SLIPKNOT are proud to announce they will return in 2011 to headline the UK’s Sonisphere Festival. The weekend event at the world famous Knebworth site is set to happen from Friday 8th – Sunday 10th July. The band’s 2011 summer shows will mark their first without founding member, Paul Gray who tragically passed away earlier […]

Tangra Mega Rock’s world reporter, IVAN DRANDIISKI was at the A-HA farewell concert at London’s Wembley Arena last Saturday. A-HAВ is the third best sellingВ Scandinavian artistВ in history with ABBAВ and ROXETTE. Check thi picturesВ at this location.

Y&T are currently selling chocolate bars. Seriously, the veteran San Francisco band have manufactured their own Facemelter brand. You can choose from creamy milk chocolate or 72 per cent dark chocolate with sea salt (yeah, salt!). Each bar costs $3. However, there is no truth to the rumour that Y&T mainman Dave Meniketti has changed […]

British melodic rock heroes Skin are about to start their final tour.You can see them for the last time, supported by Toby Jepson and Matti Alfonzetti, at the following venues this month: December 2010В Weds. 8th: Glasgow CathouseThur. 9th:В  Newcastle O2 Academy 2Fri. 10th:В  Manchester Academy 3Sat. 11th: Norwich WaterfrontSun. 12th: Bristol TheklaTue. 14th: Bournemouth Fire […]

The boys of San Francisco announced their reunion on 24 February 2009, and have sinced then played all around the globe, including a ball bustin’ show at Bulgarian Spirit of Burgas 2009 festival. FAITH NO MORE playedВ their last two sold out shows on US soil on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Hollywood Palladium in Los […]

The most infamous blasphemers in heavy metal history are set to return on February 15 as Deicide gears up to unleash ‘To Hell With God.’ This smoldering heap of brutality will certainly find itself at the forefront of much backlash due to its themes but critics will not be able to deny the sheer brilliance […]

There will almost certainly be at one least one new Dio song put out next year. Talking exclusively to Classic Rock, guitarist Craig Goldy said: “We were working on tracks for a new Dio album just before Ronnie died in May. And we did almost finish one song. Wendy (Dio, the great singer’s widow/manager) has […]

After selling out Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov 16, Kings Of Leon moved 300,000 tickets in 48 hours recently, for U.K. shows slated for the spring of 2011. The sold out dates in such large venues as Dublin’s Slane Castle (79,000 tickets sold out in less than hour) and London’s Hyde Park […]

Iron Maiden, Soundgarden and Ozzy have all picked up Grammy nominations. The three are among those named in the nominations list for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, which happen in Los Angeles on February 13. Here’s a list of theВ TMR friendly nominees: Best Hard Rock Performance Alice In Chains – A Looking In ViewOzzy Osbourne […]

Coldplay have released a new song called ‘Christmas Lights’, and you can watch the video by scrolling down and clicking below. The track was made available as a digital downloadВ yesterday (December 1). As previously reported, Coldplay revealed that that the song is “in the key of G“, before adding that they hoped fans “have a […]