METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX were announced at first to play just at the Sonisphere 2010 in Poland on 16 June. Then it turned out that the BIG 4 will run as a packВ on the next two dates of the festival – 18 JuneВ in Jonschwil (Switzerland) and 19 JuneВ Pragu (Czech Republic). According to the official […]

STATUS QUO have been recognised as the hardest-working band in the British music industry. The Performing Rights Society list also included Cliff Richard And The Shadows, Take That, Coldplay and Kings Of Leon, who took the second, third, fourth and fifth spots respectively, according to BBC News. The list was compiled based on the number […]

‘Vreme razdelno’В andВ ‘Vendetta’ are the 2 new songs by legendary BulgarianВ HC unit VENDETTA. The demo versionsВ “recorded in the basement” are already on the official band’s MySpace. VENDETTA announcedВ in October in Tangra Mega Rock studios that they got back together again after the 4 year hiatus and planning to recod new songs and possibly a whole new […]

The 64-year-old Irish singer says on his web site that he and his wife, GiGi, welcomed their son George Ivan Morrison III on Monday. The couple says that “Little Van” is “the spitting image of his daddy.” The baby is a dual citizen of the United States and United Kingdom. No other information was available. […]

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed he’s suffering from tinnitus. Talking to CNN, Ulrich says: “It’s this constant ringing in the ears. It never sort of goes away. It never just stops.” He first noticed the problem during the band’s 1988 tour: “I would fall asleep often with the television on, and I would wake […]

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has issued the following statement regarding the passing of the band’s drummer, James Owen Sullivan (a.k.a. The Rev): “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan. “Jimmy was not only one of the world’s best drummers, but more importantly, he […]

Tangra Mega Rock radio will be celebrating its fourth birthday with one hell of a show at Sofia’s “Universiada Hall” on March 24th, 2010. Having already announced headliners Er Maluk and Bulgaria’s current hottest metal ticket – Odd Crew, we are now delighted to announce the addition of a third act to the already mouthwatering […]

There is to be a Broadway musical based on Savatage’s 1989 album Gutter Ballet.This is currently being worked on by band vocalist Jon Oliva and producer Paul O’Neill, who hope to have it ready in the next two years. O’Neill actually began working on the songs in the 1970s, with Savatage providing the outlet for […]

Brazilian groove metal masters SOULFLY have posted 36 new photos from last month’s recording sessions at LA’s Edge of the Earth studios. Go here to see the whole set by photographer Kevin Estrada, and stay tuned for more information on the band’s forthcoming 2010 release Omen.

And who said exclusive fan clubs don’t have their benefits… As Spin reports, U2 is set to release a new remix album, titled Artificial Horizon, to members of its fan club this January. Highlighting the 13 track effort, which is billed as a sequel to 1995’s fan-club Melon remix collection, will be both previously released […]