Slayer, Mastodon, Lamb of God, Children of BodomВ and Thine Eyes Bleed shall be featured on the upcoming DVD “The Unholy Alliance, Chapter II” (view cover in the left). Shot on July 13, 2006 in Vancouver, Canada, the disc will be released on October 30, with an approximate running time of 90 minutes and following tracklist: […]

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.

The Bulgarian death metal bulldozers Hyperborea have finished working on their second full-length album. The follow-up to 2004’s debut “Architecture of Mind” shall be entitled “Cryogenic Somnia” and is going to surface by the end of the year via the local label Counter Attack. Here’s the CD’s front coverВ artwork:

The true Norwegian black metal defenders Gorgoroth have entered their native Grieghallen Studio on Sunday to record their next effort live. Expected early next year via Regain Records, the CD is going to be entitled… “True Norwegian Black Metal”, according to the band’s MySpace profile…

To celebrate the 20th birthday of their landmark album “The Joshua Tree”, U2 are reissuing the set in four different incarnations on November 20 via UMe. The effort will be available as a remastered CD, a 2-CD set, a 2-CD/1-DVD collectible box, and a double-vinyl package. In addition, New Musical Express reported yesterday that U2 […]

As already known, King’s X singing bass player Doug “dUg” Pinnick is going to release a new solo album. It’s been announced that the CD’s title shall be “Strum Sum Up”, and its release is scheduled for November 20 via Magna Carta Records. The effort was recorded by Doug on vocals and guitar, assisted by […]

After completing work on their brand-new video, San Francisco’s Machine Head have now posted its uncensored version on the Internet. The word goes about the metal granate “Now I Lay Thee Down” off the quartet’s latest album, “The Blackening”. Now lay down… and just watch…

Last Saturday, October 13, Tangra Mega Rock conducted an honest conversation with Dave Wyndorf about Monster Magnet‘s new studio album “4-Way Diablo”, due on November 5 via SPV, as well as about the present-day Internet society, and how unique it was like to be a rock fan years ago… The entire interview with the emblematic […]

German power metallers Gamma Ray have recruited the frontman of the Italian band Flashback of Anger, Alessio Gori (on the photo), to join them as their keyboardist for the European and Japanese legs of the Hellish Rock Tour with Helloween. Meanwhile, Gamma Ray are preparing to release their new studio album, “Land of the Free […]