Tarja Turunen shall do her first-ever live performance in Bulgaria on October 28, 2008! The former NightwishВ singer shall play at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, with tickets going on sale next Monday and costing 20 leva (the first 500) andВ 25 leva (resp. 10 and 13 Euro). Tarja Turunen – “I Walk Alone“

On July 12, during the closing night of the Magic Circle Festival 2008 in Germany,В Joey DeMaioВ has announced that Manowar shall release their new full-length studio album no later than mid-July 2009. The as-yet-untitled CD, due to be preceded by the single “Die with Honor” (see below), shall be accompanied by a fantasy novel written by […]

Video footage with decent quality of Swedish progressive metallers Opeth performing the song “Heir Apparent” off their current album “Watershed” live can be viewed below. The track was shot last Saturday, July 12, at the Evolution Festival in Milan, Italy. Opeth – “Heir Apparent” (live 2008)

According to a posting on the unofficial AC/DC website ac-dc.net, the Australina rock legends’ new album, which will most likely be called “Black Ice“, will be released by Columbia Records on October 27 in Europe. The first single, “Runaway Train“, which was also a contender for the album’s title, will be released in late August. […]

This year’s BerkrockВ Fest, set to take place on July 24-26, 2008 in Berkovitza, Bulgaria, shall be headlined by the U.S. hard rock veterans Alcatrazz feat.В Graham BonnetВ (ex-Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Impellitteri). Additional details about the event can be found in our GIG GUIDE. Alcatrazz feat. Graham Bonnet – “Bigfoot” (live 2008)

Tonight’s edition of the Krechetalo weekly music show, aired Mondays at 9 p.m. on Tangra.tv, shall feature an interview with NY’s hip-hop legends Onyx.

Exodus, Overkill (on the photo), 3 Inches of Blood and Bulgaria’s Last Hope are the four bands scheduled to perform at this year’s edition of the Thrash ’til Death FestivalВ in Kavarna, Bulgaria. The event is scheduled to take place on August 13, 2008 at the Kaliakra Stadium, with tickets going on sale today via Ticketstream.bg […]

The drum skin used on the cover of The Beatles‘ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album has sold for $1,07 million at auction in London, the BBC reports. The drum, which was handmade by a circus sign painter for the cover of the 1967 album, was up for auction alongside John Lennon‘s lyrics for […]

The Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan has confirmed the rest of the band, including Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, have been considering a reunion. “We’re hoping to get together later this year to play and then we may have some news, but I want it to happen, badly,” he told BBC 6 Music. “Rod hasn’t […]

Freakshow – the new project featuring Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar, Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali, and Miss Crazy vocalist Markus Allen Christopher – have started working on their debut album. A release should be expected later in the year… Watch out for more news about Frekashow on myspace.com/freakshowrox.