INXS shall play at theВ Festivalna HallВ instead of the previously announced Academic Stadium in Sofia tonight. The venue change happens due to the constant rains pouring over Sofia during the last two weeks. Because of the heavy weather conditions, the promoter of the event, Balkan Entertainment Company, wouldn’t want to risk.

Tonight, May 31, Sofia’s Black Box ClubВ shall witness the last ever shows by two of the leading local punk bands – T.V.U. and Switchstance. The double-farewell concert shall feature also performances by C4В and The Livingdead. The gig starts atВ 8 p.m.;В tickets costВ 6 leva / 3 Euro.

Madball frontman Freddy Cricien shall produce the next studio album by Agnostic Front, which is not surprising to some extent, having in mind that Freddy and AF vocalist Roger Miret are half-brothers. The hardcore veterans’ CD shall be entitled “Warriors” and is going to surface in the autumn.

Manowar shall release their next double live album, entitled “Gods of War Live” (view cover in the left), on July 6. The over two-hour-long recording features the entire setlist of the just-completed leg of the metal kings’ Demons, Dragons and Warriors Tour 2007.

Prong have inked a deal with Ministry mainman Al Jourgensen’s label 13th Planet Records for the release of the their new album, by the end of the year. The follow-up to “Scorpio Rising” (2004) is currently being recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas in a line-up consisting of Tommy Victor (vocals and guitar), Monte […]

AВ live reportВ of last night’s show by Poland’s death machines Behemoth shall be publishedВ HEREВ in an hour. Meanwhile, check out some evilВ photosВ from the concert in ourВ GALLERY.

Steve Harris’ daughter Lauren Harris tuned in live on air today at 1 p.m. CET+1. A full transcript of the interview shall be published here, on Tangra Mega Rock’s website, by the end of the day. Meanwhile, Sofia Music Enterprises have annaounced that a week prior to Iron Maiden‘s concert in Sofia, BulgariaВ on Monday, June […]

“I’ve never heard of The Exploited,”, revealed the 23-year-old daughter of legendary British bass player Steve Harris, singer Lauren Harris. She’ll be performing before her dad’s band, Iron Maiden, on their concert at the Locomotive Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 4, 2007, which wasВ the reason to get in touch with her just a few […]

Ozzy Osbourne’s new studio album, “Black Rain” (view cover in the left), sold 152,000 copies in the USA during its first week of release to debut at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart. This number is just with one thousand copies less that the CD’s predecessor, “Down to Earth” (2001), which entered the Billboard […]

Sweden’s doom metal gods Candlemass shall release their ninth full-length studio album, entitled “King of the Grey Islands” (see cover in the left), on June 22 via Nuclear Blast. This was the reason to call the quintet’s founder, leader and bass player Leif Edling, who welcomed new vocalist Robert Lowe (Solitude Aeturnus), explained the reasons […]