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DEE SNIDER's New Solo Album 'Leave A Scar' Gets Official Release Date

Napalm Records has set a July 30 release date for Dee Snider's upcoming solo album, "Leave A Scar". The follow-up to "For The Love Of Metal" was once again produced by HATEBREED vocalist Jamey Jasta and will include a duet with CANNIBAL CORPSE frontman George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher. Last month, Snid...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Only Has One More Song Left To Sing On Upcoming MEGADETH Album

During a recent episode of his Gimme Radio program "The Dave Mustaine Show", the MEGADETH leader offered an update on the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Thankfully, my partner is coming back out t...

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ECHO To Release ADAM STOTHARD's 'AC/DC The Razors Edge World Tour 1990/1991' Poster

Echo has released the second print in the AC/DC poster series by artist Adam Stothard, titled "AC/DC The Razors Edge World Tour 1990/1991". Adam's electric take on Angus Young and Brian Johnson from the "Thuderstruck" era captivates the live energy that AC/DC are famous for. This poster will be ava...

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The Unknown British Singer Who Almost Replaced BON SCOTT In AC/DC Speaks Out

In the latest issue of Rock Candy magazine, editor Howard Johnson interviews the man who almost replaced legendary AC/DC frontman Bon Scott after the singer's untimely death in 1980. Steve Burton was an unknown vocalist in Birmingham, England, earning a living working as a roadie for a number of ban...

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MALCOLM YOUNG Bashes Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS In Never-Before-Published Interview: 'He Was So Bad'

The Coda Collection features seven hours of video documenting AC/DC's various eras in addition to an in-depth collection of essays, along with a never-before-published interview with the band's co-founder and driving force, the late Malcolm Young. In the newly unearthed interview, Young discusses gr...

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DRESS THE DEAD Feat. Ex-FORBIDDEN Members: Music Video For 'Knives Out' Available

San Francisco Bay Area-based metal/heavy rock outfit DRESS THE DEAD has released the official music video for the song "Knives Out", its first single on Blood Blast, a digital subsidiary of Nuclear Blast Records. DRESS THE DEAD first announced the signing in December, along with a plan to release on...

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BEARTOOTH Announces 'Below' Album; 'The Past Is Dead' Music Video Available

BEARTOOTH will release its fourth studio album, "Below", on June 25 via Red Bull Records. The official Wyatt Clough-directed music video for the LP's latest single, "The Past Is Dead", can be seen below. BEARTOOTH frontman Caleb Shomo commented: "'Below' is by far my favorite album I've made to date...

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MESHUGGAH Begins Recording New Album, Announces Return Of FREDRIK THORDENDAL

Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH have entered Sweetspot Studios in Sweden to record their ninth studio album. The band comments: "Things are happening. As some of you figured out, we have entered Sweetspot Studios and have begun recording a new album. ::Spoiler:: There will be distortio...

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SAMMY HAGAR Hasn't Been Very Prolific During The Pandemic: 'I Really Don't Like Writing About Being Locked Down'

In a new interview with Forbes, Sammy Hagar admitted that he hasn't been very prolific during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I have a million ideas," he said. "But I'm having a hard time with lyrics because I'm not a negative person and there's so many negative things. It seems like a negative time and I d...

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DAVE GROHL Says First Time He Met AC/DC Was One Of The Greatest Nights Of His Entire Life

In a new interview with "Anders Bøtters Tiny TV", FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl reflected on the first time he met Australian hard rock legends AC/DC. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I wasn't performing at the Grammys; I was presenting an award or something. I'm lucky to say that P...

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MESHUGGAH Is Back In The Studio

MESHUGGAH appears to have commenced the recording process for its new album. Earlier today (Friday, March 19),the Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers shared an Instagram photo of their drum setup at a recording studio, but didn't offer any other details. MESHUGGAH's latest album, "The Violent Sleep...

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Hear BEARTOOTH's New Song 'Devastation'

A new BEARTOOTH song called "Devastation" can be streamed below. The track is expected to appear on the band's fourth studio album, tentatively due later in the year. Last July, BEARTOOTH singer Caleb Shomo told "Mosh Talks With Beez" about the writing and recording sessions for the band's new disc:...

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BRIAN JOHNSON: How I Joined AC/DC

In the four-minute video below, Brian Johnson tells the "official version" of the answer to the question he gets asked more than any other: "How did you come to join AC/DC?" Last month, AC/DC guitarist Angus Young told 95.5 KLOS's "New & Approved" series about how late AC/DC singer Bon Scott fir...

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Covers albums are a risky business. There are, of course, lots of great examples of the form, and we all enjoy the healthy dismantling and reconstruction of a classic every now and then. On the other side of the mimicry coin, however, there have been lots of truly dismal covers albums over the years...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG On His Brother MALCOLM: 'He Was The Most Confident Guy I Ever Saw With A Guitar'

In a new interview with Patrick Prince of Goldmine, AC/DC's Angus Young praised the rhythm guitar playing of his brother, Malcolm, who died in 2017 from effects of dementia at age 64. "I always used to say, if we were onstage, and my guitar goes down, you wouldn't notice," Angus said. "But if his gu...