A single mother who was accused of illegally downloading tracks by Guns N’ Roses, Opeth and other band has been ordered to pay $220,000 in damages after a federal jury ruled she shared copyrighted music online. Six record companies – Sony BMG, Arista Records LLC, Interscope Records, UMG Recordings Inc., Capitol Records Inc. and Warner […]

Nirvana‘s lgendary “MTV Unplugged in New York”, recorded on November 18, 1993 and released on CD on November 1, 1994, will finally make its DVD debut on November 20, 2007 via Universal Music. The DVD will include additional stuff like soundcheck and behind-the-scenes footage, while its actual substance will include following tracklist: About a Girl […]

Lenny Kravitz shall release his eighth studio album, entitled “It Is Time for a Revolution”, in February 2008. The 14 songs on the CD were written, produced, arranged and played by Kravitz in various locations, including New York, Miami, Paris, the Bahamas and Brazil. Some of the titles are “Bring It On”, “I’ll Be Waiting”, […]

American rock superstars Godsmack are to release an anniversary compilation, entitled “Good Times, Bad Times – 10 Years of Godsmack”, Рѕn November 19 via Universal. It will include an acoustic performance from Las Vegas and a cover version of Led Zeppelin’s 1969 classic cut “Good Times, Bad Times”. At the same time, Godsmack’s guitarist Tony […]

After a decade-long period of silence following the release of their only two studio albums – “Dummy” (1994) and “Portishead” (1997) – Portishead seem to finally getting nearer and nearer to the release of their third effort (not counting 1998’s concert recording “Roseland NYC Live”). Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley have finished laying […]

Bulgarian hardcore leaders Last Hope and their British colleagues Honour Among Thieves shall do a show in Moscow onВ November 6. The venue is called Zolotoe Koltzo, and the show starts at 8 p.m. Two days earlier Last Hope shall do their first performance in Russia’s capital together with Born from Pain. Meanwhile, starting on October […]

Finland’s operatic metal icon Tarja Turunen revealed the truth behind her solo career, the imminent musicians helping her out, the feelings to her former colleagues Nightwish, and the substance of her new album “My Winter Storm”, due on November 19 via Universal Music Group. The entire transcript of this exclusive Tangra Mega Rock interview can […]

Our colleagues HailMetal.com have taken their time and effort to create another chart – this time of the best death metal albums ever created. Of course, some you shall agree with it, others will not, but that’s always the case, so just check out what this Top 50 looks like: 01. At the Gates – […]

After signing to Nuclear Blast a month ago, Finland’s folk metal masters Korpiklaani have not wasted their time at all. On the contrary, their next full-length studio album is already recorded and mixed. The CD is going to contain 14 songs plus two bonus tracks on some its edition, and the title is going to […]

Wales’ extreme reggae metal four-piece Skindred shall finally release their long-awaited second full-length album. Entitled “Roots Rock Riot” (view cover in the left), the CD will feature 12 tracks and is going to appear in Europe on October 22 via Bieler Bros. Skindred gained a cult status with their 2002 debut “Babylon”, mainly due to […]