AC/DC were forced to curtail their set in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, over the weekend – thanks to problems with their plane.The band had to charter another aircraft for the journey from Berlin, as a result of which they didn’t make it on stage until 9.45pm. A strict curfew time of 11pm meant they had […]

Chris Isaak began his worldwide tour on May 26th with stops in Russia, Europe and the U.S., and now comes word that the ‘Chris Isaak Live at the Fillmore’ CD will be out on June 15th. ItВ was recorded in October 2008 at the world famous Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. Brilliantly recorded live with state-of-the-art […]

In a relaxed phone conversation with Jonsu – lead singer of Finnish all-girl sesnationВ INDICA about the band forthcoming studio album ‘A Way Away’ (26 June), produced by Tuomas Holopainen of NIGHTWISH, Jonsu faced the following question on Tangra Mega Rock:В  SINCE YOU ARE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS AND COLLEGUES WITH TUOMAS, WHY DIDN’T HE THINK OF […]

Paul McCartney had to be rescued by cops after a mob attacked his tour bus in a dodgy no-go part of Mexico City. Youths forced his driver to stop then started jumping up and down on the roof as the Beatles legend, 67, cowered inside. A source said: “At first his security team thought it […]

Though Bad Religion has posted a myriad of status updates through Twitter and Facebook, the band officially announced the onset of recording today. Guitarist Brett Gurewitz commented on the new album: While we’re celebrating our 30th anniversary as a band this year it’s also a time when Greg and I have embarked on new creative […]

Professionally filmed video footage of MEGADETH’s May 30, 2010 performance at the Rock In Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal is now available below (the footage originally aired on the Portuguese cable television channel SIC Radical). The band kicked off its 30-date European summer tour at the festival on Sunday night. Megadeth’s set consisted of the […]

The Los Angeles City Council officially declared May 30 ‘Ronnie James Dio Day.’ The announcement was made at Sunday’s public memorial service for the legendary heavy metal singer who died of stomach cancer at the age of 67 two weeks earlier. Eddie Trunk, host of VH1 Classic’s ‘That Metal Show’, read councilmember Paul Koretz’s official […]

KOKOSHA GLAVA (Chiken Head) and NOVI TZVETIA (New Flowers) are treaming with Russian punkers The Пауки and BasqueВ Kaos Kooperativ. The 38 track 4 wasy spilt CD is calledВ ‘Local Punk For Global Chaos…in 2010’ and here is the cover artwork.В  The release party-concert will be held at the Rock Bar FANS in Sofia on June 9 […]

June 2 is celebrated in BulgariaВ as the Day of the Fallen heroes. Your favorite rock radio will hounour them with a long silence this morning playing no sound at all. This one goes for theВ currently lost rock heroes – Ronnie Dio, Paul Grey, Peter Steele…! We’ll be back with SLAYER at 2 pm!

Slipknot has posted a 10-minute tribute video to the band’s late bassist Paul Gray, featuring previously unseen footage. Check it out below. Private funeral services for Gray were held on Friday (May 28) in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul was found dead in a hotel room in a Des Moines suburb on Monday (May 24). The […]