PAIN, Kuln25.04.2009, ‘Blue Box’ club. Sofia – Bulgaria words by: Stefan Topuzov, photo: Metal Katehizis. A metal show is probably the only kind of happening that could be 3 hours late with all kinds of holes in the organizers’ plan showing up, and then still leave people satisfied. Well, on Saturday night Bulgarian witnessed yet another […]

NEW MODEL ARMY, Bastardolomey 24.04.2009В Party CenetrВ ‘4 РєРј’, Sofia – BulgariaВ  words by Stefan Topuzov, photo: Tihomir Rachev ‘That’s how it is with cult bands’, me and a couple a friends make a sad statement about the show’s attendance while insubordinately drinking beers on the outside, despite the Sofia city authorities’ latest moronic decision to ban […]

MARK FOGGO’S SKASTERS, Wickeda, La Muchedumbre24.04.2009, ‘Blue Box’ club, Sofia – Bulgaria words by: Nasso Ruskov, photos: Elena Nenkova. Tangra Mega Rock’s 3rd birthday bash was destined to be one helluva monster knees up! This is, after all, the one and only true rock’n’roll radio station in Bulgaria – where anything goes on air and you […]

IRON MAIDEN – ‘Flight 666’21.03.2009, ‘Arena Cinema’, Sofia – BulgariaВ  words by: Stefan Yordanov, photo:В  Stefan Yordanov. ‘Arena’ theatre is not your usual place to see hundreds of people in Iron Maiden t-shirts. Well, yesterday, on April 21st 2009 that really happened. All the chavs and chalga girls from the suburban Sofia who use to […]

HAMMERFALL, Sabaton, Bloodbound10.04.2009, Universiada hall, Sofia – BulgariaВ  words by: Stefan Topuzov, photo: Ivaylo Tchilingirian – digitalartsbg.com Friday afternoon. Beer after beer and the heavy metal mood seems to get stronger and stronger! After all, we’re about to witness a show by one of the biggest names in the genre. Everyone around me is explain […]

BABYFACE CLAN , Panican Whyasker, Animacionerite09.04.2009, Blue Box club, Sofia words by: Stefan Topuzov, photo: begemot. I’ll have to admit that alternative music is on the outskirts of my musical taste. And even if my interest was limited, I could notice that there wasn’t pretty much any of it in Bulgaria in recent years. Last […]

GORGON ELECTRO MINI FEST III -COMBICHRIST, Aesthetic Perfection, Virgins o.r. Pigeons, Shemale Zero29.03.2009, ‘Blue Box’ club, Sofia – Bulgaria words byВ Nick The Stripper, photo: Dee Dee Sunday is a day for lying around and, in the words of Jack Kerouac, practicing “do-nothing”. Tis a day to be competely and utterly and wonderfully lazy…unless you’re an […]

IN FLAMES, Urban Grey20.03.2009,В ‘Denitsa hall’, Sofia – BulgariaВ  words by Steffan Yordanov, photos:В  begemot … And the Bulgarian audience has no fucking reason to complain about their first gig here, in Sofia. The venue was a great choice. Only 2000 km West places like ‘Denitsa’ hall are may be the most desirable ones because they […]

SOULFLY, Hornsman Coyote, Incite, Senser, Subscribe, Artery15.03.2009,В ‘Universiada’ hall,В Sofia, BulgariaВ  words by Steffan Yordanov, photos:В  begemot It’s not a secret any more that Soulfly have invested a lot of their heart and soul into Bulgarian audience for the last 7 years and that is why the band’s fourth coming sold out ‘Universiada’ hall to 2000 people. […]

LORDI, Brandon AshleyВ & the Silverbugs, Fatal Smile 6.05.2009 Sofia,В “Hristo Botev” hallВ  words by Stefan Topuzov, photo: Diamond_Adi. They are probably the only big thing that Europe has come up with in terms of SHOCK ROCK in a while. LORDI look like GWAR, but without the extra profanity volume, and provide a theatrics heavy show comparable […]