Joker Media announced that Chris Rea shall perform a two-hour set during his first ever concert in Bulgaria. The show is scheduled for March 5 at Sofia’s 4,000-capacity National Palace of Culture. Chris Rea – “The Road to Hell” (live)

The recently reborn Blind Melon will release their first studio album in more than a decade on April 22. Entitled “For My Friends“, the CD unites original members Rogers Stevens (guitar), Christopher Thorn (guitar), Brad Smith (bass) and Glen Graham (drums) with new singer Travis Warren as a replacement for late frontman Shannon Hoon, who […]

Welsh metallers Bullet for My Valentine are streaming their new album, “Scream Aim Fire” (view cover in the left), in its entirety on their MySpace profile at myspace.com/bulletformyvalentine. The follow-up to 2006’s debut “The Poison” is officially due on January 29 and is pceded by the same-single – just check out its video below: Bullet […]

Def Leppard have announced the release date for their long-awaited 11th full-length studio album. The follow-up to “X” (2002), entitled “Songs from the Sparkle Lounge“, shall surface on March 17 via Universal Music, preceded by the single “Nine Lives” (featuring country star Tim McGraw). Afterwards the British hard rock quintet shall hit the European roads… […]

Vocalist Gerard Way has revealed to New Musical Express that MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Go Punk? are set to start work on the follow-up to their smashing 2006 album “The Black Parade” this year. According to the singer, the band’s new record shall be… “punk rock”. My Chemical Romance – “Dead“

After spending the last six months writing and recording its debut album, Bulgaria’s modern metal quintet As Soon As Possible returns on stage next Thursday, January 31, with a show at the Swingin’ Hall in Sofia. Joining the five-piece for the show shall be Kuln. As Soon As Possible – “Host” (live)

“The first six Queen albums are absolutely brilliant. “Queen II” was one of the best albums ever made – it’s very dark… so is “01011001”,” stated Arjen LucassenВ in an exclusive interview for Tangra Mega Rock about our current Band of the Week. Of course, the reason for our conversation was the upcoming january 28 release […]

Video footage of Nightwish performing their song “7 Days to the Wolves” in China’s capitalВ Peking last night, January 21, can be viewed below. Meanwhile, white touring the Far East, the sympho metallers were nominated for the German Echo award in the International Rock/Alternative category (the ceremony will take place on February 15 in Berlin), as […]

A Fire Inside, better known as AFI, have entered a studio in their native California to record their eighth album. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to “Decemberunderground” (2006) should surface this year, preceded by an EP. AFI – “Miss Murder“

New York-based bulldozers Biohazard announced via their MySpace page that they will reunite in their original line-up for a series of performances in the summer of 2008 to commemorate the band’s 20th anniversary! This shall be the first time bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld, guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei, drummer Danny Schuler and guitarist Bobby Hambel perform together publicly […]