Life of Agony frontman Keith Caputo has just finished recording his new solo album. Entitled “Fondness for Hometown Scars”, the effort was produced by former bass player for Porno for Pyros, The Cult, Jane’s Addiction, etc. – Martyn Lenoble.

After last week’s “news” that Mike Patton’s project Peeping Tom shall play live in Europe in August and September, today it got clear that this tour will not happen. Too bad…

Rolling Stone MagazineВ has published a poll revealing the bands doing the wildest live shows these days. Of course, the word does not go about an all-time chart, but just about recent councerts and tours that have impressed the readers of the media the most. And so, the wildest bands’ top 20 looks like this: 01. […]

London-born keyboard player, composer and former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder returns with “subHuman” – the sixth album by his current main project Recoil, released less than two weeks ago via Mute Records. This, we think, was a reason more than enough to ask the musician to reveal his soul for Tangra Mega Rock… HERE.

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek has invited Steve Tucker (ex-Morbid Angel), Trym (Emperor, Zyklon), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Ralph Santolla (Obituary, ex-Death), Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Miles Jay (ex-Fathy Salama’s Orchestra), Liron Peled (Raquy & The Cavement) and Raquy Danziger to contribute to his multimedia installation “The Faceless” that opens on September 6 at Michael Steinberg Fine Art […]

Former Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra and Small Faces manager, Don Arden, has died last Saturday, July 21, at the age of 81. Arden (born Harry Levy) was also famous for being the father of Ozzy Osbourne’s notorious wife, Sharon. Rest in piece.

Vocalist Andrew “Mac” McDermott has officially left UK progressive metallers Threshold because he has “decided it was time to support my family 100%.” The group’s next scheduled appearances, namely at the Metalcamp and Earthshaker festivals in Slovenia and Germany, respectively, will be fronted by Threshold’s previous singer, Damian Wilson.

The very end of July shall witness a mini-tour across Bulgaria by tho Munich-based German rock band Sonopack (on the photo). The first show shall happen in Sofia onВ July 28В at the Fans Rock Bar. The event starts at 10 p.m.; tickets costВ 6 leva / 3 Euro. On Monday, July 30,В the guys shall play at the […]

In the early morning ofВ JulyВ 30В Bulgaria’s music TV channel РњРњ TVВ shall broadcast a 6-hour-long Modern Metal Night. From midnight until 6 a.m. the viewers shall watch tons of videos, live cuts and interviews with bands like Killswitch Engage, Bleeding Through, Chimaira, Hatebreed, Trivium, Shadows Fall, Ill Nino, Mastodon, Lamb of God and many more.

The country project Bourbon Crow, featuring vocalist Wednesday 13 a.k.a. Buck Bourbon (best known for his work with Murderdolls) and bassist Rayen Belchere a.k.a. Jessie Crow, are to start workinf on their second album. The follow-up to the debut “Highway to Hangovers” (2006) should appear in the beginning of 2008. To check out some of […]