As we informed you a few days ago, next week we’ll witness the resurrection of the so-called Independent Music Scene in Sofia. Just to remind you – the place shall be the Alcohol Club (situated on 127 Rakovski Str. downtown), and the live shows of Bulgarian over- and underground bands shall happen every Monday and […]

The life of the late John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) a.k.a. Joe Strummer, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of British punk rockers The Clash, is to be celebrated with the release of a soundtrack on April 3, 2007. The CD, entitled “The Future Is Unwritten”, features some of Strummer’s greatest […]

Laibach shot a second video for a song off their latest album “Volk”, and postedВ it on theirВ official MySpaceВ profile. After “Anglia”, this time the “victim” of the Slovenians’ visual fantasies became “Slovania”. Check it out… and expect more Tangra Mega Rock news and surprises regardingВ Laibach next week, just a bunch of days before the band’s concert […]

A video of In Flames performing the title track of their most recent album “Come Clarity” at the Swedish music awards show “RockbjГ¶rnen” on January 11, 2007 in Stockholm has been posted online at this location.В The band was nominated in 3 categories – “Best Swedish Band”, “Best Song” and “Best Album”. The better news, however, […]

Korn’s frontman Jonathan Davis and his wife Deven are expecting their second son in April. The boy’s name shall be Zeppelin… while his older brother is called Pirate. Meanwhile, Korn go on with the recordings for their eight album. Besides, March 6 shall witness the release of the quartet’s acoustic concert CD “MTV Unplugged”. The […]

Obviously, we’ll have a brand-new Apocalyptica album by the end of the year. It seems the Finnish quartet (cellists Eicca Toppinen, Perttu Kivilaakso and Paavo LГ¶tjГ¶nen, and percussionist Mikko SirГ©n) is putting the finishing touches to composing another dozen of cello metal cuts. Here’s what mainman Eicca has revealed about it in the band’s blog […]

Nine Inch Nails will unleash their new DVD entitled “Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You in Time” on February 27, 2007. The release captures the With Teeth 2006 Tour, and includes concert performances of 24 songs spanning NIN’s entire career, plus 5 music videos, rehearsal footage and more. Additional details, clips, photos and a high […]

Long-running Frankfurt-based thrashers Tankard will enter Stage One Studios in Borgentreich, Germany in late March with producer Andy Classen to record new versions of their greatest hits, a. o. “(Empty) Tankard”, “Chemical Invasion”, “The Morning After”, and “Space Beer”. The resulting collection, “Best Case Scenario: 25 Years in Beers”, is scheduled for release in June/July […]

Pain – the electro metal side-project of Peter TГ¤gtgren of Hypocrisy, signed a deal with Roadrunner Records. The first result of the cooperation shall be Pain’s fifth full-length studio album, due in April 2007. The still untitled CD shall be “harder, with heavier guitars, massive string eruptions and enhanced vocal performances,” claim Roadrunner’s official representatives […]

Deicide’s drummer Steve Asheim was arrested in Innsbruck, Austria, for bank robbery! The incident happened when he tried to pay a large cash sum into an account, the money coming from merchandising sales on the band’s current European tour. Because of Steve’s “less than formal appearance”, and the fact that some of the notes were […]