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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announces North American Tour Dates

In preparation for a busy year of new music and worldwide touring, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN has announced a short run of intimate shows throughout North America. Starting in Toronto on August 5, the band will be playing at Hard Luck, making their way down the east coast through Boston, New York, Ph...

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TOM KEIFER Would Be 'Very Humbled And Honored' If Asked To Front AC/DC

CINDERELLA singer Tom Keifer says that he would have been "very humbled and honored" if he had been asked to step in for Brian Johnson on the remaining dates on AC/DC's tour. AC/DC postponed the last ten shows of its recent North American trek after doctors told Johnson he faced a total loss of hear...

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SHINEDOWN Singer Predicted GUNS N' ROSES Reunion Would Be Able To Fill Stadiums

Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan recently conducted an interview with SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the partial reunion of the classic GUNS N' ROSES l...

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CLIFF WILLIAMS To Retire After AC/DC's Current Tour: 'I Feel In My Gut It's The Right Thing'

Cliff Williams says that he will retire from touring and recording after AC/DC's current tour, explaining that "it's the right thing." The bassist's revelation follows a series of misfortunes to plague AC/DC. Last year, former drummer Phil Rudd was sentenced to eight months of house arrest after he...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Would Have Stepped In For BRIAN JOHNSON

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans says that he would have returned to the band if he had been asked to step in for Brian Johnson on the Australian group's recent European tour. AC/DC postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American trek after doctors told Johnson he faced a total loss of hea...

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LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON Calls AC/DC-AXL ROSE Pairing 'A Logical Move'

LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton has weighed in on AC/DC's decision to use Axl Rose as the the lead singer of the band's current tour, calling it "a logical move." AC/DC postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American trek after doctors told Brian Johnson he faced a total loss of hearing...

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CLIFF WILLIAMS On Playing With AC/DC: 'I Don't Know What Else I Would Wanna Do'

Legendary hard rockers AC/DC have uploaded a new two-minute video clip in which bassist Cliff Williams talks about his role in the band. He says in the clip: "AC/DC has been… you know, just… I don't know what else I would wanna do. I love the music and I love playing in the band, and ...

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BRIAN JOHNSON's Pre-AC/DC Recordings With THE JASPER HART BAND To Be Released

Early recordings from AC/DC singer Brian Johnson with THE JASPER HART BAND will be released later this month. THE JASPER HART BAND, a soft-rock group that performed selections from the musical "Hair", recorded the tracks — "Down by the River", "I Want to Be Around" and "Overload" — in the early '70s...

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SLASH Finds It 'Surreal' That GUNS N' ROSES Is Back Together

Slash says that "everybody's really getting along great" on GUNS N' ROSES' stadium tour, but admits to finding it "surreal" that the reunited band is back on the road after more than twenty years. The "Not In This Lifetime" trek, which kicked off on June 23 at Ford Field in Detroit, features classic...

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DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER Is 'Full Of Admiration' For What METALLICA Has Done

In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, guitarist Brian Tatler of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) legends DIAMOND HEAD discusses the band's 40th anniversary, their new self-titled album (released in North America on June 24) and their relationship with METALLICA, who have recorde...

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AC/DC's STEVIE YOUNG: 'I'm Not Trying To Imitate Or Copy' MALCOLM YOUNG

Legendary hard rockers AC/DC have uploaded a two-minute video clip in which rhythm guitarist Stevie Young talks about his playing style and his role in the band. You can now watch the footage below. Stevie Young, the nephew of guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young, took Malcolm's place in the band prio...

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PROPHETS OF RAGE: Official 'Killing In The Name' Performance Clip From Hollywood Palladium

Official video footage of PROPHETS OF RAGE, the supergroup featuring members of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, PUBLIC ENEMY's Chuck D and CYPRESS HILL's B-Real, performing the RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE classic "Killing In The Name" on June 3 at the Palladium in Hollywood, California can be seen below. PRO...

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HATRIOT Releases Demo Version Of New Song 'Carnival Of Execution'

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HATRIOT have released a new demo song called "Carnival Of Execution". The band's first track to be recorded without EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza, it features Zetro's son Cody Souza on vocals. "Carnival Of Execution" was written by guitarist Kosta Varvatakis, wit...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour Gets Stage Production Boost From TAIT

Dubbed "Motor City's biggest rock event so far this year," by the Detroit Free Press, the partial reunion of the classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES kicked off its "Not In This Lifetime" tour last Thursday night, June 23 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. GUNS N' ROSES performed a high-impact, hard...

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GUNS N' ROSES Singer AXL ROSE Meets WASHINGTON REDSKINS Owner Prior To FedexField Concert

GUNS N' ROSES played the second show of its "Not In This Lifetime" North American stadium tour on Sunday night (June 26) at FedexField — home of the Washington Redskins — in Landover, Maryland near Washington, D.C. Prior to the concert, GN'R singer Axl Rose met Redskins owner Dan Snyder and his wife...