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Russian police have arrested 18 CANNIBAL CORPSE fans in St. Petersburg, it’s been reported. Fans began to protest after the band’s gig was cancelled at the last minute. And although the venue cited unspecified technical reasons, many believe the plug was pulled because of pressure from authorities. CANNIBAL CORPSE had previously been accused of blasphemy, […]

On today’s edition of his radio show NECRONOMICON, mighty Dr STIFFENSTEIN will tell us the story of cience people dying in the search of ET explanation. ‘NECRONOMICON’ kicks off on Friday at 5 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for details check HERE…

Mighty MADBALL is set to return to Sofia to play at the *MIXTAPE 5* club on 15 November. After the ball bustin’ show last December, the boys are now back with a fantastic new album – ‘Hardcore Lives’. The gig is promoted by radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK with 141 and we can now announce the opening bands – LAST HOPE, BFDM and SENSELESS. This is […]

BILLY IDOL‘s first album in eight years is now available for streaming. The rocker’s Kings & Queens of the Underground, which is due for release next week, is now streaming thanks to The Guardian. The 11-song album accompanies the release of his new autobiography Dancing with Myself. Last month, Idol preceded the album with the […]

ANATHEMA have confirmed they’ll play four acoustic cathedral dates in the UK next year. They released 10th album Distant Satellites earlier this year and toured the UK to support the record. And guitarist Danny Cavanagh reveals it was their recent gig at Gloucester Cathedral that gave them the idea for the 2015 shows. He says: […]

SMALLMAN is set to play Sofia’s *MIXTAPE 5* club on 29 November. The show will be the grand final of the band’s Balkan tour in support of their highly acclaimed third album ‘Envision’. More info regarding the tickets and special guets is to follow…

We have three new tracks entering TANGRA TOP 40 this week: PINK FLOYD – Louder Than Words SICK OF IT ALL – DNC BILLY IDOL – Whiskey And Pills Vote at this location.

Two of Bulgarian top metal acts, URBAN GREY and FYELD are set to play at a split gig at Sofia’s Rock Bar Fans on Friday, 17 October. You can follow the event on Facebook.

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian recalls Metallica’s plan to sack Lars Ulrich in the 1980s. Ian, who this week released his book I’m The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax, says he doesn’t believe they ever would have gone through with it, but he confirms there was talk of bringing in a replacement sticksman. […]

SLIPKNOT are reworking their bizarre plans to flood their music festival with the smell of camel dung after fire officials ruled the process illegal. Last month, the heavy metal rockers announced plans to create an aroma that would last the entire three-day Knotfest event by setting alight oil drums filled with camel feces. Percussionist Shawn […]