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: […]

The Swedish death metal super project God Among Insects, featuring vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula (Dark Funeral; on the photo), guitarist Kenth Philipson (The Project Hate MCMXCIX), bass player Tomas Elofsson (Sanctification) and drummer Tobias Gustafsson (Vomitory), have announced they’ll split up next year. The quartet will do its last ever concert at the House of […]

Helloween have posted the video for their current single “As Long As I Fall” on the Internet, including Tangra Mega Rock’s homepage, of course. The song comes off the German metal quintet’s new studio album, “Gambling with the Devil” (view cover in the left), scheduled for release in Europe on October 29 via SPV.

On October 29 Eagle Rock Entertainment shall release “Queen Rock Montreal” (view cover in the left) – DVD and double CD by one of the greatest rock bands ever. Recorded for two nights, on November 24 and 25, 1981 at the Montreal Forum in Canada, the issue shows Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and […]

After completing work on their brand-new video, San Francisco’s Machine Head have now posted its uncensored version on the Internet. The word goes about the metal granate “Now I Lay Thee Down” off the quartet’s latest album, “The Blackening”. Now lay down… and just watch…

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 […]