In fact, Franz frontman Alex Kapranos pitched a super-sized fit when he discovered that Sony Music and Epic Records had given McDonald’s the go-ahead to use one of the band’s songs in an advertising campaign. The singer lashed out at his American label for signing off on the idea and at the restaurant chain’s campaign, […]

According to Bring Back Glam!, CINDERELLA’s manager Tim Heyne has confirmed that the band will embark on a full-fledged tour in 2010. Writing on the group’s official web site this past weekend, Heyne said, “It is with great excitement that CINDERELLA announces the band’s return to the concert road in 2010!!! The band has been […]

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have “rejected” their nomination in the “Metal” category at this year’s Spellemann awards. The nominees for the largest and oldest Norwegian music awards show, which is often referred to as the country’s equivalent to the American Grammy Awards, were announced earlier today (Monday, January 25) and included nods to IMMORTAL for […]

MГ¶tley CrГјe bassist Nikki Sixx has ended his two-year relationship with tattooist Kat Von D. Says Sixx: “I want to wish Katherine nothing but the best in her life. She has loved and inspired the hell outta me and I know I have done the same for her in these almost two years we ruled […]

Trivium have not only recorded a new song, but also a Sepultura cover.The fresh-faced Floridian metallers have just been in the studio working on the song ‘Shattering The Sky’. This is for inclusion on the EP ‘God Of War: Blood & Metal’, due in early March. However, they’ve also done a version of the Sepultura’s […]

It was damn’ cold in Sofia last night. But 2000В Bulgarian metalheads had a burning experience at the Hristo Botev Hall with an amazingВ STRATOVARIUS show. TimoВ Kotipelto and his boys played an almost two hour set, part of theirВ tour to support their latest album ‘Polaris’. PICTURES IN THE GALLERY. INTERVIEW JOERG MICHAEL Tangra Mega Rock’s Georgi Georgiev […]

On the next day after we reveiled the EVIL NATURE of MARCO (check here), the little Jack Russel dog was stolen at the Zapaden park in Sofia! MARCO is owend by (till Friday night) Alex Boyadjiev – our punk/hardcore DJ and frontman of Last Hope.В  A specialВ Facebook campaign Help us find MarcoВ was opend on Satuday! […]

Aerosmith are to start auditions for a new singer next month.The band intend to have a replacement for Steven Tyler lined up by the Summer, when they’ll start touring again.

Ozzy is to change the title of his new album – due to fan reaction.The record was to be called Soul Sucka, but, says Ozzy, “The fans just don’t seem to like it. As soon as it was announced, people were really negative about it.В  They just weren’t gonna but T-shirts with that on.” The […]

Mogwai’s upcoming live project, a forthcoming concert film titled Burning, will be released this Spring. The footage was shot by La Blogotheque’s Vincent Moon and NathanaГ«l Le Scouarnec and will definitely be a gorgeous viewing experience. The loud epic odyssey of Mogwai’s live show will begin with ‘The Precipice’ and features such standouts as ‘Hunted […]