On November 19, 2007, Europe shall witness the release of Saxon‘s double DVD set “To Hell and Back Again” (view cover in the left), due out via Steamhammer/SPV. Featuring five hours of video footage in total, the release offers the actual movie “To Hell and Back Again”, shot on various locations in Europe, the UK […]

Kid Rock scored his first No. 1 on The Billboard 200 this week with “Rock N Roll Jesus”. The album, released via Atlantic, sold 170,000 copies in the USA, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week’s chart topper, Bruce Springsteen‘s “Magic”, suffered a 60% drop-off to 130,000 copies and fell to No. 2.

Slayer, Mastodon, Lamb of God, Children of BodomВ and Thine Eyes Bleed shall be featured on the upcoming DVD “The Unholy Alliance, Chapter II” (view cover in the left). Shot on July 13, 2006 in Vancouver, Canada, the disc will be released on October 30, with an approximate running time of 90 minutes and following tracklist: […]

Last Saturday, October 13, Tangra Mega Rock conducted an honest conversation with Dave Wyndorf about Monster Magnet‘s new studio album “4-Way Diablo”, due on November 5 via SPV, as well as about the present-day Internet society, and how unique it was like to be a rock fan years ago… The entire interview with the emblematic […]

German power metallers Gamma Ray have recruited the frontman of the Italian band Flashback of Anger, Alessio Gori (on the photo), to join them as their keyboardist for the European and Japanese legs of the Hellish Rock Tour with Helloween. Meanwhile, Gamma Ray are preparing to release their new studio album, “Land of the Free […]

Drummer Brooks Wackerman (Bad Religion, Korn, ex-Suicidal Tendencies, Vandals), vocalist and guitarist Brandan Schieppati (Bleeding Through, ex-Eighteen Visions, Throwdown), guitarist Dave Nassie (No Use for a Name, ex-Infectious Grooves) and bass player Ryan Sinn (Love Equals Death, ex-Angels & Airwaves, The Distillers) have started up a new metal project. The quartet, gathered under the name […]

The new issue of the Bulgarian Pro-Rock Magazine shall be available newx Wednesday, October 24. The cover story shall be dedicated to Norway’s old-schoolers Darkthrone and their new album “F.O.A.D.” (Fuck Off and Die). The title track shall enter our Tuborg Top 40 Mega Rock Chart tomorrow… but that’s another story. Pro-Rock’s new edition shall […]

The Bulgarian death metal bulldozers Hyperborea have finished working on their second full-length album. The follow-up to 2004’s debut “Architecture of Mind” shall be entitled “Cryogenic Somnia” and is going to surface by the end of the year via the local label Counter Attack. Here’s the CD’s front coverВ artwork:

The true Norwegian black metal defenders Gorgoroth have entered their native Grieghallen Studio on Sunday to record their next effort live. Expected early next year via Regain Records, the CD is going to be entitled… “True Norwegian Black Metal”, according to the band’s MySpace profile…

To celebrate the 20th birthday of their landmark album “The Joshua Tree”, U2 are reissuing the set in four different incarnations on November 20 via UMe. The effort will be available as a remastered CD, a 2-CD set, a 2-CD/1-DVD collectible box, and a double-vinyl package. In addition, New Musical Express reported yesterday that U2 […]