Norway’s Tristania announced they’ve found a proper replacement to their emblematic beautiful vocalist Vibeke Stene. The band’s new voice is definitely not less pretty. She’s italian, aged 25, and her name is Mariangela Demurtas. What’s known so far is that the Sardinia-born singer lists her musical influences to include Janis Joplin, Diamanda Galas, Lisa DalBello, […]

A new version of the track “The Blinding” by Chicago’s sax-metal extremists Yakuza is available for streaming HERE. The remix was done by current Jesu and former Godflesh mastermind himself – Mr. Justin Broadrick. Meanwhile, Yakuza continue touring in support of their latest effort, “Transmutations”, which was released in August via Prosthetic Records.

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers Within Temptation have released the video for their latest single, “All I Need”. You may watch it in it’s full length below. The MCD (view cover in the left) shall surface in Europe on November 5, containing the title track in a single and album version, plus demos of the songs […]

My Chemical Romance are to release a concert DVD in the beginning of 2008. The still untitled effort will feature the band’s entire current album “The Black Parade” performed live in Mexico City.

Swedish death metal godfathers At the Gates have officially announced they’ll reunite next summer! So far the band has confirmed to perform live at three European festivals in July and August 2008 – Ruis Rock in Finland, Wacken Open Air in Germany and Bloodstock in the UK. At the Gates shall resurface in a line-up […]

Ian Brown has revealed he is planning on playing prison gigs in the near future. “I’m going to get permission from three or four jails,” he explained. Besides, the former The Stone Roses frontman shall re-work many of his songs as classical music compositions for a series of forthcoming gigs in 2008.

Rumours are swirling that Finland’s superstars H.I.M. are set to do the theme song for the next James Bond movie. Sources claim that Bond composer and lyricist, respectively David Arnold and Don Black, were impressed by the band’s track “Wings of a Butterfly”, and were seen chatting to the frontman Ville Valo at this year’sВ BMI […]

Epic Records has set a November 13 release date for “Below the Belt” – the highly anticipated first official DVD from US supergroup Hellyeah. The issue captures footage from the quintet’s entire career, including studio shots, concert cuts and interviews with the band members – drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (ex-Pantera, Damageplan), guitarist Tom Maxwell and […]

The Swedish death metal super project God Among Insects, featuring vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula (Dark Funeral; on the photo), guitarist Kenth Philipson (The Project Hate MCMXCIX), bass player Tomas Elofsson (Sanctification) and drummer Tobias Gustafsson (Vomitory), have announced they’ll split up next year. The quartet will do its last ever concert at the House of […]

Helloween have posted the video for their current single “As Long As I Fall” on the Internet, including Tangra Mega Rock’s homepage, of course. The song comes off the German metal quintet’s new studio album, “Gambling with the Devil” (view cover in the left), scheduled for release in Europe on October 29 via SPV.