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SANTA CRUZ Unveils Lyric Video For 'Into The War'

Finnish hard rock quartet SANTA CRUZ will release its fourth album, "Katharsis", via M-Theory Audio on October 18, two days before the group hits the road with ATREYU on a month-long North American tour. Today, the group — which has recently shared European stages with the likes of BON JOVI, STEEL...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Says 'A Lot Of Fans' Want Him To Write A Book About His Time With The Band

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans says that he would consider writing a book about his time with the band if the "right publisher" approached him with an offer. Dave recorded AC/DC's first two singles, "Can I Sit Next To You Girl" and "Baby Please Don't Go". But in October 1974, less than a year afte...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Why Most Artists Get 'Screwed' By Music-Streaming Services

In a recent interview with Rock Feed, SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor was asked what musicians can do to better facilitate opportunities for higher royalty rates for artists from music-streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. He responded: "I'll tell you what they can do; they ca...

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THE ANSWER Singer Signs Solo Deal With SOCIAL FAMILY RECORDS

Cormac Neeson, the lead singer of Northern Irish rock band THE ANSWER, has inked a deal with the independent label Social Family Records (SFR). The label will be responsible for the re-release of Neeson's Americana/country soul/blues-based debut solo album, "White Feather", which has been well recei...

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Here's A Sneak Peek At AC/DC Frontman BRIAN JOHNSON's Music Series 'A Life On The Road'

A new sneak peek at AXS TV's popular rock-and-talk series "Brian Johnson: A Life On The Road" is available below. AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is "rocking all the way" across the globe to sit down with some of the most influential artists in music as "Brian Johnson: A Life On The Road" makes its Sta...

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WHITESNAKE: 'Slip Of The Tongue' 30th-Anniversary Edition Due In October

WHITESNAKE scored the band's third consecutive platinum record with its eighth studio album, "Slip Of The Tongue". Originally released in November 1989, it peaked at No. 10 on the U.K. and U.S. album charts thanks largely to its two Top 40 hits — "Fool For Your Loving" and "The Deeper The Love". The...

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KIRK HAMMETT, ROBERT TRUJILLO And WHITFIELD CRANE At Ontario's Cosmo Music: Video Highlights

METALLICA members Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo, along with their good friends Whitfield Crane (UGLY KID JOE),Joey Castillo (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, ZAKK SABBATH) and Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES, GOD FORBID),performed on July 26 at Cosmopolitan Music Hall at Cosmo Music in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Ca...

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ROB ZOMBIE: 'Pop! Rocks' Figure From FUNKO Coming Soon

The popular vinyl collectible company Funko — best known for its big-headed Pop! figures — has joined forces with Rob Zombie. The rocker-turned-filmmaker announced his Funko collaboration in an Instagram post earlier today. He wrote: "Guess who is now a @originalfunko POP! Yep this guy. Coming soon!...

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VOLBEAT's ROB CAGGIANO Says Working With BRIAN JOHNSON Was 'Amazing' Experience

In a recent interview with Sweden's RockSverige, VOLBEAT's Rob Caggiano named AC/DC's "Back In Black" and VAN HALEN's classic first album as the two records that made him want to become a guitar player. "I was a huge Eddie Van Halen fan," he said. "He's my favorite guitar player. Eddie and Angus [Yo...

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Rewind, Replay, Rebound

The primary strength of Copenhagen rockers VOLBEAT — dating back to their 2005 debut, "The Strength / The Sound / The Songs" — has been their ability to juggle multiple different songwriting angles within their sound. The band's road to their modern wave of popularity has been a long and winding one...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Has No Interest In Making Solo Album

During an interview with "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" at this past weekend's Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, GHOST leader Tobias Forge was asked if he has any interest in one day making a full-blown solo record. "As of right now, I don't have a professional inclination to do any...

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AC/DC Continues 'Highway To Hell' 40th-Anniversary Celebration With Vintage 'Whole Lotta Rosie' Performance Video

AC/DC is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its seminal LP "Highway To Hell" by releasing a vintage performance video of "Whole Lotta Rosie". The clip was recorded on July 13, 1979 at the Rijnhal in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and originally broadcast on "Countdown", a show that ran on Dutch televisio...

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KIRK HAMMETT, ROBERT TRUJILLO And WHITFIELD CRANE Perform Classic Covers At Special Ontario Concert (Video)

METALLICA members Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo, along with their good friends Whitfield Crane (UGLY KID JOE),Joey Castillo (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, ZAKK SABBATH) and Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES, GOD FORBID),performed last night (Friday, July 26) at Cosmopolitan Music Hall at Cosmo Music in Richmond...

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HAMMERFALL Frontman: 'We Write The Music That We Would Buy Ourselves If Someone Else Wrote The Songs'

Chris Akin of "The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with frontman Joacim Cans of Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On HAMMERFALL being the "AC/DC of power metal": Joacim: "You should ne...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: Why MALCOLM YOUNG Is Greatest Guitarist Of All Time

With the 40th anniversary of AC/DC's "Highway To Hell" around the corner, Mark Goodman and Alan Light conducted their weekly roundtable on SiriusXM Volume's "Debatable", with their focus this time on why AC/DC matters. In the clip below, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian shares why he thinks Malcolm Young is the...