“I’m really happy!” Finland’s operatic metal icon Tarja Turunen reveals the truth behind her solo career, the imminent musicians helping her out, the feelings to her former colleagues Nightwish, and the substance of her new album “My Winter Storm”, due on November 19 via Universal Music Group… Vassil Varbanov: Hello Tarja, how are you? Tarja […]

“Nowadays American metal bands sound more like what Swedish bands used to sound.” Vocalist and band co-founder BjГ¶rn “Speed” Strid presents “Sworn to a Great Divide” – the seventh full-length “really fuckin’ solid” studio album by Sweden’s melodic death metal kings Soilwork, due out on October 19, 2007 via Nuclear Blast… Vassil Varbanov: Bjorn, how […]

“We decided to leave when we’re on top as opposed to the bands that hang out too long.” An honest (last?) conversation with industrial metal godfather Al Jourgensen about the new (last) Ministry album “The Last Sucker”, the upcoming (last) Ministry tour The See You Latour, the endless (last) Ministry inspiration entitled George W. Bush, […]

“People think there’s some kind of crush between me and Soilwork, which is absolutely not true.” While “Into the Light” was the first present to the 20th birthday of the mighty German label Nuclear Blast, September 21 shall see the birth of the second chapter of the Nuclear Blast Allstars releases, logically entitled “Out of […]

“I think “Dark Passion Play” is the heaviest album Nightwish have ever done.” Anette Olzon – the Swedish singer who took the hard task to replace the emblematic Tarja Turunen as lead vocalist in Finland’s metal superstars Nightwish – introduced herself to all Tangra Mega Rock readers and listeners. Of course, Anette also hinted what […]

“Nowadays it seems like everybody’s starting a MySpage page before they can tune their guitar in.” Exactly a year after our previous conversation, we caught Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott on the phone for a chat about “Rise of the Tyrant” – the seventh full-length studio album by Sweden’s extreme metal masters, due to be […]

“The whole Sepultura story was built on challenges.” Less than a week before Sepultura‘s first ever concert in Bulgaria, long-time guitarist Andreas Kisser revealed his expectations from the show, the situation within the band after the departure of Igor Cavalera, the old glory, the new hopes and the next full-length studio album… Vassil Varbanov: Hey, […]

“Now, except for something bad, September 11 shall be remembered for something good, too.” The LA-based electro rock trio A.i. shall release its second album, “Sex & Robots”, on September 11, 2007. This was the reason to talk to keyboard player Milen Kirov. The entire interview shall be published here quite soon…

“We’re a horror-entertainment band. What we do is fiction.” A conversation with the Swedish guitarist, keyboard player and songwriter Anders Allhage a.k.a. Andy LaRocque about King Diamond‘s latest full-length studio album, “Give Me Your Soul… Please”, unleashed in late June 2007 via Metal Blade… Vassil Varbanov: Hey, Mr. LaRocque, how are you? Andy LaRocque: Everything […]