After an almostВ 30-year-long history, Rough Trade – the London-based label who signed Cabaret Voltaire, Butthole Surfers, The Smiths, Belle & Sebastian, Stiff Little Fingers, James, Super Furry Animals, Babyshambles, Arcade Fire, The Libertines, Maximo Park, The Strokes and many other indie artists – was bought by the Beggars Group. However, the company, which was owned […]

Soulfly guitarist Marc Rizzo shall release his second solo album, “The Ultimate Devotion”, on July 31. The follow-up to the musician’s debut “Colossal Myopia” shall continue “revealing his deep musical roots, which span a wide range of styles – from classical and flamenco to shred and thrash.” Meanwhile, Marc continues recording the solo guitars for […]

Korn‘s entire new, eighth full-length studio album (view cover in the left) is available for streaming on the band’s official MySpace profile. The CD, which is going to appear without a title, shall be available next week, July 31, preceded by the single “Evolution”, which you can already vote for in our Tuborg Top 40 […]

Life of Agony frontman Keith Caputo has just finished recording his new solo album. Entitled “Fondness for Hometown Scars”, the effort was produced by former bass player for Porno for Pyros, The Cult, Jane’s Addiction, etc. – Martyn Lenoble.

After last week’s “news” that Mike Patton’s project Peeping Tom shall play live in Europe in August and September, today it got clear that this tour will not happen. Too bad…

Rolling Stone MagazineВ has published a poll revealing the bands doing the wildest live shows these days. Of course, the word does not go about an all-time chart, but just about recent councerts and tours that have impressed the readers of the media the most. And so, the wildest bands’ top 20 looks like this: 01. […]

London-born keyboard player, composer and former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder returns with “subHuman” – the sixth album by his current main project Recoil, released less than two weeks ago via Mute Records. This, we think, was a reason more than enough to ask the musician to reveal his soul for Tangra Mega Rock… HERE.

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek has invited Steve Tucker (ex-Morbid Angel), Trym (Emperor, Zyklon), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Ralph Santolla (Obituary, ex-Death), Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Miles Jay (ex-Fathy Salama’s Orchestra), Liron Peled (Raquy & The Cavement) and Raquy Danziger to contribute to his multimedia installation “The Faceless” that opens on September 6 at Michael Steinberg Fine Art […]

Former Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra and Small Faces manager, Don Arden, has died last Saturday, July 21, at the age of 81. Arden (born Harry Levy) was also famous for being the father of Ozzy Osbourne’s notorious wife, Sharon. Rest in piece.

Vocalist Andrew “Mac” McDermott has officially left UK progressive metallers Threshold because he has “decided it was time to support my family 100%.” The group’s next scheduled appearances, namely at the Metalcamp and Earthshaker festivals in Slovenia and Germany, respectively, will be fronted by Threshold’s previous singer, Damian Wilson.