Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi has told Kerrang!'s sister magazine, Q, that he's given up smoking because he can't afford it."I swore off them before [our current] tour and I'm happy to say I haven't picked them up," he said. "I quit because I tried to get life insurance and the price [for a smoker] was so ridiculous it was enough to piss you of...

Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ben Varon of Finnish metallers AMORAL. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below.AMORAL kicked off its European tour with AMORPHIS and BEFORE THE DA...

TARJA TURUNEN, Kings of Modesty, FurnazeARENA MUZIKA 200912.10.2009, Universiada hall, Sofia - Bulgariawords by: Nikola Shahpazov, photo: Georgi GeorgievIt’s hard, nearly impossible to say a Tarja Turunen gig unpleasant. Despite of the inherent...

new audio interview with guitarist Esa Holopainen of the Finnish metal band AMORPHIS conducted by Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock is available for download at this location (

Angra and Shaman's drummer Ricardo Confessori was recently working at Fusao Studio in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the gothic metal band Ravenland.