“The Bulgarian crowd just broke our hearts! With happiness!” Less than a year ago we did an interview with Benediction‘s bass player Frank Healy right before the band’s first ever show in Sofia, Bulgaria – at the 20 Years Nuclear Blast Festival in November 2007, promoted by Tangra Mega Rock. This performance turned into one […]

“I’m not afraid of death, but I’d like to live longer!” Holy Moses‘ frontwoman Sabina Classen discusses her band’s new album and the upcoming first-ever show in Bulgaria… Vassil Varbanov: Hello Sabina, how are you? Sabina Classen: Hello, I’m really fine, thanks very much! V. V.: It’s been a couple of days after Holy Moses’ […]

“After ELP I didn’t really want to form a band… but now I have one and I can’t let it go.” The 63-year-old British keyboard player and composer Keith Emerson shall pass through the ancient Bulgarian town Plovdiv on September 7, 2008 as part of his current tour with The Keith Emerson Band. A week […]

“My upcoming show in Bulgaria is going to be a very different concert.” Rick Wakeman shall perform his first-ever concert in Bulgaria on September 1, 2008. The event promises to be a unique one, as the maestro thinks himself… Vassil Varbanov: Good morning, Rick! Rick Wakeman: Good morning. V. V.: How are you? I believe […]

“Anyone who’s into Nevermore will enjoy this album – the music is very much the same, just a little more focused on my guitar playing.” In the fall of 2008 Nevermore lead guitarist Jeff Loomis released his all-instrumental debut solo album, entitled “Zero Order Phase“, which was a reason more than enough to get in […]

“Cradle won’t stop! We just keep going like a juggernaut!” A few days before their first ever show in Bulgaria (August 17, 2008 at the Spirit of Burgas festival), Cradle of Filth‘s leader Dani Filth revealed what to expect from the show, the band’s upcoming new studio album and book, and shared his thoughts on […]

“I work best under pressure – that’s my fuel.” In the wake of the birth of German thrash metal veterans Destruction’s tenth full-length studio album, “D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.“, the trio’s frontman and mastermind Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer revealed everything we need to know about this special project… Vassil Varbanov: Hey, Schmier, hello! How are you, my friend? Schmier: […]

“Death Magnetic” is totally different form “St. Anger”. It has malodies in it!” “Death Magnetic” is totally different form “St. Anger”. It has malodies in it” Rob Trujillo tells our Tangra Mega Rock spy Stefan “Stiff” Yordanov at Metallica’s backstage before their concert in front of 50 000 people in Sofia, Bulgaria. “… But it […]

“When people meet me, they normally see something beyond “Let’s Get Rocked”.” On July 4, 2008 Britain’s hard rock masters Def Leppard did their first-ever concert in Bulgaria. Just a few minutes before taking the stage, vocalist Joseph Thomas Elliott did an exclusive interview, which can be read in its entirety here: Vassil Varbanov: You’re […]

“We’re definitely a real band, not just some project.” Vocalist Erkki SeppГ¤nen presents Kypck (read it “Kursk”) – the new “fast-Russian-doom-metal-from-Finland” band also featuring guitarist Sami Lopakka (Sentenced), drummer/producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, and bassist Jaakko YlГ¤-Rautio. In March 2008 their debut album “Cherno” (meaning “Black”) saw the light of day… Vassil Varbanov: Let’s start with this: […]