Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has surprisingly revealed: “The new album is finished, and it’s coming out in 10 days. We’ve called it “In Rainbows”.” So far, the effort is available for pre-order only from the band’s homepage. It’s available as a download and a discbox. The download version will be available on October 10, while […]

EMI have just released for the very first time in Europe a double concert CD by Deep Purple, simply entitled “Live in London” (view cover in the left). The word goes about a show recorded on May 22, 1974В in a line-up featuring Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Ian Paice (drums), Jon Lord (keyboards), Glenn Hughes (bass)В and David […]

On October 19 the Backstage ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria shall host a show featuring the local acts The Tearaways andВ Pucks, as well as the italian garage punk/blues trio The Intellectuals. The show starts at 9 p.m. and -В according to its’ promoters – is “obligatory for fans of The Ramones, X-Ray Specs, The Hives, White StripesВ and Jon […]

On October 26, after a career of 25 years, Germany’s electro/industrial veterans Die Krupps shall release a retrospective via Premium/Soulfood Music.Entitled “Too Much History” (view cover in the left), the compilation will come out both as double CD and two separate editions, respectively entitled “The Electro Years” and “The Metal Years”. Here’s the issues’ complete […]

Robert Plant has quashed rumours that Led Zeppelin are set for a full UK tour. So far the band have announced a single reunion show at the O2 Arena in London on November 26 and, as it gets clear from the singer’s words, “We need to do one last great show, because we’ve done some […]

OnВ October 20В the 8th Ball ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria shall host a show by the Athens-based ska/swing gang The Smoking Barrels. The show shall start at 8 p.m. with performances by the local bands La MuchedumbreВ and Remont. Here’s what we should await from a show byВ The Smoking Barrels:

U2 frontman gets in the news again… and again, his deeds have little to do with music. This time Bono has been awarded the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia. It’s given annually and recognises leadership in the pursuit of freedom. Past awardees include Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton and Kofi Annan. Bono is the first non-politician to […]

Iron Maiden are bigger than ever in Australia. Tickets for their Sydney show in February 2008, at the start of their upcoming Somewhere Back in Time Tour, have sold out in just 25 minutes. The situation in Melbourne has been even more hysterical – all tickets for the concert there were sold in just 15 […]

Today, September 28, Dimmu Borgir premiere their brand-new video, “The Sacrilegious Scorn”, on MySpace. Of course, all Tangra Mega Rock readers and listeners may watch it on our website as well. Juch have a look below… “The Sacrilegious Scorn” comes off the Norwegian metal masterminds’ latest offering, “In Sorte Diaboli”, and the video itself was […]

OnВ September 27 Bulgaria’s metal veteransВ Ahat and their younger colleagues Boxer did a really impressive performance in front of more than 1000 fans at Sofia’s Universiada Hall. Photos from the show are available in ourВ GALLERY, and here’s a LIVE REPORT.