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Original AC/DC Frontman To Embark On 'The Sins Of The Zodiac' U.S. Tour
Original AC/DC frontman Dave Evans will be teaming up with the Tampa, Florida-based heavy metal band BLACK ZODIAC for a nationwide tour dubbed "The Sins of the Zodiac Tour". Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. Evans was a member of AC/DC from the band's inception in 1973 until 1974. Follo...January 20, 2006
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PANTERA: Classic 1980s Live Footage Posted Online
Over 20 classic PANTERA videos — consisting mostly of live footage recorded between 1984 and 1988 — have been made available for viewing online at Web Of Hair. Included on the site are live clips of PANTERA covering classic hard rock songs from such artists as JUDAS PRIEST, AC/DC, KISS and ACCEPT; v...January 20, 2006
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DEEP PURPLE, ALICE COOPER Confirmed For U.K.'s MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival
According to Metal Hammer magazine, DEEP PURPLE and ALICE COOPER have been confirmed for the Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place June 3 at Milton Keynes Bowl. Tickets, priced £38.50, are on sale from January 20 from all usual agents, and via credit card on 0870 400 0688. A dedicated coach s...January 18, 2006
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AC/DC: Ultra-Rare 1978 LP Sold For $1,000
According to a posting on the AC/DC Highway To Hell web site, another "hyper-rare" AC/DC "BBC Transcription Services" LP from (complete with cue sheets!) was sold for a whopping $1,023.82 on eBay. The AC/DC gig was recorded live in the U.K. at the Golders Green Hippodrome on October 29, 1977. The LP...January 17, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES, DOKKEN, TYPE O NEGATIVE, QUIET RIOT Members To Perform At Benefit Concert
The second annual Raven's Heart benefit concert will take place this Thursday, January 19 at the Fais Do-Do in Los Angeles. All proceeds from the event will go to the Raven's Heart Foundation. The benefit will feature a full night of performances, including a surprise band, and will be capped off by...January 16, 2006
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RHINO BUCKET: New Album Track Listing Revealed
RHINO BUCKET, the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright, have set the tentative track listing for their fourth album, "And Then It Got Ugly" due in March via Acetat...January 16, 2006
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AC/DC: BON SCOTT Sculptors Disappointed Over Internet Leaks
According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue, the sculptors of a proposed carved stone plinth in honor of late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott are disappointed that friends of the organizers of the project have released pictures of the plaque before the official unveiling in Kirriemuir. Th...January 15, 2006
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AC/DC: Ultra-Rare 'BBC Transcription Services' LP Sold For Less Than $900
According to a posting on the AC/DC Highway To Hell web site, one of the most sought-after AC/DC LPs — the "BBC Transcription Services" 1976 disc, copies of which were supposed to have been returned to be destroyed by the BBC after the show was aired on the radio station — was recently ...January 12, 2006
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Tribute To Late AC/DC Frontman To Be Held In His Hometown
Eat Cat 2 Productions — the organizers of the Big Ball, the world's largest AC/DC convention — have announced a tribute to late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, to be held in Scott's in his hometown of Kirriemuir, Angus on April 29, 2006. A stone-paving plinth has been locally carved to mark his birth in K...January 12, 2006
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AC/DC: Eight Hours Of Dedicated Programming To Air On Australian TV
To mark the 26th anniversary of the passing of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott (February 19) and the 30th anniversary of the release of the group's "T.N.T." album (February 20),Australian cable TV station MaxTV "have decided to dedicate an entire day of programming to AC/DC on Saturday, February 18 from 9...January 11, 2006
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AC/DC Marathon To Be Held In Finland
NewsRoom Finland is reporting that a number of bands have been confirmed to perform at the AC/DC Marathon — trumpeted by its Finnish organizers as the first and grandest event of its kind in the world — on February 28 at at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland. The charity concert, which will see the Austr...January 10, 2006
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GWAR Action Figures Coming This Summer
Shocker Toys has announced that they have acquired the rights to produce GWAR action figures in Shockini form and 6-8 inch fully sculpted figures. Oderus Urungus, Flattus Maximus, Beefcake the Mighty, Jizmak Da Gusha and Balsac the Jaws of Death will be featured in the set based off their GWAR chara...January 9, 2006
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Mr. Right Hand Man
Time for a little Pavlovian experiment. THE HELLACOPTERS. TURBONEGRO. THE BLACK HALOS. BACKYARD BABIES. GLUECIFER. Are you drooling yet? If so, do what you have to do to get a copy of this Italian rock combo's tasty slab of snotty Swederock abandon. Hell, based on song titles alone, it's hard to und...January 9, 2006
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Former AC/DC Drummer Joins DAMAGE CONTROL
Former AC/DC/ASIA drummer Chris Slade has joined DAMAGE CONTROL, the new band featuring UFO/WAYSTED bassist Pete Way and Robin George. Slade will be joining Pete and Robin in the studio to work on DAMAGE CONTROL's debut album, "Raw", tentatively due later in the year. Several mixes from the forthcom...January 4, 2006
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SILENT FORCE Frontman To Guest On New DOL AMMAD CD
DOL AMMAD, the innovative choir-fronted "electronica-art-metal" band from Greece, have announced a guest star for their upcoming second album. DC Cooper, singer of SILENT FORCE (and formerly of ROYAL HUNT),spent time at composer Thanasis Lightbridge's personal studio in December working on a guest...January 2, 2006
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