Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs, Klaxons and My Chemical Romance are among the bands who lead the way in the Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 nominations. The ceremony shall take place on February 28 at the Indig02 in north Greenwich, London, and the winners shall be picked until February 25 from the nominees, some of which are: […]

A Simon & Garfunkel concert recordings compilation, simply entitled “Live 1969“, shall surface as a Starbucks exclusive on March 11. The effort features previously unreleased cuts from Simon & Garfunkel’s November 1969 U.S. tour. To be more precise, here’s the CD’s complete tracklist: “Homeward Bound” (Long Beach, CA) “At the Zoo” (New York) “The 59th […]

Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed, Kirk Windstein (Down, Crowbar), Steve Gibb (Crowbar, ex-Black Label Society), Derek Kerswill (Unearth) and Matthew Brunson, collectively known as Kingdom of Sorrow, shall release their self-titled debut album (view cover in the left) on February 25 via Relapse Records. You may check out the U.S. metal bulldozers’ music at myspace.com/kingdomofsorrow, and […]

Tarja Turunen has released the video for her new solo single, “Die Alive”, which can be watched below. The footage was shot in December 2007 in Berlin, Germany, while the song itself comes off the former Nightwish singer’s solo album “My Winter Storm”. Tarja Turunen – “Die Alive“

Two of the 11 tracks from the upcoming debut album by Cavalera Conspiracy – “Sanctuary” and “Inflikted” – can be downloaded for free, respective ly HERE and HERE. As for the eagerly awaited full-length CD by the reunited Cavalera brothers, it shall be entitled “Inflikted” and is scheduled for release on March 24 via Roadrunner […]

John Paul Jones (on the photo) has done a special orcehstral arrangement of the Foo Fighters song “The Pretender“… and there’s more: The Led Zeppelin man shall conduct the orchestra himself during Dave Grohl & Co’s performance of the above-mentioned hit single at the Grammy Awards ceremony on February 10. Foo Fighters – “The Pretender” […]

To celebrate the release of the double CD compilation “Credit to the Nation”, Sofia’sВ Stroeja ClubВ shall host 4 concerts featuring 13 Bulgarian alternative rock bands in total: February 4 – Cigaretta, MacrophoneВ and Кълн. February 5 – Panican Whyasker, Bad HabitВ and Jeremy. February 11 – Awake, Skre4В and Better Place Navy. February 12 – Ostava, Animacionerite, MatchpointВ and Blush. […]

The premiere of Dream Theater‘s new video for the song “Forsaken” off their current album “Systematic Chaos” was premiered last Saturday, January 26, on MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball. From now on the anime-themed video, created by the Japanese animation studio Gonzo and director Yasufumi Soejima, can also be watched on Tangra Mega Rock’s homepage: Dream Theater […]

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced the dates for their first European tour in almost 3 years. The run of gigs will follow the release of the band’s new album on March 3, “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!“, starting in April in Portugal and ending in June in Eastern Europe. See all dates and venues […]

Bulgarian ska leadersВ Wickeda recorded a brand-new studio track. Entitled “Tintiava 6”, the song is available for free download from the band’s official homepage, www.wickeda.net. Don’t hesitate! WickedaВ – “I Won’t Give Up“