent tours. The other thing confirmed […]

Next month shall witness almost a dozen of live shows in Varna, Bulgaria, spreading through various genres. As always, most of the shows shall be hosted by the Area 51 Club. On August 3 the Greek black metallers Crossover will play there together with the local Demenzia, The A.X.E. ProjectВ and Crystallnacht. A day later the […]

After an almostВ 30-year-long history, Rough Trade – the London-based label who signed Cabaret Voltaire, Butthole Surfers, The Smiths, Belle & Sebastian, Stiff Little Fingers, James, Super Furry Animals, Babyshambles, Arcade Fire, The Libertines, Maximo Park, The Strokes and many other indie artists – was bought by the Beggars Group. However, the company, which was owned […]