December 8, 2010 means 6 years since the GREAT DIMEBAG got shot on stage while starting the set of his new band Damageplan in Columbus, Ohio. This week on Tangra Mega Rock is dedicated to the gerat musician and his music.В  You can listen to our special PANTERA episodes every dayВ (at least 20В mins each)В at 5:00 […]

Due to “extreme weather conditions,” British gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Taksirat Festival in Macedonia on Saturday, December 4. Commented singer Nick Holmes and guitarist Greg Mackintosh: “To all our Macedonian fans who traveled to the Taksirat Festival to see us, it is with deep regret […]

Tangra Mega Rock’s world reporter, IVAN DRANDIISKI was at the A-HA farewell concert at London’s Wembley Arena last Saturday. A-HAВ is the third best sellingВ Scandinavian artistВ in history with ABBAВ and ROXETTE. Check thi picturesВ at this location.

The Swedish hit machineВ was set to play at Hall 1 of the NationalВ Palace of Culture in Sofia but due to the tremendous public demand has been moved to ‘Georgi Asparuhov’ stadium, home for Bulgaria’s most populra football team – Levski PFC. Tickets pricedВ 80 bgnВ (40 Euro)В and 100 BGN are on sale at the National Palce box […]

SLIPKNOT are proud to announce they will return in 2011 to headline the UK’s Sonisphere Festival. The weekend event at the world famous Knebworth site is set to happen from Friday 8th – Sunday 10th July. The band’s 2011 summer shows will mark their first without founding member, Paul Gray who tragically passed away earlier […]

Y&T are currently selling chocolate bars. Seriously, the veteran San Francisco band have manufactured their own Facemelter brand. You can choose from creamy milk chocolate or 72 per cent dark chocolate with sea salt (yeah, salt!). Each bar costs $3. However, there is no truth to the rumour that Y&T mainman Dave Meniketti has changed […]

British melodic rock heroes Skin are about to start their final tour.You can see them for the last time, supported by Toby Jepson and Matti Alfonzetti, at the following venues this month: December 2010В Weds. 8th: Glasgow CathouseThur. 9th:В  Newcastle O2 Academy 2Fri. 10th:В  Manchester Academy 3Sat. 11th: Norwich WaterfrontSun. 12th: Bristol TheklaTue. 14th: Bournemouth Fire […]

The boys of San Francisco announced their reunion on 24 February 2009, and have sinced then played all around the globe, including a ball bustin’ show at Bulgarian Spirit of Burgas 2009 festival. FAITH NO MORE playedВ their last two sold out shows on US soil on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Hollywood Palladium in Los […]

The most infamous blasphemers in heavy metal history are set to return on February 15 as Deicide gears up to unleash ‘To Hell With God.’ This smoldering heap of brutality will certainly find itself at the forefront of much backlash due to its themes but critics will not be able to deny the sheer brilliance […]

There will almost certainly be at one least one new Dio song put out next year. Talking exclusively to Classic Rock, guitarist Craig Goldy said: “We were working on tracks for a new Dio album just before Ronnie died in May. And we did almost finish one song. Wendy (Dio, the great singer’s widow/manager) has […]