Dead Can Dance remastered their entire nine-album back catalogue into SACD format and collected it in a limited edition box set. The collection is packaged up in a black velvet inner box and a cardboard outer casing, and shall be released via 4AD on June 30. Only 1,500 copies of the box will be manufactured, […]

A concert video for the track “Syco Level” by Bulgaria’s crossover bulldozers Fyeld can be viewed below. The footage was shot live in Sofia on May 31, 2008. Fyeld – “Syco Level” (live 2008)

Following the release of Opeth‘s brand-new masterpiece “Watershed”, the label CC Entertainment has decided to issue a CD honouring the Swedish avantgardists. Entitled “Opeth: String Tribute” (view cover in the left), the effort features 10 string cover versions of following Opeth tracks: 01. Porcelain Heart02. Windowpane03. Bleak04. Harvest05. Death Whispered a Lullaby06. In My Time […]

Former House of Pain member Everlast has announced the release of a new album – the first one in 4 years. Entitled “Love, War & The Ghost Of Whitey Ford“, the follow-up to 2004’s “White Trash Beautiful” will surface on September 24 and, according to its creator, “The sound is totally different than anything I’ve […]

Over 400,000 hours of archive music by artists such as Pink Floyd (on the photo), David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Roxy Music, ColdplayВ and The Beach Boys, among others, is to be released to the public for the very first time. The footage, including live concerts, interviews and rare studio sessions, will be released to EMI for […]

Justin Meldal-Johnsen (on the photo), who previously earned his stripes backing Beck, was announced as the latest bassist in the always mutating Nine Inch Nails. He takes the place of Rich Fownes behind frontman Trent Reznor in the line-up. Once rehearsals wrap up, the band will embark on a North American tour.

The Italian metal experimentalists Ephel Duath are to start recording their new album in July. It’s going to be produced by Giuseppe Orlando, and its title shall be “Through My Dog’s Eyes“. The CD is expected to be released by Earache Records by the end of the year. Ephel Duath – “The Passage“

The Californian-Mexican punk/ska gang La PlebeВ is going to play live inВ Sofia, Bulgaria onВ June 29, 2008. The event is scheduled to take place at the Backstage Club, starting at 8 p.m. with a set by the local openers Catalyst. Tickets for the fiesta are gonna cost only 5 Euro. La Plebe – “Plebe por vida“

Toma Zdravkov, who won this year’s edition of the Music Idol TV contest in Bulgaria, is going to support WhitesnakeВ and Def Leppard onВ July 4В at the already sold-out Academic Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. Toma ZdravkovВ – “Soldier of Fortune“

Iced Earth have revealed the front cover artwork (see it in the left) for their forthcoming full-length studio album, “The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)“, which continues 2007’s “Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part I)”. The CD, due for a late August or early September release on Steamhammer/SPV, features the return of frontman Matt […]