To celebrate the 20th birthday of their landmark album “The Joshua Tree”, U2 are reissuing the set in four different incarnations on November 20 via UMe. The effort will be available as a remastered CD, a 2-CD set, a 2-CD/1-DVD collectible box, and a double-vinyl package. In addition, New Musical Express reported yesterday that U2 […]

As already known, King’s X singing bass player Doug “dUg” Pinnick is going to release a new solo album. It’s been announced that the CD’s title shall be “Strum Sum Up”, and its release is scheduled for November 20 via Magna Carta Records. The effort was recorded by Doug on vocals and guitar, assisted by […]

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 […]

Metallica, Linkin Park and Chris Cornell are among the artists featured on the “Live Earth – The Concerts for a Climate In Crisis” CD and double DVD package, recorded on July 7, 2007 and set for release on November 20 via Warner Bros. Also included are performances by Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters, Dave […]

Canadian progressive rock masters Rush have spread an official newsletter announcing that they’ll shoot a live DVD during their two concerts at Ahoy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands today and tomorrow. More information will be made available soon…

Guitarist Martin Wickler a.k.a. Sathonys presented to Tangra Mega Rock the new line-up of the German melodic black metal sextet Agathodaimon, the upcoming studio album “Phoenix”, and the participation at the 20 Years Nuclear Blast Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 3, 2007… Check out the entire interviewВ HERE.

The American indie rockers Nada Surf are ready to return with their fifth full-length album next year. Entitled “Lucky”, the trio’s effort shall hit stores on February 5, 2008 via Barsuk Records. The follow-up to 2005’s “The Weight is a Gift” shall contain following 11 tracks: Weightless Whose Authority Beautiful Beat Here Goes Something From […]

OnВ ThursdayВ at 11 a.m., just an hour before we’ll find out whether “Silent Waters” will continue being in the lead of our Tuborg Top 40 Mega Rock Chart,В Tangra Mega Rock‘s air shall be “invaded” by the leader of the band responsible for creating the above-mentioned metal hit – Amorphis. Of course, the reaon for Esa Holopainen‘s […]