NEWS

14 March 2008

Killing Joke co-founder Youth and Zodiac Mindwarp frontman Zodiac have started a new collaboration project called ZodiacYouth. The two British rock icons describe their music as “psychobilly folk rock”… Go check out some audio samples at myspace.com/zodiacyouth.

13 March 2008

Mexico City’s latino rock gang Molotov, which will play live in Sofia, Bulgaria for the first time ever on April 11, need a 26″ bass drum! Drummer usually use a 22″ bass drums – justВ John Bonham,В Ian PaiceВ and Cozy Powell, to name a few, have played on such a monstous instrument…

13 March 2008

Danish metallers Mercenary made their entire new full-length studio album, entitled “Architect of Lies“, available for streaming at myspace.com/mercenarydenmark. The CD is officially due in Europe next week, and HERE’s what guitarist Jacob Molbjerg had to say about the follow-up to 2006’s “The Hours That Remain” for all Tangra Mega Rock readers and listeners… Mercenary […]

13 March 2008

The rumour has been officially confirmed today at noon – Twisted SisterВ and W.A.S.P. shall do free open-air shows in Lovech, Bulgaria in May 2008! To be more precise, both performances shall be part of the Lovech Party Fest 2008, set to take place on May 6-11В on an open-air stage donwtown Lovech. Here’s the festival’sВ complete schedule: […]

13 March 2008

Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple) shall release his new full-length studio album on May 11 via the Italian label Frontiers Records. The CD shall be entitled “First Underground Nuclear Kitchen (F.U.N.K.)”, and is going to feature 10 songs recorded by drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, guitarist Luis Maldonado and keyboard player Anders Olinder, […]

13 March 2008

Several hundred Mexican heavy metal, skate punk and alternative rock fans joined forces last Friday, March 7, in the in the center of QuerГ©taro, Mexico to confront a group of “emos” who regularly use the city center as a gathering place. Four people were injured and 28 persons were arrested (22 of them minors) when […]

13 March 2008

Finnish folk metallers Korpiklaani have released the video for their brand-new song “MetsГ¤mies“. You may watch it below. The track comes off the band’s upcoming studio album, “Korven Kuningas” (view cover in the left), scheduled for release on March 21 via Nuclear Blast. Korpiklaani – “MetsГ¤mies“

13 March 2008

A court in Preston has heard how a 20-year old woman was kicked and stamped to death for being a goth. Sophie Lancaster was murdered by a group of five teenagers in Bacup, Lancashire, in August 2007, in an unprovoked attack on her and her boyfriend, Robert Maltby (21), who was seriously injured in the […]

13 March 2008

Portishead revealed that their new studio album, “Third” (view cover in the left), due on April 28, shall surface not just in a regular CD format, but also as a double vinyl, as well as a 1 GB USB. The follow-up to “Portishead” (1997) shall be preceded by the single “Machine Gun” on April 14. […]

13 March 2008

The young Bulgarian alternative rock quartet Angel Sky shall present its music live at Sofia’s The Club tomorrow, March 14. The show starts at 10 p.m., with tickets costing 5 Euro. Additional info about the band can be found at myspace.com/angelskybg. Angel Sky – “You Lose Me“