According to The Associated Press, MICHAEL DAVIS, the bassist of influential late 1960s rock band MC5, has died of liver failure, his wife said Saturday. He was 68. DAVIS died at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, Calif., on Friday afternoon after a month-long hospitalization for liver disease, said Angela Davis. Born on June 5, 1943, the […]

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will release their new self-titled album on February 28th via Candlelight Records. The band are currently streaming the full album online at this location. Recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Los Angeles, the album was produced by the band in cooperation with long-time collaborator John Custer. It was mixed by John […]

The new SONATA ARCTICA record will be called ‘Stones Grow Her Name’, and will be released on May, 18th. It was recorded in several studios all over Finland, mixed at Sonic Pump Studios by Mikko Karmila and mastered at Chartmakers by Svante Forsbäck. The album will be released as limited edition digipak, standard jewel case, […]

Long-running German metallers RAGE will release their new album, 21, on February 24th via Nuclear Blast. The band recently shot a video for the track, ‘Twenty One’, at a casino in the Czech Republic. Check out the premiere below. The material for 21 was recorded with Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HALFORD, HAMMERFALL) at Twilight Hall […]

Van Halen kicked off their 2012 tour Saturday night in Louisville, Kentucky. Out in support of the band’s new album, ‘A Different Kind Of Truth,’ Van Halen put in a “vintage performance,” according to Jeffrey Lee Puckett of the Louisville Courier-Journal. And here’s what NASSO RUSKOV of Tangra Mega Rock has to say about the […]

LAMB OF GOD performed at the Mao Livehouse in Shanghai, China on February 14th for the first time and blew attendees away with a show of epic proportions. Footage from the night can be seen below. The show came as part of LOG’s current tour in support of their new album Resolution. The band was […]

Bulgarian prog metallers JUVIGI are setting up a headline show on Sunday, 26 February. The gig will start at 10:30 pm at Sofia’s Sound Wave club (ex-Toucan Bluzz&Rock) and JUVIGI will play a two-hours set with material from the bands forthcoming second album. There are no tickets on sale, since the admittance is free. Last January, JUVIGI […]

As previously reported, TERROR are coming back to Sofia to play a ball bustin’ gig on the occasion of radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK’s SIXTH Anniversary bash. The show has now been moved to the 22 April with the first idea – 20 April proving to be impossible due to logistic issues within the band’s routing. Fans are now […]

SOUNDGARDEN frontman CHRIS CORNELL surprised everyone with his tribute to the late WHITNEY HOUSTON during his acoustic set at President Obama’s fundraiser in San Francisco on Thursday night, 16 February. During the performance he covered songs from his solo career and his days with Audioslave as well as covers of Bob Marley and John Lennon songs. […]

BLACK SABBATH – who late last year confirmed the recording of their first new album in more than 33 years and a worldwide headlining tour – have had to put some plans on hold due to Tony Iommi’s battle with lymphoma. At this time, BLACK SABBATH will perform only one show of this summer’s previously scheduled […]