SONIC SYNDICATE bassist Karin Axelsson is a mother for the first time. She gave birth to a girl on October 12. She is engaged to Andre Gonzales, guitarist with By Right.  

Swedish guitar legend YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has revealed that his new album and follow-up to 2010’s Relentless will be called Spell Bound. A release date to be announced shortly. On October 1st, Anders Tengner’s unauthorized biography about legendary guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, Såsom I Himmelen, Så Ock På Jorden (As Above, So Below) was released in Sweden. […]

A member of Jerry Lee Lewis’ band has been shot dead in Memphis, Tennessee. Bass player B.B. Cunningham Jr., who has been a member of the group since 1997, was gunned down at the Cherry Crest apartment complex in the city in the early hours of Sunday, according to local reports. The musician, 70, and […]

Three local bands will be supporting BRUJERIA at the show at Sofia’s R.B.F. club on December 21. These are O.H., URBAN GREY and MIZERERE. A poster for the concert is available below. There are no tickets at presale. They will be sold at the door, priced 35 BGN.

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. […]

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…