IGGY POP & THE STOOGES have finished recording Ready to Die, their first studio effort since 2007′s The Weirdness. The album marks the return of guitarist/producer James Williamson, who last logged studio time with the illustrious punk band on 1973′s Raw Power and rejoined The Stooges following guitarist Ron Asheton’s death in ’09. Asheton’s brother […]

“Not many bands can rival Hatebreed in terms of consistency. Since its formation almost 20 years ago the band hasn’t stopped spewing brutal metalized hardcore that follows a simple, yet effective formula with almost religious devotion. The Connecticut band recognizes this as its divine mission and once again embraces it on its sixth full length […]

HELLOWEEN will be playing on Sofia on 15 march. And four of radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK’s listeners have won free tickets in our special HELLOWEEN competition. These are: VALERI NIKOLAEV TZETOMIR PAVLOV ANGUEL GROZEV IVAYLO IVANOV   Congratulations!

Retired Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing will make a guest appearance on the 2013 album by Geoff Tate’s version of Queensryche. The offshoot band has gone through another lineup change ahead of recording sessions. Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer has bowed out and his role will be covered by Simon Wright of AC/DC, Dio and Rhino […]

True North is the sixteenth studio album by the Californian punk rock band BAD RELIGION. The album was released on January 22, 2013. And this is the BAD RELIGION week on radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK.  THE BAND: Greg Graffin – lead vocals, piano, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, main songwriter (1979–present) Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals, main songwriter (1979–1983, […]

THE STROKES have dropped the first track off their forthcoming, as-yet-titled fifth studio album. Dubbed ‘One Way Trigger’, the obscure track certainly sounds like a STROKES cut, but it’s not until about two-and-a-half minutes in that it actually feels like Julian Casablancas is behind the mic. Could this be a new side to the frontman? […]

On today’s edition of his ZOO radio show, ANDREY VLADOV will present new sounds from:    – Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – The Spook of the 13th Lock – Joshua James – Motorama – The Liminanas The ‘ZOO SHOW’ kicks off on Monday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several […]

SIX FEET UNDER have unveiled the cover art for their new album, Unborn, which can be viewed here. It is tentatively scheduled for a March 19th release via Metal Blade.  

Tina Turner has been a resident of Switzerland for 18 years and is looking to make it permanent. The singer is going through the process of becoming a citizen of Switzerland where she has passed the written civics test and interviews and, according to her local newspaper, the local government has granted her request. The […]

WHITESNAKE are delighted to welcome back Tommy Aldridge, who is replacing the recently departed drummer Brian Tichy. Says WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale,   “When I asked all the band members to put together their wish-list of potential drummers for us… every one, without exception, had Tommy Aldridge the top of the list. Also, most of the fans who […]