In all the furore about Steve Harris’ solo album British Lion, it’s easy to forget he’s not the only member of Iron Maiden to have dabbled in side-projects. True, it’s been a while since Bruce Dickinson did anything – although Harris doesn’t think it will be long until he does – but Adrian Smith hasn’t […]

On today’s edition of his ZOO radio show, ANDREY VLADOV will play some fantastic sounds of the likes of: – HUGH CORNWELL (ex-THE STRANGLERS) with STEVE ALBINI; – GRIZZLY BEAR (pictured); – TENDER TRAP; – HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF; – GALLOWS. The ‘ZOO SHOW’ kicks off on Monday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It […]

GREEN DAY‘s label boss has described Billie Joe Armstrong’s visit to rehab as “no joke.” The frontman checked in for treatment over substance abuse issues after an onstage meltdown in Las Vegas. Warner Bros chairman Rob Cavallo, who used to produce GREEN DAY records, says: “He’s under medical supervision for a while. His doctors are […]

STONE SOUR release have released RU486, another track from upcoming album House of Gold and Bones Part 1. Hear it below. Last week the band launched a video for their track Gone Sovereign, and announced Johny Chow as bassist Shawn Economaki’s permanent replacement. Bass tracks on the albums were laid down by Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan. […]

After a very successful two year run with the current line-up, THIN LIZZY have made a decision to not release a new album under the THIN LIZZY name. Scott Gorham: “Out of respect to Phil Lynott and the legacy he created, we have decided that we should not release a new album under the THIN […]

SMALLMAN започват първото си турне в няколко европейски града. Първият концерт е тази вечер в клуб *MIXTAPE 5*. Подробности ще откриете долу. Същевременно, групата работи много внимателно и по своя бъдещ трети студиен албум. В студиото на радио ТАНГРА МЕГА РОК е вокалистът на SMALLMAN – ЦВЕТАН ХАДЖИЙСКИ. От разговора ни с него, става ясно, как функционира групата […]

On today’s edition of his radio show NECRONOMICON, mighty Dr STIFFENSTEIN will dig deep into the history of FAUSTUS.   ‘NECRONOMICON’ kicks off on Friday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for details check HERE…   

RAMMSTEIN are set to play in Sofia on July 26. They will be headlining the SOFIA ROCKS 2013 festival set to happen at the National Stadium. TICKETS will be on sale on Friday, 12 October. More info at Еventim.bg. More bands will be announced soon.

TMR’s good friend, Bulgaria’s famous guitarist IVAN LECHEV is set to play with french guitar virtuoso JEAN-MARIE ECAY (pictured above) at the Plovdiv Theater tonight. Both have never met before but that’s part of the show. They will go onstage with:   Milen Kokusharov – keyboards Veselin Veselinov- Eko – bas Stefan Tzekov – drums. Show kicks off at 7 pm.

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have traded in their drinking horns for wine bottles! Says the band about the Australian red: “You can now get your own Amon Amarth Shiraz red wine! A must at any classy dinner party or as a gift to the wino friend! Drink irresponsibly!” To order the Amon Amarth wine […]