NEWS

14 March 2011

Their brand new second effort – ‘Hisingen Blues’ will be officially outВ on 25В MarchВ through NuclРµar Blast/Wizard. A ball bustin’ record largely influenced by the likes ofВ CREAM, BLACK SABBATH and more… GRAVEYARD will call TMR’s Vassil Varbanov tonight to get into his famous Tangra Metal Shock show.В Stay tuned at 9 pm CET. And here’s the trailer for […]

14 March 2011

Bulgarian basketball champions Lukoil Akademic will not be able to play their 2nd leg “Eurochallenge” quarter final at their customary home, the Universiada Hall, due to a rock concert being held there on the same day. The show is one of five big gigs, marking radio Tangra Mega Rock’s 5th anniversary and is to be […]

14 March 2011

The Foo Fighters are to release a vinyl only covers album for Record Store Day. Out on April 16, the album’s to be titled Medium Rare, and has the following track listing: 01. Band On The Run (original by Paul McCartney & Wings)02. I Feel Free (Cream)03. Life of Illusion (Joe Walsh)04. Young Man Blues […]

14 March 2011

Poisonblack – the Finnish band featuring former Sentenced frontman Ville Laihiala – will release its fifth album, now titled ‘Drive’ (working title was “Lead & Roll Vol. 5”), in Scandinavia on April 27 via Hype Records. The CD was recorded at Antfarm Studio in Г…rhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Moonspell, Dark Tranquillity, […]

14 March 2011

Singer Bryan Adams is set to become a first-time father at the age of 51, according to a U.K. report. The Summer Of ’69 hitmaker has allegedly been in a relationship with his personal assistant, Alicia Grimaldi, and they are expecting a baby together in May, reports Britain’s The Sunday Telegraph. A source tells the […]

11 March 2011

‘Juggernaut Of Justice’, a brand new song from Canadian heavy metal legends Anvil, is available for free download as part of The End Records’ spring 2011 sampler at this location. “Juggernaut Of Justice” is the title track of Anvil’s new album, due on May 10 via The End Records. The CD was recorded at Dave […]

11 March 2011

Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser will play eight shows with Anthrax in July as a temporary replacement for Scott Ian, whose wife, Pearl Aday, is reportedly expecting the couple’s first baby. The daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf, Pearl was named after the infamous Janis Joplin and is the god daughter to Maria Muldaur. In addition, […]

11 March 2011

D.R.I. will be playing for the first time ever in Bulgaria next Tuesday, 15 March. Tangra Mega Rock hook up with vocalist Kurt Brecht on the phone: YOU HAVE SOME VERY SHORT SONGS WITHIN YOUR DISCOGRAPHY, PLEASE TELL US – HOW MANY SONGS IS THE AVERAGE SETLIST OF D.R.I. NOWADAYS? Around thirty five. WHAT IS […]

11 March 2011

For their upcoming shows in 2011, SLIPKNOT has asked Donnie Steele to fill in for the late Paul Gray on bass. Donnie was the original guitar player in Slipknot and had actually reconnected with Paul in recent years. Said the band on their decision, “Donnie was in the band at the very beginning, and rather […]

11 March 2011

MOTГ–RHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister has topped video and DVD charts with his movie 49%, Motherfucker, 51% Son Of A Bitch, and his bandmembers – guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee – have spoken out for not being more in the film. See the Artisan News video report below: