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At 67, one of Slovenia's sharpest and most distinctive blues and rock guitarists, Janez Zmazek - Žan, has left us for good. Under Žan's fingers and hands, his unforgettable guitar would "purr, sing and moan" in a way all its own, like…

"When it came out, the Black Sabbath debut was met with mostly disapproval and incomprehension from the critics of the day, and it took years for it to earn the respect and standing it deserves as one of the most important achievements in…

"This year marks 50 years since the album that "saved" Van Der Graaf Generator's career and clearly set the compass needle for the band's further evolution. An album that arrived ahead of its time and, with its avant-garde weirdo swagger,…

ALEŠ PODBREŽNIK Slovenia:1. Bakalina Velika - Prvi krajec "What its predecessor “Španabije” (2017) hinted at in the closing track Ko se je dielu sviet, “Prvi krajec” fully delivers. With the new album, Bakalina Velika cunningly stretched…

This RockLine piece is all about albums by Slovenian artists that came out last year and are simply too good not to shout about. So here we go! RockLine has dug through the best of the best that the Slovenian music scene gave us last year:…

"Permanent Waves", the seventh studio album from the mighty Canadian prog-rock fortress Rush, came out on 14.01.1980 on Mercury Records, which means exactly 40 years ago. On this album, Rush started approaching arrangements in a more…

Ahead of Saturday's marathon of established local champs and promising young forces of the Slovenian metal scene, we're putting their videos in the spotlight. Make the wait for Support the Scene Fest go faster by checking out the videos…

On Monday, April 16, 2018, Alan Jakin, a former member of Nova Gorica art rock champions Avtomobili, passed away after a serious illness. He was one of the most distinctive guitarists around, and his playing and approach left a lasting…