Reactivated RAINBOW will release, ‘Memories in Rock II’ on April 6 via Minstrel Hall/Soulfood. The set will include a double CD of the June 2017 U.K. RAINBOW concerts, a brand-new RAINBOW studio song called ‘Waiting For A Sign’, a DVD containing over 80 minutes of interview footage with the band and crew, an additional backstage […]

MINISTRY‘s provocateur-in-chief Al Jourgensen has assembled an ultra-cool number of all-star guest musicians for the band’s 2018 North American tour that kicks off March 22 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. The tour is in support of the band’s upcoming album, ‘AmeriKKKant’, set for a March 9 release via Nuclear Blast.   The […]

The MELVINS‘ have announced a new album, Pinkus Abortion Technician, which will include BEATLES and JAMES GANG covers. The album also feature two bass players. Steven McDonald and the BUTTHOLE SURFERS’ Jeff Pinkus will both play on the LP, which references the SURFERS‘ classic 1987 album Locust Abortion Technician and is due April 20. THE […]

ASH have announced that they’ll release a new studio album later this year. It’ll be titled Islands and will arrive on May 18 via Infectious Music – and to mark the news, the Northern Irish outfit have launched the first single from the follow-up to 2015’s Kablammo! in the shape of Buzzkill.   It features […]

Ten years ago, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton was diagnosed with the onset of the early stages of Parkinson’s disease. From then until recently, the 70-year-old musician has lived his life as the great heavy metal guitar player he has always been, maintaining by his own definition a standard of quality and performance that is […]

This is the SONS OF APOLLO week on radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK! On Saturday 22nd September, SONS OF APOLLO will be performing at an exclusive show in the magnificent Roman theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.  The new American supergroup featuring members of DREAM THEATER, MR. BIG, GUNS ‘N ROSES, and JOURNEY will present live the songs from its sensational debut album ‘Psychotic Symphony’ followed by a ‘By Request Covers Set’ where the […]

Former UFO and SCORPIONS guitarist Michael Schenker is set to unveil a new effort by his latest project, MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST, when Resurrection arrives on March 2. He’s just released an official lyric video for the single ‘Heart and Soul,’ which features him trading guitar solos with Kirk Hammett of METALLICA. Hammett has often credited Schenker […]

On today’s edition of his ZOO radio show, ANDREY VLADOV will play fantastic new sounds of the likes of: – DES DEMONAS;  – GINGERLYS;  – THE SUFIS;  – PHOENIX; – HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE (pictured). The ‘ZOO SHOW’ kicks off on Monday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for […]

We’ll have an exclusive talk with AL JOURGENSEN on VASSIL VARBANOV‘s metal show on TANGRA MEGA ROCK this week. It’s all about MINISTRY‘s new album. With some more sounds from MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST, MEMORIAM, JUDAS PRIEST, FU MANCHU, MONSTER MAGNET, TAX THE HEAT, NAPALM DEATH and more… TANGRA METAL SHOCK kicks off at 4 pm BG time on Sunday.  

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will release a special 2CD, 2LP and digital-download compilation titled ‘Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs’ on March 30 via Century Media Records. This special collection will include a total of 31 songs with a playing time of over 90 minutes, compiling rarities and exclusive earworms spanning 2004-2016 from the […]