Except for Queen’s guitar legend Brian May, Britain’s defenders of heavy metal faith Judas Priest shall be honoured with a biography, too. The book, entitled “Defenders of the Faith: The True Story of Judas Priest” and written by Neil Daniels, shall be published on September 14 via Omnibus Press, revealing the almost 40-year-long career of […]

The Welsh alternative rock sextet Lostprophets has started recording its new, as yet untitled album. The follow-up to “Liberation Transmission” (2006) shall be produced by John Feldman, and is scheduled for an early 2008 release. Meanwhile, former Lostprophets drummer Mike Chiplin has recorded half a dozen of tracks with his current band, The Unsung. You […]

During the last weekend Metallica played twice at the legendary Wembley Stadium in London, England. Yesterday, July 8, the quartet did a headlining show with support coming from Machine Head, H.I.M. and Mastodon. Here’s the complete setlist performed by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo: 01. Creeping Death02. For Whom the Bell […]

“The show was magical,” shared Ivaylo Alexandrov for Tangra Mega Rock a day after Led Zeppelin’s legendary vocalistВ Robert Plant‘s concert in the Black Sea village of Kavarna onВ July 6. “The evening was opened by the Bulgarian folklore ensemble The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices. Their vocal arrangements of traditional local songs made me shiver! Half an […]

Quebec-based Canadian extreme metallers A Perfect Murder have announced they are officially breaking up after after 7 years together and four full-length albums. A review of the last one, “War of Aggression”, which came out on June 12, 2007 via Victory Records, can be read HERE.

U.S. melodic punk rock veterans Bad Religion have made all songs off their new studio album, “New Maps of Hell” (view cover in the left), available for streaming in their entirety on the band’s MySpace page. Officially due in Europe on July 9 via Epitaph Records, the follow-up to 2004’s “The Empire Strikes First” was […]

Foo Fighters have revealed some details about their sixth studio album, which shall most likely be entitled “Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace”. Set for release in the beginning of the autumn, the CD is going to feature tracks like “Let It Die”, “Erase Replace”, “The Pretender”, “Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running”, and “The […]

Buffalo’s metalcorers Every Time I Die have finalized the tracklist for their new album, “The Big Dirty”, due on September 4 via Ferret Music. Produced by Steve Evetts, known for his work with a.o. Earth Crisis, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, He Is Legend and A Static Lullaby, the quintet’s CD is going to contain […]

California-based metalcore quintet Bleed the Sky has set “Murder the Dance” as title of its upcoming second full-length album. The follow-up to the debut “Paradigm in Entropy” (2005) shall contain 12 tracks produced by Fear Factory guitarist and former bass player Christian Olde Wolbers, and is scheduled for an autumn release via Nuclear Blast.

Monster Magnet have decided to call their upcoming full-length studio album “4 Way Diablo”. The follow-up to “Monolithic Baby” (2004) shall appear on November 2 via SPV and is going to contain 13 songs, including a cover version of The Rolling Stones’ “2000 Light Years from Home”.