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RHINO BUCKET Frontman: AC/DC 'Made The Right Move' By Hiring AXL ROSE

RHINO BUCKET frontman Georg Dolivo says AC/DC did the right thing by ignoring calls for him to replace Brian Johnson instead of eventual appointee Axl Rose. Since 1988, Dolivo has been widely described as the man who sounds most like Bon Scott, and when Brian Johnson departed the Australian behemoth...

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DELAIN To Release 'Live At Paradiso' DVD/Blu-Ray In October

Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN have spent the last year celebrating their tenth anniversary — from the release of their fifth full-length album, "Moonbathers", and an anniversary edition of their debut disc, "Lucidity", to extensive headline tours across Europe and North America to gracing some of...

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METALLICA: 'Master Of Puppets' Reissue Due In November; Complete Details Revealed

METALLICA will reissue its third album, "Master Of Puppets", on November 10 on the band's own Blackened Recordings. The LP has been remastered for the most advanced sound quality and will be available in various digital and physical configurations. The reissue is available for pre-order beginning to...

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Life Of AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Examined In New Book

Due on August 28 from Nero is "High Voltage: The Life Of Angus Young", the first biography of AC/DC's co-founder and last surviving original member. Its author, Jeff Apter, believes the story of the man he describes as the "face, sound and sometimes the exposed backside" of the band is worth telling...

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I live about 45 minutes from Laurel, Maryland, and frequently end up in the District of Columbia. You pass through, or by, Laurel to get to D.C., and though I almost never speak of it to anyone riding with me—unless, as rock fans, they can grasp the significance of it—I always think the same thing:...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY: 'Remember The Story' Album Details Revealed

Southern California rock 'n' roll band FIREBALL MINISTRY will release its fifth studio album, "Remember The Story", on October 6 via Cleopatra Records. The band's first disc in nearly seven years delivers their tried-and-true signature stomp and fuzzy swing with an even broader scope and deeper emo...

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METALLICA To Reissue 'Master Of Puppets' Album In Late 2017 Or Early 2018

METALLICA is planning to reissue its third album, 1986's "Master Of Puppets", before the end of 2017 or early next year. Like the group's first two LPs, 1983's "Kill 'Em All" and 1984's "Ride The Lightning" — both of which were reissued in April 2016 — "Master" is expected to be remastered for the m...

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NIKKI SIXX On MÖTLEY CRÜE Calling It Quits: 'When It Ended, It Didn't End In A Good Way'

Nikki Sixx says that he is happy MÖTLEY CRÜE disbanded because he no longer has to deal with the "drama" of being in a group with three other guys with completely "different ideas." In 2015, MÖTLEY CRÜE completed "The Final Tour", closing the book on the band's iconic career after performing a total...

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AXL ROSE Joins BILLY JOEL On Stage In Minneapolis (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose joined Billy Joel on stage this past Friday (July 28) at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota to sing two songs: a cover of AC/DC's "Highway To Hell" and Joel's own "Big Shot". About ninety minutes into the show, Joel announced, "I'm going to bring out a friend of m...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'If I Could Hear PHIL RUDD Play 'Enter Sandman', That Would Be Awesome'

In a brand new interview with Forbes, Lars Ulrich was asked which drummer he would hypothetically want to play in METALLICA while he watched. "That would probably have to be Phil Rudd from AC/DC," Lars responded. "If I could hear Phil Rudd play 'Enter Sandman' or something like that in his pocket, h...

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MINISTRY Announces U.S. Tour With DEATH GRIPS; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

American industrial metal juggernaut MINISTRY, led by Al Jourgensen, has announced a co-headlining U.S. tour with experimental rap trio DEATH GRIPS. The trek kicks off at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 13 and will hit Pittsburgh, Seattle, and San Francisco before concluding on...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Joins GUNS N' ROSES On Stage In Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Video)

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young made a guest appearance with GUNS N' ROSES this past Wednesday night (July 12) at Goffertpark in Nijmegen, The Netherlands during the European leg of the latter band's "Not In This Lifetime" tour. Young joined GUNS to perform the AC/DC classics "Whole Lotta Rosie" from 19...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Drops $2 Million From Asking Price Of San Francisco Home

According to Curbed San Francisco, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has dropped two million from the asking price of his house in Sea Cliff, a neighborhood in northwestern San Francisco, California. Hammett put the home on the market last December for $16 million, but that price came down to $14 mil...

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'Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song' Video Feat. Members Of NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS, AMORPHIS, HIM, CHILDREN OF BODOM

The official video for "Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song", a track celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Finland's Tuska open-air metal festival, can be seen below. The clip, which was edited by Antti Kuivalainen and Ykä Järvinen, includes excerpts from Tuska 2015 and 2016 aftermovies as well as ne...

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TANK Recruits PINK CREAM 69 Vocalist DAVID READMAN

Veteran British metallers TANK have recruited PINK CREAM 69 vocalist David Readman to replace the recently departed ZP Theart, who is now a full-time member of U.S. rockers SKID ROW. Stated TANK guitarist Cliff Evans: "We're really pleased for ZP and hope that everything works out for him. He's alwa...