Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has announced that the band’s first album since 1993’s cover versions compilation “The Spaghetti Incident?” is finally ready. The singer’s personal manager Beta Lebeis has also confirmed that “Chinese Democracy” was “finished before Christmas”. Rumours report of a possible late summer release… Guns N’ Roses – “Don’t Cry” (live […]

Jane’s Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins is currently assembling a box set of memorable and previously unheard live performances from the group. The effort shoudl surface in the autumn via Warner. Besides, Perkins is looking into creating an accompanying DVD, which should include all three previously issued Jane’s Addiction home videos – 1989’s “Soul Kiss”, 1993’s […]

Portishead announced they will release their long-awaited third full-length studio album on April 14. The follow-up to 1995’s “Dummy” and 1997’s “Portishead” shall be simply entitled “Third” and, as the the British trip-hop act writes on its homepage, it “has 11 tracks and is 49 minutes 13 seconds long”. Portishead – “Glory Box” (live)

Vocalist Gerard Way has revealed to New Musical Express that MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Go Punk? are set to start work on the follow-up to their smashing 2006 album “The Black Parade” this year. According to the singer, the band’s new record shall be… “punk rock”. My Chemical Romance – “Dead“

After spending the last six months writing and recording its debut album, Bulgaria’s modern metal quintet As Soon As Possible returns on stage next Thursday, January 31, with a show at the Swingin’ Hall in Sofia. Joining the five-piece for the show shall be Kuln. As Soon As Possible – “Host” (live)

“The first six Queen albums are absolutely brilliant. “Queen II” was one of the best albums ever made – it’s very dark… so is “01011001”,” stated Arjen LucassenВ in an exclusive interview for Tangra Mega Rock about our current Band of the Week. Of course, the reason for our conversation was the upcoming january 28 release […]

Al Jourgensen revealed that Ministry shall release their eagerly awaited cover versions album, “Cover Up“, on April 1. The CD is going to feature industrial metal interpretations of songs like The Rolling Stones‘ “Under My Thumb” (feat. Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory/Ascension of the Watchers), Golden Earring‘s “Radar Love” (feat. Josh Bradford of Revolting […]

Joker Media announced that Chris Rea shall perform a two-hour set during his first ever concert in Bulgaria. The show is scheduled for March 5 at Sofia’s 4,000-capacity National Palace of Culture. Chris Rea – “The Road to Hell” (live)

The recently reborn Blind Melon will release their first studio album in more than a decade on April 22. Entitled “For My Friends“, the CD unites original members Rogers Stevens (guitar), Christopher Thorn (guitar), Brad Smith (bass) and Glen Graham (drums) with new singer Travis Warren as a replacement for late frontman Shannon Hoon, who […]

Welsh metallers Bullet for My Valentine are streaming their new album, “Scream Aim Fire” (view cover in the left), in its entirety on their MySpace profile at myspace.com/bulletformyvalentine. The follow-up to 2006’s debut “The Poison” is officially due on January 29 and is pceded by the same-single – just check out its video below: Bullet […]