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BON SCOTT's Life Celebrated On Fremantle 'Highway To Hell Tour'

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Geoff Morgan conducts Highway to Hell tours around Fremantle, Australia every Sunday, visiting sites in the area that were pivotal in the life of rock'n'roll legend Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. Highway to Hell tour depart...

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RHINO BUCKET Kicks Off European Tour

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 a couple of independent albums with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright — kicks off a European tour tonight (Thursday, January 7) in Verviers, Belgium. The 43-date trek is sch...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New Audio Interview With GEOFF TATE Posted Online

Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate on December 16, 2009. The chat is now available for streaming in five parts below. QUEENSRŸCHE has scheduled two "cabaret shows" at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington on February 4-5. Queensrÿche Cab...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Interviewed In Manchester; Video Available

Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based "Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED) on October 20, 2009 when DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED performed at the Apollo in Manchester, England with BLACK STONE CHERRY. Wat...

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GEOFF TATE Performs GUNS N' ROSES Classic With DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED; Video Available

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate performed the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Nighttrain" with DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED at the KISW Salutes the Shield a benefit show on December 19, 2009 at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. QUEENSRŸCH...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman On RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'He's A Gentleman In The Classic Sense Of The Word'

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate was interviewed on this past Sunday's (December 27) edition of the "Long Live Rock" podcast (web site). He spoke about a wide range of topics, including Ronnie James Dio; the writing process in QUEENSRŸCHE; challenges of working in an album-length format in a digital...

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VICIOUS RUMORS, GOD FORBID Members Interviewed On METAL RULES! RADIO

VICIOUS RUMORS axeman Geoff Thorpe and Doc Coyle of GOD FORBID were interviewed on the latest edition of Metal Rules! Radio. You can now listen to the program using the audio player below. Metal Rules! Radio (formerly Metal Rules! Magazine) is a weekly metal show with new shows every Sunday. It focu...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN To Collaborate With BLACK WIDOW's CLIVE JONES

Clive Jones of classic U.K. progressive rockers BLACK WIDOW and former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin recently met (see photo below) and are planning to work together soon. BLACK WIDOW is currently recording its reunion album, "Sleeping With Demons", for a 2010 release. The band's original female...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Has 'A Really Interesting Idea' For Next Album

Rock Radio conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate at this past weekend's Hard Rock Hell festival at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Regarding the band's future plans, Tate said, "We're...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Talks Wine On ShipRocked; Video Available

ShipRocked — the five-day rock and roll music cruise which departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 15, 2009 and sailed to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Georgetown, Grand Cayman, before returning on November 20 — featured performances by QUEENSRŸCHE, TESLA and RATT, among others. The cruise also...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Taps LAST EMPIRE/WILD DOGS Singer

San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have recruited vocalist Brian Allen (LAST EMPIRE, MALICE, WILD DOGS) as the replacement for the recently departed Ronnie Stixx. Allen (pictured below) was suggested to VICIOUS RUMORS founder Geoff Thorpe by WILD DOGS/DR. MASTERMIND mainman Matthew T. M...

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TONY MARTIN's HEADLESS CROSS Confirmed For U.K.'s HAMMERFEST II

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin's HEADLESS CROSS, whose live set celebrates the 20th anniversary of the release of the SABBATH album "Headless Cross", has been confirmed for next year's Hammerfest II festival, set to take place March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, Unit...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New Video Interview With MICHAEL WILTON Posted Online

Patrick of Full Metal Rock recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton. Watch the chat at this location. QUEENSRŸCHE and Lita Ford recently teamed up for over two dozen dates beginning October 15. Lita hit the stage during the QUEENSRŸCHE set to perform three songs, inc...

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CRYONIC TEMPLE Rejoined By Drummer HANS KARLIN

Swedish heavy metal band CRYONIC TEMPLE has issued the following update: "We are glad to tell you that our problem with drummer has been solved. Hans Karlin is back!!! He left his job to free the time that is needed for the band! So he's BACK. ''The songs for the upcoming album [are] talking form .....

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED Interviewed By UNDERKILL TV

Underkill TV conducted an interview with DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED when the band played Bristol, U.K. on October 21, 2009 with BLACK STONE CHERRY. Watch the chat below. Drummer Geoff Reading recently left DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED and was replaced by Isaac Carpenter (LOUDERMILK, GOSLING, OURS, THE EXIES). "...