The Welsh alternative rock sextet Lostprophets has started recording its new, as yet untitled album. The follow-up to “Liberation Transmission” (2006) shall be produced by John Feldman, and is scheduled for an early 2008 release. Meanwhile, former Lostprophets drummer Mike Chiplin has recorded half a dozen of tracks with his current band, The Unsung. You […]

During the last weekend Metallica played twice at the legendary Wembley Stadium in London, England. Yesterday, July 8, the quartet did a headlining show with support coming from Machine Head, H.I.M. and Mastodon. Here’s the complete setlist performed by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo: 01. Creeping Death02. For Whom the Bell […]

On July 22 (Sunday) Bulgaria’s capital Sofia shall host a show by Britain’s all-gurl punk rockВ quartet The Tommys. The four ladies shall invade the stage (the venue is still to be announced) together with London-based rockers Imperial Vipers. A day earlier, on July 21 (Saturday), both bands shall warm up for their Sofia gig with […]

U.S. melodic punk rock veterans Bad Religion have made all songs off their new studio album, “New Maps of Hell” (view cover in the left), available for streaming in their entirety on the band’s MySpace page. Officially due in Europe on July 9 via Epitaph Records, the follow-up to 2004’s “The Empire Strikes First” was […]

“The show was magical,” shared Ivaylo Alexandrov for Tangra Mega Rock a day after Led Zeppelin’s legendary vocalistВ Robert Plant‘s concert in the Black Sea village of Kavarna onВ July 6. “The evening was opened by the Bulgarian folklore ensemble The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices. Their vocal arrangements of traditional local songs made me shiver! Half an […]

Quebec-based Canadian extreme metallers A Perfect Murder have announced they are officially breaking up after after 7 years together and four full-length albums. A review of the last one, “War of Aggression”, which came out on June 12, 2007 via Victory Records, can be read HERE.

Foo Fighters have revealed some details about their sixth studio album, which shall most likely be entitled “Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace”. Set for release in the beginning of the autumn, the CD is going to feature tracks like “Let It Die”, “Erase Replace”, “The Pretender”, “Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running”, and “The […]

Buffalo’s metalcorers Every Time I Die have finalized the tracklist for their new album, “The Big Dirty”, due on September 4 via Ferret Music. Produced by Steve Evetts, known for his work with a.o. Earth Crisis, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, He Is Legend and A Static Lullaby, the quintet’s CD is going to contain […]

Prog metal masters Deadsoul Tribe, fronted by former Psychotic Waltz leaderВ Buddy Lackey (vocals and flute), shall release their fifth full-length studio album (view cover in the left)В onВ September 11В via InsideOut Music. The follow-up to “The Dead Word” (2005) shall be entitled “A Lullaby for the Devil” and is going to contain 10 songs.

Finland’s extreme metal heroes Children of Bodom have already completed the the songwriting process of five tracks for their next full-length album. The band, which will celebrate a decade since the release of its debut effort, “Something Wild”, in November, inteds to enter studio a month earlier and to release its new offering in March […]