Vibeke Stene (on the photo), female vocalist of the Norwegian symphonic metallers Tristania, has decided to leave the band due to “personal reasons”. Right now Tristania are urgently looking to find a replacement, as they have to start touring and promoting their current album “Illumination” (released in January via SPV).

Frontiers Records shall release Joe Lynn Turner’s new studio album, “Second Hand Life”, on April 20. The former singer of a.o. Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen and Deep Purple has recorded his 10th solo effort with the help of Karl Cochran on guitar and bass, Bob Held on bass, Gary Corbett on keyboards, and Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer […]

Mastodon (on the photo), The Hold Steady and Andrew W.K. are among the acts that have been tapped for the soundtrack to the upcoming Cartoon Network film, “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”. Slated for an April 13 release via Williams Street, the compilation will feature sound bites from the movie, plus a cover of the Cartoon […]

DevilDriver, the band fronted by former Coal Chamber vocalist Dez Fafara, completed the recording sessions for their third album, “The Last Kind Words”, at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas. Jason Suecof, known for his work with a.o. Trivium and Chimaira, produced the CD. A June 5 release via Roadrunner Records is expected, followed by a […]

Portishead made a surprise unannounced return to the live stage on Sunday night, February 25, at the small music bar Mr. Wolfs in Bristol, England. It was the reclusive band’s first live appearance since 2005’s Tsunami Benefit Show.Band members Geoff Barrow, Adrian Uttley and Beth Gibbons surprised both gig-goers and venue staff with a short […]

A few hours after Sofia Music Enterprises confimed the upcoming Iron Maiden concert at the Locomotive Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 4, Tangra Mega Rock managed to get in touch with SME’s president himself, Mr. Dimitar “Funky” Kovatchev, in order to get some more info about the show… The entire conversation can be found […]

From now on you can already visit www.mp3.bg, register and buy legal music not only by contemporary Bulgarian bands like Gravity Co., D_2, Panican Whyasker, Cigaretta, Crowfish, Last Hope, The Revenge Project and many more, but also some unreleased or completely sold-out stuff, including music by Er Malak, R.O.B.T.F., Orion, Babyface ClanВ and Poduene Blues Band.

Korn‘s entire “Unplugged” album is available for streaming at mtv.nl.В The show, featuring guest appearances by members of The Cure and Evanescence, will premiere on MTV on March 2, with the CD itself hitting music stores on March 6. Expect more, much more details about Korn and their upcoming release next week on Tangra Mega Rock.

Sofia Music Enterprises confirmed today, on Adrian Smith’s 50th birthday,В that Iron Maiden shall headline this year’s edition of the Arena Muzika Festival on June 4 at the Locomotive Stadium in Sofia. Tickets for the show shall be available from next week and shall cost betweenВ 30 and 60 leva, which means only 15 to 30 Euro! […]

The 80’s pop icon Sandra shall join us live on the phone tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. local time (CET+1). Having in mind that we’re having a punk/hardcore week at Tangra Mega Rock, and at the same time we’re doing an exclusive pre-listening premiere of Dimmu Borgir‘s upcoming album “In Sorte Diaboli”… Anybody lacking variety…?