Atlanta metal masters Mastodon have tapped Brendan O’Brien (a.o. AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Velvet Revolver) to produce their next album. The band is scheduled hit the studio this week to begin recording the follow-up to 2006’s “Blood Mountain”.

Bulgarian string quartet StrringS shall support Finland’s Apocalyptica at their upcoming open-air show inВ Kavarna, Bulgaria. The free event is scheduled for May 31. StrringS live

Poison frontman Bret Michaels will release a new solo album, entitled “Rock My World“, on June 3. The CD is going to feature 12 songs – unfortunately mostly previously released materal…

Black Sabbath are going to release remastered versions of all of their Dio-era releases united in a box set. Entitled “The Rules of Hell” (view cover in the left), it shall include the studio albums “Heaven and Hell”, “Mob Rules” and “Dehumanizer”, and the double live collection “Live Evil”. Black Sabbath – “Heaven and Hell” […]

System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian is currently working with playwright Steven Sater on a musical, entitled “Prometheus Bound“. It’s expected to open in America early next year.

As we informed you yesterday, the legendary American progressive rock band Kansas shall play live in Bulgaria for the first time ever onВ June 23. The event, set to take place at theВ National Palace of CultureВ in Sofia, shall be the group’s only show in Eastern Europe during the upcoming tour. Kansas shall come to Bulgaria in […]

Singer Anthony Kiedis has told Rolling Stone Magazine that all four Red Hot Chili Peppers members will step away from music to concentrate on their individual lives. The singer revealed that the musicians have decided to have no involvement in the band for at least 12 months after becoming exhausted with their hectic schedule. “We’re […]

“Anathema are very pleased to announce that the “Hindsight” album has been finished and the masters have been sent to the record company,” the British atmospheric rockers have revealed. “As you may be aware, “Hindsight” is a semi-acoustic album of classic Anathema tracks, and includes one new song. Work on our new album “Horizons” is […]

Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen revealed that Whitesnake will open the shows at the two bands’ current European tour. The entire interview that was given eclusively to Tangra Mega Rock can be found HERE.

The Dillinger Escape Plan have uploaded their new video on the Internet, as can be seen below. The track chosen, “Black Bubblegum“, was filmed in Los Angeles, California, and comes off the avantgarde band’s current album, “Ire Works”. The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Black Bubblegum“