A film about the life of blues legend BB King will open in cinemas across the UK on October 15. BB King: The Life Of Riley is directed and produced by Jon Brewer, who has been given exclusive access to King’s friends, family and colleagues. The movie promises to be a no-holds-barred doc that explores […]

Guitar legend YNGWIE MALMSTEEN is currently putting together his autobiography. Touted as “the only real and true story written by Malmsteen himself,” Relentless will be published in early 2013. A trailer can be seen below. As previously reported, the Swedish axe hero has launched his own instructional website, Relentless Shred. Want to learn to play […]

MOONSPELL had their third show in Bulgaria last night. The live report and pictures from the show at Sofia’s 4 KM Party center will be online very soon. In the meantime, here’s the original MOONSPELL setlist in Sofia.  

Another chapter of the NIGHTWISH story has ended today. NIGHTWISH and Anette Olzon have decided to part company, in mutual understanding, for the good of all parties involved. In recent times it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division […]

Sofia’s hottest metal band ODD CREW has a brand new video. ‘Dead Issue’ is also the second single from the band’s latest studio effort ‘Beyond The Shell’. ODD CREW will be in our studios live on Wednesday, 3 October, at noon. The band is embarking on a tour in Europe with the first concert set to happen in […]

North Carolina techical metallers BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME are set to release their new album The Parallax II: Future Sequence on October 9th. It was the main feature on TMR’s ‘Tangra Metal Shock’ this week and now it’s time for the first video. It’s for the track ‘Astral Body’ and it is just as […]

TATTOO FEST SOFIA 2012 is set to happen this weekend – 6 & 7 October at 4 KM Party Center in Sofia. Bulgarian hardcore monsters VENDETTA will play a special gig on the first day of the festival with THE SMUGGLERS COLELCTIVE, Dj Rawland and Dj Lazy Face also on the bill. Lots of tattoo stands with artists from all over the […]

On today’s edition of his ZOO radio show, ANDREY VLADOV will play some fantastic sounds of the likes of: – MENOMENA (pictured); – DEERHOOF; – SIMONE WHITE and – ARCHIVE. 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 details […]

Former Replacements leader unceremoniously unveils new track. It’s called My Road Now and is a string-laden piano ballad that gets off to a typically disjointed start (“Fuck me!”) but settles in just fine. My Road Now showcases the always enigmatic Replacements bandleader solo at the piano, and features the great line in the refrain: ‘This […]

The family of late Deep Purple keyboardist JON LORD have warned fans against buying a memorial t-shirt – because it’s fake. The respected musician died suddenly in July as a result of complications from his cancer battle. He was 71. Since then, his loved ones say they’ve heard reports of a pirated garment featuring the […]