Swedish metallers In Flames have uploaded the video for their song “The Mirror’s Truth” on the Internet, as it gets obvious below. The track is the first single off the group’s new studio album, “A Sense of Purpose” (view cover in the left), due in Europe on April 4 via Nuclear Blast. In Flames – […]

Opeth’s Mikael Г…kerfeldt and Martin Axenrot and Katatonia’s Anders NystrГ¶m and Jonas Renkse return with a brand-new EP of their death metal super project Bloodbath. Entitled “Unblessing the Purity” (view cover in the left), it features 4 tracks and is scheduled for release on March 10 via Peaceville Records. You can hear exclusive audio samples […]

Marilyn Manson’s foray into the beverage world with his own brand of absinthe, “Mansinthe”, has been panned by critics, who compared the drink’s odour to “sewage water, swamp mud and rubbing alcohol”. One taster even said about the drink, which is produced in Switzerland as it is illegal in the USA, “If a smell could […]

From now on theВ Arossita GalleryВ in Sofia, Bulgaria host an art axhibition by Nevena Vaklinova and Vesselin Mitev, known mainly as vocalist and bagpipe player in the local ethno bands Kayno Yesno Slonce and Isihia. The gallery’s address in 126 Vrabcha Str., and the official opening is today at 6 p.m.

Stroeja ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria hosted four live events celebrating the release of the double CD alternative rock compilation “Credit to the Nation”. Below you may click on the links to galleries containing photos of all four Credit to the Nation Live events, featuring following bands: Credit to the Nation Live 1 – Kuln, Cigaretta, Macrophone […]

The American punk rockers The Low Budgets and their Bulgarian colleagues A-Moral shall do two shows in Bulgaria – respectively onВ March 5В at the Area 51 Club inВ Varna, and onВ March 8В at the 8th Ball Club inВ Sofia. Additonal info and posters for both events can be found in our GIG GUIDE.

At the end of this news you can see the front cover artwork, as well as the complete tracklist for the sountrack to Martin Scorsese’s movie about the Rolling Stones, “Shine a Light“. The double CD is scheduled for release inВ April 2008В via Universal Music. 01. Brown Sugar02. Champagne & Reefer (feat. Buddy Guy)03. Connection04. All […]

Soulfly‘s Max Cavalera shall share the stage with his former colleagues of Sepultura at this year’s ViГ±a Rock Festival. The 3-day event is scheduled to take place on May 1-3В at theВ Auditorio MunicipalВ in Villarobledo, Spain. Keep checking the GIG GUIDE for details.

A new Bulgarian online music media – OnStage Media – has started its existence at www.OnStageBG.com. Its main focus shall be the live activity in Bulgaria, namely news about upcoming shows, concert reports and, most of all, professionally shot concert photos. Expect more news about OnStage Media next week.

Wizard Ltd.В shall take care for the exclusive distribution of the CDs released by Metal (AOR) Heaven – a relatively young yet expanding German label speciallized in classic hard rock, AOR and melodic heavy/prog metal. Among the artists working with the company are Empire, Vengeance, Riot, Sandalinas, Consortium Project, Soul Doctor, Lechery, Bloodbound, Altaria, Razorback and […]