The 2012 Lollapalooza lineup is to be announced Wednesday, and Black Sabbath have confirmed that they will headline this year’s event. The Chicago Tribune also reports the UK legends will appear at the August 3-5 event in the city’s Grant Park. The Chicago gig marks the lone North American date for the Sabbath reunion tour, […]

‘QUEENS’s Greatest Hits’ LP has been named as the biggest-selling album of all time in the UK, according to a new survey. The Official Charts Company have compiled a list of the Top 40 best-selling records of all time for the BBC and claim that the 1981 compilation album, which includes favourites such as ‘Another […]

The new video of Bulgarian death metal act ENTHRALLMENT is now available online. The track is called ‘Fruits of Pain and Blue Sky’ and is part of the brand new studio effort of the band which will be released soon through United Guttural Records. ENTHRALLMENT has launched a brand new Facebook page, where you can see photos of the shooting process of the video. […]

US-metal powerhouse ICED EARTH, currently in China for the first time with shows in Shanghai and Beijing this week, are adding on more shows to their massive World Dystopia Tour. The show in Bangalore, India on June 16th is a first visit to India for the band and the show on August 19th in Limassol […]

Police report confirms guitar icon RONNIE MONTROSE’s death was nothing to do with cancer battle – but may have been related to depression.   Officials investigating the death of RONNIE MONTROSE have confirmed he committed suicide by shooting himself.   Police in San Mateo County, where Montrose lived, had been unable to release details of […]

MONY PANCHEV’s very special ROCKENROLL radio show today is dedicated to RICK VAN DER LINDEN. He first gained fame as a member of EKSEPTION, but played in several other bands including most notably TRACE, as well as solo. Like his contemporary Keith Emerson, van der Linden was best known for his popular reworkings of classical music by […]

English version coming soon ВИНИ КАВАНА – вокалистът на ANATHEMA ще се включи пряко от дома си в Париж в програмата на радио Тангра Мега Рок днес, сряда, в 15:00 БГ време. Поводът е новият студиен албум на ANATHEMA – ‘Weather Systems’, който ще бъде издаден на 16 април от Kscope.    Наследникът на ‘We’re Here […]

Two more live shows on the occasion of radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK’s SIXTH Anniversary are to happen next week in Sofia: 21 April, Saturday – ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN and her BAND at *MIXTAPE 5* club, supported by Jack Daniel’s; 22 April, Sunday – TERROR, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, TAKE OFFENCE at ‘4 км’ party Center supported by Monster. TICKETS for both concerts are available via www.Ticketstream.bg and www.Eventim.bg. And here’s the TV ad […]

Sofia’s hottest metal band ODD CREW has finished shooting the new video of a brand new song ‘Death Trap’.   It is going to be part of ODD CREW’s still untitled somophore album – expected to be released this Summer. The video of ‘Death Trap’ has been directed by Ognyan Kostovski for Supers4upen productions. “It’s not just the band playing this […]

THE DARKNESS will support LADY GAGA when she plays two English shows in September. The eccentric star (that’s Lady Gaga, not Justin Hawkins) will be headlining London’s Twickenham Stadium on September 8 and at Manchester Arena on September 11. DARKNESS frontman Hawkins is clearly thrilled by the prospect, tweeting: “The Darkness are going out on tour with […]