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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Explains 'Play Ball' Video: Bikini Beach Volleyball Is 'One Of My Favorite Sports'

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young were recently interviewed on "The Project", the Australian television program airing weeknights across Australia on network Ten. You can watch video footage of their appearance below. Asked about AC/DC's video for the new song "Play Ball", which i...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS: 'The Killer Instinct' Artwork Unveiled

BLACK STAR RIDERS will release their seond studio album, "The Killer Instinct", in February 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2013's "All Hell Breaks Loose" was recorded in October at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODO...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG On Carrying On Without Brother MALCOLM: 'We've Gotta Give It A Shot'

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and singer Brian Johnson were recently interviewed by Austalia's ABC News. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how difficult it was for AC/DC to continue following guitarist Malcolm Young's dementia diagnosis...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG On MALCOLM: 'Being Brothers, We Always Had A Kind Of Psychic Thing Going On'

During a brand new interview with VH1.com, AC/DC guitarist Angus Young spoke about what he will miss most about playng with his brother Malcolm who recently retired from the band due to health issues. Malcolm and Angus Young's nephew, Stevie Young, played rhythm guitar on AC/DC's new album, "Rock Or...

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GIRLSCHOOL Taps Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES For New Studio Album

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL will enter the Ecology Room in the UK on January 26, 2015 with producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY, GARY MOORE) to begin recording their 13th album for a spring release via UDR Music. Tsangarides, who already had a brief cooperation wit...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG, BRIAN JOHNSON Talk To BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC About Making Of 'Rock Or Bust' (Audio)

Shaun Keaveny and Steve Lamacq of BBC Radio 6 Music recently conducted an interview with singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC. You can now listen to part one of the chat at BBC.co.uk. Speaking about the making of AC/DC's new album, "Rock Or Bust", Angus said: "Four weeks we took ....

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Says 'You Shook Me All Night Long' Is One Of Rock's Greatest Riffs

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson spoke to UK's Absolute Radio the inspiration behind the band's classic song "You Shook Me All Night Long". "The boys had a title," Johnson said (see video below). '[AC/DC guitarists] Malcolm and Angus [Young] said, 'Listen, we've got this song. It's called 'Shook Me All Ni...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG, BRIAN JOHNSON Talk 'Rock Or Bust', MALCOLM YOUNG And Band's Longevity (Video)

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and singer Brian Johnson were recently interviewed by Christian O'Connell of UK's Absolute Radio. You can now watch the chat below. SiriusXM has launched "AC/DC Radio," an exclusive, limited-run channel featuring the music of AC/DC. SiriusXM's "AC/DC Radio" will air throu...

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Video: Reunited Original Lineup Of EXCITER Performs In Porto Alegre

Video footage of the reunited original lineup of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER — guitarist John Ricci, drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler and bassist Allan Johnson — performing on October 5 in Porto Alegre, Brazil can be seen below. On episode 475 of the "Talking Metal" podcast, Mark Strigl condu...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Says STEVIE YOUNG Was 'The Logical Choice' To Step In For MALCOLM YOUNG

Sweden's Aftonbladet recently conducted an interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether founding AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young approved of the band continuing without him a...

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AC/DC To Launch New, Exclusive, Limited-Run SiriusXM Channel

SiriusXM announced today that it will launch "AC/DC Radio," an exclusive, limited-run channel featuring the music of legendary hard rock band AC/DC. SiriusXM's "AC/DC Radio" will air Wednesday, November 26 through Sunday, December 7 via satellite on channel 25 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio...

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AC/DC: 'Rock Or Bust' Video Premiere

The official video for the title track of the new AC/DC album, "Rock Or Bust", can be seen below. The clip was shot October 3-4 with director David Mallet at Black Island Studios in Middlesex, England. Mallet has worked with the band for 24 years and says: "They have never come out with any pretense...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Visits Chattanooga To Promote Alzheimer's Charity

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson was in Chattanooga, Tennessee Friday night (November 21) for an event at the Embassy Suites for the Alzheimer's Federation Of Chattanooga. The disease hits close to home for Johnson, whose bandmate, AC/DC's 61-year-old guitarist Malcom Young, was diagnosed with dementia, a...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS To Release 'The Killer Instinct' In February

BLACK STAR RIDERS will release their seond studio album, "The Killer Instinct", in February 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2013's "All Hell Breaks Loose" was recorded in October at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODO...

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SAMMY HAGAR: Making Of 'Lite Roast' Parts 1 And 2 (Video)

The first two episodes of "Brewing Up Lite Roast", a three-part series of videos showing footage from the making of legendary rocker Sammy Hagar's (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) first-ever acoustic album titled "Lite Roast", can be seen below. "Lite Roast" was released on October 14 via Mailboat...