Guitarist Ola Frenning and drummer Peter Wildoer have finished mixing Soilwork‘s upcoming new, still untitled studio album. The follow-up to “Stabbing the Drama” shall appear by the end of the year via Nuclear Blast. It shall be the Swedes’ first effort to feature new guitarist Daniel Antonsson (Dimension Zero).

New York rockers Goo Goo Dolls are to release a new single on August 13. Entitled “Before It’s Too Late”, it shall be included in the soundtrack to the upcoming action movie “Transformers”. Besides the trio’s track, the compilation CD shall also feature songs by Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins, Disturbed, The Used, H.I.M., Taking Back […]

Velvet Revolver‘s upcoming new, second full-length studio album, “Libertad” (view cover in the left), is available for streaming in its entirety HERE. Right there you can also watch the video for the CD’s debut single, “She Builds Quick Machines”. “Libertad” shall be officially released in Europe next Monday, July 2.

Nevermore frontman Warrel Dane has revealed he’s written eight songs for his upcoming debut solo album, tentatively due in early 2008. According to the singer, “the recording will start pretty soon”. As Warrel himself stated less than a year ago in an interview for Tangra Mega Rock, his solo effort is being created together with […]

Sofia Music Enterprises announced some final detail about the show by the pop-rock megastarВ Pink at theВ Academic StadiumВ in Sofia, Bulgaria on Sunday, July 1. The American singer shall arrive in Sofia from Romania on the day of her concert, while the building of the enormous stage for the event shall start a day earlier. The doors […]

Next week, namly on July 6, 7В and 8, the Area 51 ClubВ in Varna, Bulgaria shall host this year’s edition of the annual Oi! Fest. Tickets cost 2 Euro for one day and 5 Euro for the entire event. A full list of the bands scheduled to take part in the festival can be found in […]

“It’s been one of the hardest times in my life while making this new record, and now it’s the best period in my life – I’m standing in my underwear with a naked girl in my bathtub…” That’s how the revelations of Marilyn Manson started last night, when he tuned in live on air for […]

Legendary German technical progressive thrash metal masters Mekong Delta have inked a deal with AFM Records for the release of their comeback album, “Lurking Fear” (view cover in the left), due on August 24. Mekong Delta’s current line-up includes mastermind and bass player Ralf Hubert alongside drummer Uli Kusch (ex-Helloween, Masterplan), vocalist Leo Szpigiel (a.o. […]

The super quintet Dark New Day posted a brand new song, entitled “Hail Mary”, on its official MySpace page. Dark New Day’s line-up is rounded up by vocalist Brett Hestla (ex-Creed), guitarists Clint Lowery (Korn, ex-Sevendust) and Troy McLawhorn (Evanescence), drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence, ex-Tommy Lee) and bass player Corey Lowery (ex-Stuck Mojo, Stereomud).

The Verve are set to reunite for a winter tour in their original line-up. This shall be the first time in almost a decade for Richard Ashcroft (vocals), Nick McCabe (guitar), Simon Jones (bass) and Pete Sailsbury (drums) to play together. The British indie rock group broke up in 1999, but now things seem to […]