Former Mr. Big and Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert has just released a brand-new instrumental CD in Japan. Entitled “Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar“, the album features 11 tracks and is planned to surface in Europe and the USA in the near future as well. The exact release dates shall be announced soon. Paul […]

Hypocrisy’s Peter TГ¤gtgren announced that he’s started working on the new full-length studio album by his electro-metal project Pain. The follow-up to last year’s “Psalms of Extinction” shall surface in September. The recording for the effort shall begin after Pain’s European tour as support of Nightwish, which starts on February 17 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Pain […]

The premiere of Dream Theater‘s new video for the song “Forsaken” off their current album “Systematic Chaos” was premiered last Saturday, January 26, on MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball. From now on the anime-themed video, created by the Japanese animation studio Gonzo and director Yasufumi Soejima, can also be watched on Tangra Mega Rock’s homepage: Dream Theater […]

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced the dates for their first European tour in almost 3 years. The run of gigs will follow the release of the band’s new album on March 3, “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!“, starting in April in Portugal and ending in June in Eastern Europe. See all dates and venues […]

Bulgarian ska leadersВ Wickeda recorded a brand-new studio track. Entitled “Tintiava 6”, the song is available for free download from the band’s official homepage, www.wickeda.net. Don’t hesitate! WickedaВ – “I Won’t Give Up“

The original band of Elvis Presley arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria and held a press conference today at noon. The musicians and singers who were present shall perform a show of the King’s classics on Wednesday january 30, at the 4,000-capacity Hall 1 in the national Palace of Culture in Sofia. Below you can see some […]

Last Saturday, January 26, the Swedish Metal Awards 2008 took place at the Grand Hotel in Falkenberg, Sweden. Winners were selected from more than 58,000 fan votes submitted via an Internet-based poll here, and the list of medal bearers goes like this: Hard Rock: Hardcore Superstar (“Dreamin’ in a Casket”) Death Metal: Arch Enemy (“Rise […]

Less than a year after releasing their latest effort “Tales Don’t Tell Themselves”, Funeral for a Friend announced they’ve got some quite serious plans for the current year. The band intends to start recording a brand-new EP shortly, due out around May. A full-length studio album is intended to follow in September. Funeral for a […]

Morrissey was forced to cancel his show at the London Roundhouse on January 25 after just three songs. The former Smith began the concert, but left the stage early after it appeared he lost his voice. Following a 15-minute delay it was announced that the show would not continue. Comedians Russel Brand, David Walliams and […]

The next edition of the Fracture weekly metal show on MM TV shall feature an interview with Tarja Turunen, a report of the One Day Overground, as well as videos by Down, Unearth, Stratovarius, Six Feet Under, The Defaced, Kiss, Hatesphere and more. Fractura airs Sundays at 10 p.m.