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RHINO BUCKET Talks New Album In Video Interview

DJ Will of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with 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. You can now watch the chat below. RHINO BUCKE...

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TAKING DAWN: 'The Chain' Video Released

Las Vegas' TAKING DAWN recently shot a video for its unique take on FLEETWOOD MAC's classic "The Chain" with director Ramon Boutviseth (TRIVIUM, DREAM THEATER). You can now watch the clip below. Having recently returned from an overseas tour with KISS, TAKING DAWN has announced a string of tour date...

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LORD: 'Return Of The Tyrant' EP Details Revealed

Australian melodic metallers LORD will release a new EP, "Return Of The Tyrant", later in the year. Commented LORD mainmain Lord Tim: "Finally we can release all of the details about our forthcoming EP, 'Return Of The Tyrant', that will be out in the next few weeks. For something that started out as...

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NORTHERN KINGS Plays First-Ever Full-Length Show; Video Available

NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — played its first-ever full-length show last night (Wednesday, August 18) at the Tavastia club...

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CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR: 2010 Nominees Announced

AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, KISS and SLASH are among the nominees at this year's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. The ceremony — held by Classic Rock magazine and hosted by legendary rocker Alice Cooper — will take place on Wednesday, November 10 at London, England's Roundhouse venue. Commented Cla...

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GOTTHARD Singer's Guardian Angel

Vocalist Steve Lee of Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD has released the following statement: "I want to inform you that I have been involved in a horrible car crash in Italy on Saturday, August 7 while I was on my way home from a little vacation. A car crashed into us on the motorway near Firenze, ...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, ABORTED, SYSTEM DIVIDE Members Join Forces In BRO JOVI

Current and former members of ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, ABORTED and SYSTEM DIVIDE have joined forces in BRO JOVI, a "rabid, alcohol-fueled beast" which recently completed work on its debut album, "Songs to Crush Beers to Vol. I: Slippery When Blacked". The CD was recorded last fall at Conquistador Studios i...

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AC/DC To Release New Live Album

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson revealed during an appearance this past Thursday (July 29) on "The Chris Evans Breakfast Show" on U.K.'s BBC Radio 2 that the band will "probably bring a live album out" at some point in the not-too-distant future. (Hear audio excerpt from the interview below.) You can n...

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AC/DC Frontman To Guest On BBC RADIO 2's 'The Chris Evans Breakfast Show'

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will be interviewed on "The Chris Evans Breakfast Show" on U.K.'s BBC Radio 2 tomorrow (Thursday, July 29) at 8:30 a.m. local time. For more information, go to this location. On July 25, 1980, AC/DC released "Back In Black" in the U.S., followed by the album's U.K. relea...

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TRACII GUNS, SHELDON TARSHA To Appear On 'A Millennium Tribute To AC/DC'

L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns and ICON/ex-ADLER'S APPETITE singer Sheldon Tarsha have been added to the list of musicians who will appear on "Rock & Roll Train: A Millennium Tribute To AC/DC". Guns will team up with FUEL/MSG bassist Rev Jones on an acoustic rendition of the Bon Scott-era class...

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Noise Chaos War

There are few metal journeyman that continue to work so hard for so little year and year and still manage to wake up every morning with the sole intent of devoting 100 percent effort into writing, recording, and/or performing the best thrash metal possible. That is Katon W. DePena to a "T". The road...

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Justice

To be perfectly honest, I had no idea that MOLLY HATCHET still existed. I recall a stint in the late '90s where I would see the band's name advertised in random dive bars in my neck of the woods, but aside from that nobody was really screaming their name from the mountaintop. Under the radar, ...

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TAKING DAWN To Play Select Shows With SLASH

Having just returned from an overseas tour with KISS, Las Vegas' TAKING DAWN has announced a string of tour dates with legendary rock icon Slash. With a sound that is both fast and fresh, TAKING DAWN successfully uses the '80s sound to create a foundation for its thoroughly modern take on the genre:...

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AC/DC Celebrating 30th Anniversary Of 'Back In Black'

On July 25, 1980, AC/DC released "Back In Black" in the U.S., followed by the album's U.K. release on July 31. It was the band's first album without lead singer Bon Scott, who had died a few months earlier after passing out and choking on his own vomit following a long night of drinking. The ...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Members Discuss Thrash Metal's Enduring Popularity

Jamie Thomson of Guardian.co.uk recently conducted interviews with members of the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — about thrash's undying popularity and the recent Sonisphere festival shows featuring all four acts. A few excerpts follow below. On thrash me...