NEVERMORE - Warrel Dane

04 August 2006

"I hope we never get to the point where people say, "Hm, just another Nevermore record."" Warrel Dane , vocalist of Seattle-based progressive thrash metal masters Nevermore , checks in from Germany, right before the band's performance at the 2006 edition of the Wacken...

HOLY MOSES - Sabina Classen

04 August 2006

Directly from the Wacken Open Air in Germany! Vassil Varbanov: Hello Sabina, how are you? Sabina Classen: Hello, I'm really great! Greetings to Tangra Mega Rock Radio in Bulgaria! V. V.: What's the vibe up there in Germany, at the Wacken Open Air? S. C.: It's amazing,...

DEREK SHERINIAN

10 July 2006

"Everyone feels when it's summer, that's why "In the Summertime" is such a great song." Two days before his concert in Kavarna, Bulgaria as part of Billy Idol 's group, we got Californian keyboard virtuoso Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater, Alice Cooper,...

VOIVOD - Michel "Away" Langevin

30 May 2006

"It sounded really empty in the studio, because I'm used to see Piggy across the window when I track my drums... " "Katorz" , the fourteenth official release by the Canadian progressive thrash metal legends Voivod , shall see the light of day in July 2006 via Nuclear...

TRIVIUM - Matt Heafy

29 May 2006

"Real metal is coming back, and we're doing exactly that - playing real metal!" Vassil Varbanov: Hey, Matt, how are you doing? Matt Heafy: I'm good, how are you? V. V.: Good, thank you! You are in Europe now, but before that you made a big tour in the USA with In...

OBITUARY - John Tardy

22 May 2006

"Now, when metal gets more popular, we're getting active again!" Less than a month before their first ever show in Bulgaria, scheduled to take place on June 18, 2006 in Sofia, Tangra Mega Rock managed to get in touch with the vocalist of Florida death metal legends Obituary ,...

KONTROL - Kolio The Gillan

16 May 2006

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AXEL RUDI PELL

08 May 2006

"The fans in Bulgaria are so enthusiastic - from the first to the last row - and that's not usual nowadays." The 46-year-old German guitar player Axel Rudi Pell presents his new, 11th full-length album, "Mystica" , and recalls his warmest feelings to the Bulgarian...

SCORPIONS - Rudolf Schenker

01 May 2006

"He said we're responsible for the baby boom in 1985 - because of "Still Loving You"!" Tangra Mega Rock conducted a friendly conversation with 58-year-old Hanover-born founder and guitar master of Germany's hard rock veterans Scorpions , Herr Rudolf Schenker ,...

NIGHTWISH - Tuomas Holopainen

26 April 2006

"Tarja Turunen? We're not gonna talk about this anymore." A short yet direct conversation with Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen - main songwriter and keyboard player for Finland's metal superstars Nightwish . Naturally, the reason for this interview was the release of...