NEWS

28 September 2011

Robert Plant has collaborated with West End tenor Alfie Boe, who is best known for his portrayal as Jean Valjean in Les MisГ©rables. The pair have recorded a cover of Tim Buckley’s “Song to the Siren,” which will surface on Boe’s new album Alfie, to be released on October 31. Plant had previously recorded the […]

28 September 2011

Two years after playing for the first time in Bulgaria at Tangra Mega Rock’s big concert, headlined by KULTUR SHOCK and РљРћNTROL (CHECK), Serbian band PERO DEFFORMERO will be back on 1 October for a headline show at the RBF club in Sofia.В  Two local bandsВ  – Fifth Sense and Zona will support them. Tickets […]

27 September 2011

As previously reported, IN FLAMES will play at Sofia’s Hristo Botev hall this coming Friday,В 30 September. Radio Tangra Mega Rock is now giving you the great opportunity to meet the band before they go onstage, just answer the following question: IN FLAMES haven’t recorded covers of just one of the following bands: Р°) Metallicab) Depeche […]

27 September 2011

On September 27.1986, Metallica bassist Cliff Burton was tragically killed in a road accident in Sweden. Today marks the 25th anniversary of his death. We don’t need to say anything about the massive influence Burton had, and continues to have, on the metal world. But please leave your messages, thoughts and reminiscences below. The Buglarian […]

27 September 2011

Ever the eclectic rock ‘n’ roll everyman, Mike Patton is slated to release his next bombshell of a mindfuck: Music From The Film and Inspired By the Book The Solitude of Prime Numbers (La Solitudine Dei Numeri Primi). As per its title, the album was derived from a score Patton wrote for a film inspired […]

27 September 2011

INXS recently posted a clip of aВ new song with the band’s new singer but neglected to say who he was – only that he was Irish, which led to speculation about Bono and Rea Garvey. The Australian band have now revealed that their new singer is Ciaran Gribbin, according to Rolling Stone. Gribbin’s resume includes […]

26 September 2011

‘Worship Music’ is the first new studio album from Anthrax in eight years, and the first with vocalist Joey Belladonna since 1990’s ‘Persistence Of Time’. What a way for the band to celebrate its 30th anniversary. And a great occasion for us to talk to the singer himself. READ and LISTEN atВ this location.В 

26 September 2011

STONE SOUR performed at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on September 24th, and pro shot footage of their entire set is now online. Check it out below. As previously reported, ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy was tapped to fill in for Roy Mayorga for the gig, as Mayorga opted to […]

26 September 2011

The Smashing Pumpkins have issued details on upcoming album Oceania.Although there’s no release date as yet, the full track listing is: 01. Quasar02. Stella P and the People Mover03. Panopticon04. The Celestials05. Violet Rays06. My Love is Winter07. One Diamond, One Heart08. Pinwheels09. Oceania10. Pale Horse11. The Chimera12. Glissandra13. Inkless14. Wildflower

26 September 2011

Guitarist John Du Cann has passed away after a suspected heart attack. He first made his name with Atomic Rooster, playing on hits like Devil’s Answer. Subsequently he was a touring guitarist with Thin Lizzy on their 1974 German tour, worked with Francis Rossi and had a solo hit in 1979 with Don’t Be A […]