Q Prime, the New York-based music management firm founded and run by Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch, today announced the North American management signing of the Grammy-nominated Danish/American rock and rollers VOLBEAT. "Anytime you see a band (in Lubbock, Texas no less) who can play Johnny Cash's 'Ring Of Fire' and their own 'Hangman's Body ...
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Getty Images has uploaded two photos of former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade attending the Grammy charities signings during the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 6 in Los Angeles, California. Check out the pictures at GettyImages.com: Photo #1, Photo #2 (also featuring AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams). AC/DC ...
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Sock Puppet Parody, which pays tribute to iconic bands and glorifies their undergarments, has posted a video for sock-puppet act LINTALLICA's song "Master Of Sock Puppets" which hilariously parodies METALLICA's "Master Of Puppets". Check it out below. The stage in the LINTALLICA video bares a striking resemblance to that of the 1989 "…Justice For All" ...
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Video footage of original AC/DC singer Dave Evans performing live at The Rockin' Rag's fourth annual NAMM Jam on Janaury 22 at The Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, California can be seen below. Evans was backed by AC/DC tribute band BACK 2 BLACK. In early 2012, Dave Evans teamed up with songwriter/mucisian David Mobley to ...
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During a recent appearance on "Talk Is Jericho", the podcast of Chris Jericho, the world champion pro wrestler, actor, New York Times best-selling author and lead vocalist of the metal band FOZZY, Robert Trujillo spoke about his 2003 audition to replace METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, as captured in the 2004 band documentary ...
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Mika Kristian Karppinen, better known as drummer Gas Lipstick of Finnish "love" metallers HIM, has released the following statement: "With a heavy heart, I'm announcing my departure from HIM, a magnificent band that I've been part of for the past 16 magical years. It has been a journey that I will remember for the rest ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, THREE DAYS GRACE has revealed that the band's fifth studio album will be called "Human" and will arrive on March 31. The announcement comes just as the first single, "I Am Machine", tops the rock radio chart and gives the Canadian act its thirteenth No. 1 track on the ...
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Video footage of FEAR FACTORY's January 22 performance at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. FEAR FACTORY recently entered NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California with longtime producer/collaborator Rhys Fulber and engineer Mike Plotnikoff to begin tracking its new album for an early 2015 release via Nuclear Blast ...
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FEAR FACTORY recently entered NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California with longtime producer/collaborator Rhys Fulber and engineer Mike Plotnikoff to begin tracking its new album for an early 2015 release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD will be mixed by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, EXODUS, ...
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Two of the world's most respected and influential hard rock bands, MASTODON and CLUTCH, announce "The Missing Link Tour", which brings together both bands as they join forces along with special guests GRAVEYARD and BIG BUSINESS — each taking part of the tour as support. Together, this night of heavy rock will be one of ...
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FEAR FACTORY recently entered NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California with longtime producer/collaborator Rhys Fulber and engineer Mike Plotnikoff to begin tracking its new album for an early 2015 release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD will be mixed by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, EXODUS, ...
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On December 18, original AC/DC singer Dave Evans was interviewed on "Live Wire With Lady Spitfire", a weekly series that focuses in on indie bands around the world. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about AC/DC's musical output since he left the group, Evans said: "I haven't followed AC/DC that closely over the ...
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AC/DC members Angus Young (guitar) and Cliff Williams (bass) were recently interviewed by Belgium's Studio Brussel. You can now watch the chat below. AC/DC's 16th studio album, "Rock Or Bust", sold around 172,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 album chart. This marks a huge ...
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"HardDrive" producer Roxy Myzal recently conducted an interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, who was missing from the band's new publicity photo and was also a no-show at the group's video shoot on ...
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Hello again from the highway to you-know-where. Rock legends AC/DC come calling with their lean fifteenth album, "Rock Or Bust" and the title just might represent the factual mindset of the band as they trooped through well-publicized adversities to deliver it. Angus Young (who will likely be buried in that omnipresent schoolboy outfit whenever his ...
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Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, KXM) was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked about singer Oni Logan's latest return ...
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FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares sat down to discuss the features of his new Ibanez signature model, the DCM100. In addition, Dino talks about his history with Ibanez and his continuing love for seven-string guitars. FEAR FACTORY recently entered NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California with longtime producer/collaborator Rhys Fulber and engineer Mike Plotnikoff ...
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British power metal mercenaries TANK have extended their record deal with Metal Mind Productions, the label that re-released the band's back catalogue and issued their recent albums "War Machine" (2010) and "War Nation" (2012). TANK is preparing to enter the studio to begin recording its as-yet-untitled new album for a March 2015 release. Joining guitarists ...
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AC/DC members Angus Young (guitar) and Cliff Williams (bass) were recently interviewed on "Le Grand Journal", a French nightly news and talk show airing every weekday evening on Canal+. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. AC/DC's 16th studio album, "Rock Or Bust", arrived in stores on Tuesday (December 2), following perhaps ...
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AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams were interviewed on the November 18 edition of "The Men's Room", which airs on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On continuing as a band after founding ...
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In early 2012, original AC/DC singer Dave Evans teamed up with songwriter/mucisian David Mobley to bring you the EP "What About Tomorrow", an "all-new and different fusion of soft rock, hard rock and acoustical grandeur," according to a press release. "What About Tomorrow" track listing: 01. What About Tomorrow 02. Tell Me A Lie 03. ...
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Germany's Filtr TV conducted an interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams on November 6 in Düsseldorf, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process for AC/DC's new album, "Rock Or Bust": Angus: "The songwriting process pretty much has been ...
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Sweden's Aftonbladet recently conducted an interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether founding AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young approved of the band continuing without him after he was diagnosed with dementia: Angus: "It was Malcolm himself [who ...
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In a brand new interview with Greg Prato of Songfacts, veteran bassist Dan Lilker (BRUTAL TRUTH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, ANTHRAX) was asked if the thought ever crossed his mind back in late 1986 to try out for METALLICA following Cliff Burton's tragic death. "Yeah, it did," he responded. "And it crossed other people's minds, ...
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AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams took part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything session yesterday (Saturday, November 15). You can now check it out at this location. A couple of excerpts follow below. Q: What is going to happen to [AC/DC drummer] Phil [Rudd, who is facing threatening-to-kill charges in ...
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AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and singer Brian Johnson were interviewed on the November 12 edition of the German TV show "Leute Heute" on the ZDF channel. You can now watch the German-language report below. Angus and bassist Cliff Williams addressed the legal problems of drummer Phil Rudd in a new interview with USA Today, saying ...
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AC/DC's Angus Young, Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the departure of founding guitarist Malcolm Young, who was forced to leave the band earlier this year because he is afflicted with dementia. "Mal always wanted the music to go on," Johnson said. "And I'm not going to say ...
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AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams have spoken out about their bandate Phil Rudd's recent arrest, saying that the drummer is "not the Phil we've known from the past." On November 6, Rudd was charged with attempting to "procure murder" by New Zealand police but the charge was dropped a day later by ...
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Michael Molenda of Guitar Player magazine is in New York right now with a scheduled Thursday, November 13 interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams. If you have any questions you want to ask the duo, please e-mail them to Molenda at [email protected] Please put "AC/DC Questions" in the subject ...
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FEAR FACTORY has entered NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California with longtime producer/collaborator Rhys Fulber and engineer Mike Plotnikoff to begin tracking its new album for an early 2015 release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD will be mixed by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, EXODUS, ...
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