Another chapter of the NIGHTWISH story has ended today. NIGHTWISH and Anette Olzon have decided to part company, in mutual understanding, for the good of all parties involved. In recent times it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division […]

Sofia’s hottest metal band ODD CREW has a brand new video. ‘Dead Issue’ is also the second single from the band’s latest studio effort ‘Beyond The Shell’. ODD CREW will be in our studios live on Wednesday, 3 October, at noon. The band is embarking on a tour in Europe with the first concert set to happen in […]

North Carolina techical metallers BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME are set to release their new album The Parallax II: Future Sequence on October 9th. It was the main feature on TMR’s ‘Tangra Metal Shock’ this week and now it’s time for the first video. It’s for the track ‘Astral Body’ and it is just as […]

TATTOO FEST SOFIA 2012 is set to happen this weekend – 6 & 7 October at 4 KM Party Center in Sofia. Bulgarian hardcore monsters VENDETTA will play a special gig on the first day of the festival with THE SMUGGLERS COLELCTIVE, Dj Rawland and Dj Lazy Face also on the bill. Lots of tattoo stands with artists from all over the […]

On today’s edition of his ZOO radio show, ANDREY VLADOV will play some fantastic sounds of the likes of: – MENOMENA (pictured); – DEERHOOF; – SIMONE WHITE and – ARCHIVE. The ‘ZOO SHOW’ kicks off on Monday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for details […]

Former Replacements leader unceremoniously unveils new track. It’s called My Road Now and is a string-laden piano ballad that gets off to a typically disjointed start (“Fuck me!”) but settles in just fine. My Road Now showcases the always enigmatic Replacements bandleader solo at the piano, and features the great line in the refrain: ‘This […]

The family of late Deep Purple keyboardist JON LORD have warned fans against buying a memorial t-shirt – because it’s fake. The respected musician died suddenly in July as a result of complications from his cancer battle. He was 71. Since then, his loved ones say they’ve heard reports of a pirated garment featuring the […]

German Viking metallers VARG will release their new album Guten Tag on October 5th as digi pack with 20-page booklet and bonus DVD. The album will also be released as standard CD and download. The video for the title track ‘Guten Tag’, directed by Grupa13 (BEHEMOTH, ENSIFERUM, KREATOR), can be viewed at this location. Guten […]

DOWN recently released the Down IV Part I – The Purple EP and just today they have premiered the video for the lead-off single ‘Witchtripper’. The video encompasses everything the band is known for musically and personally: heaviness, darkness, sludge metal, campiness, and a sense of humor. Just watch and you’ll get it.  

On today’s edition of his radio show NECRONOMICON, mighty Dr STIFFENSTEIN will be digging into the structers of Hell…   ‘NECRONOMICON’ kicks off on Friday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for details check HERE…