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 […]

DOWN recently released the Down IV Part I – The Purple EP and just today they have premiered the video for the lead-off single ‘Witchtripper’. The video encompasses everything the band is known for musically and personally: heaviness, darkness, sludge metal, campiness, and a sense of humor. Just watch and you’ll get it.  

On today’s edition of his radio show NECRONOMICON, mighty Dr STIFFENSTEIN will be digging into the structers of Hell…   ‘NECRONOMICON’ kicks off on Friday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for details check HERE…   

METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton passed away on September 27th in a tour bus accident. The band has posted the following message paying tribute their fallen comrade: “While you’re remembering Cliff on the 26th anniversary of his passing, give a listen to this free download from the Ride the Lightning tour here.” The download was recorded […]

SOUNDGARDEN have released new single Been Away Too Long – listen to it below. Fans heard Live to Rise, their first new music since 1996, earlier this year via the Avengers Assemble soundtrack. But this is the first song taken from comeback album King Animal, setting the scene for what followers hope will be a […]

One of Bulgaria’s finest bands – SMALLMAN is hitting the road with Australian prog rock experimentalists ALITHIA on the ‘EAST PATH TOUR 2012’ with gigs is several European countries. First gig is at Sofia’s *MIXTAPE 5* club on 12 October. KAYNO YESNO SLONCE will be the special guests with a full set. TICKETS priced 12 BGN are available via Ticketstream.bg and will go […]

The MOONSPELL week on radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK is still going…. And we are now giving you the chance to meet your favorite Portuguese goth metallers in person before their show in Sofia on Monday, October 1. And here’s QUESTION # 2: How many studio albums does MOONSPELL have? Send your answers to studio@radiotangra.com. The two lucky winners will […]

Slipknot have been confirmed as the third and final headliners at Download 2013, four years after their breakthrough appearance at Donington. They’ll close the show on Friday 14 June, with Iron Maiden following suit on the Saturday and Rammstein rounding off the three-day event on the Sunday. Download promoter Andy Copping says: “Slipknot’s last appearance […]

SLASH has released a video for his solo band track Bad Rain – and it’s well worth a watch below. Something akin to an adult episode of Scooby-Doo, it’s an animated clip in which Slash turns into a skull-topped creature for the first time since his Guns n’Roses days. Everyone else has their own secrets […]