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GEOFF TATE On Songwriting Process For His Upcoming Trilogy: 'It's Like I Saw God All Of A Sudden'

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate says that he is approaching the songwriting sessions for the forthcoming debut album from his OPERATION: MINDCRIME project in a very different way to how he used to compose music for his former band. "I'm doing a trilogy album," Tate told the "10songs" podcast. "And...

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AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Missing From New Promotional Photo

AC/DC has released an official new publicity photo of the band and notably absent from it is drummer Phil Rudd, who was also a no-show at the group's recent video shoot on October 3 and October 4 for the two new singles, "Play Ball" and "Rock Or Bust". Rudd was replaced for the filming by ...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Defends His AVENGED SEVENFOLD Takedown, Says It Was Done 'Out Of Love'

Robb Flynn of San Francisco metallers MACHINE HEAD has defended his withering and amusing takedown of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest album, "Hail To The King", explaining that bands "should be accountable to each other" and claiming that his comments were made "out of love." In a lengthy critique which...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Bogotá Clinic

Fan-filmed video footage of former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo's October 2 clinic at La Hamburguesería Colina in Bogotá, Colombia can be seen below. In a recent interview with Brazil's Portal 7, Lombardo was asked if he has any plans to ever get back together with the members of S...

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AC/DC: 'Rock Or Bust' Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

AC/DC will release its new album, titled "Rock Or Bust", on December 2. The 11-song collection is the band's first since 2008's "Black Ice" and it includes the song "Play Ball", which is available as an instant download when pre-ordering the album from iTunes. The track can also be streamed below. "...

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AC/DC's PHIL RUDD Sits Out Video Shoot; Ex-SHOGUN Drummer BOB RICHARDS Steps In

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd (pictured) sat out the video shoot for the band's two new singles, "Play Ball" and "Rock Or Bust", on October 3 and October 4 in London, England. He was replaced during the flming by Bob Richards, who had previously played with SHOGUN and IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith. A...

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GEOFF TATE's Favorite Singer Is Still GEOFF TATE

While answering questions from fans on Twitter this past Saturday (October 4),former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked: "Not including yourself, who is your favor[ite] vocalist?" He replied: "Still me" In a recent interview with the Daily Herald, Tate admitted that he was perplexed as to why...

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Former AC/DC Manager MICHAEL BROWNING Says Getting Fired By YOUNG Brothers Saved His Life

ABC Radio National "Breakfast" host Fran Kelly spoke to former AC/DC manager Michael Browning about Michael's new book, "Dog Eat Dog: A Story Of Survival, Struggle And Triumph By The Man Who Put AC/DC On The World Stage". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Browning was runn...

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Family Of AC/DC's MALCOLM YOUNG Confirms He Is Suffering From Dementia

AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young's family has issued a statement confirming reports that he is afflicted with dementia, a brain disorder that interferes with a person's ability to carry out everyday tasks. The statement released to People magazine said, "Malcolm is suffering from dementia and the famil...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS: 'I Don't Progress As A Songwriter That Much'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Waters of Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Songfacts: How does the last ANNIHILATOR album, "Feast", compare to previous ANNIHILATOR albums in terms of songwriting? Jeff Waters: Hmm. Tha...

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PARADISE LOST Performs With Orchestra In Bulgaria: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Available

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST performed with an orchestra on September 20 at the Roman theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. For the one-off concert, the band was joined by the renowned Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra founded nearly 70 years ago and made up of over 100 highly qualified musician...

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AC/DC's MALCOLM YOUNG Reportedly Being Treated For Dementia

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young has dementia and is being treated in a nursing home in Sydney, Australia. The facility is believed to be Lulworth House in Elizabeth Bay, where Australian politician Neville Wran was housed until his death in April this year. A Yo...

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Lightning Bolt Street Sign To Be Reinstalled On AC/DC Lane To Mark 10th Anniversary

"Renegade street artist" Knifey and Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, have put aside their differences to commemorate the tenth anniversary of AC/DC Lane, working together to reinstall the iconic stolen lightning bolt street sign installation mounted to the lane-way wall back in 2004. Orig...

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AC/DC To Film New Music Video In Early October

AC/DC will film a music video for an as-yet-undisclosed song off the band's new album, "Rock Or Bust", on October 4 in London, England. Fan can enter for a chance to appear in the clip by filling out the form at sweeps.acdc.com. Winners will be contacted no later than October 2. "Rock Or ...

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AC/DC: Hear Audio Snippet Of New Song 'Play Ball'

AC/DC will release its new album, titled "Rock Or Bust", on December 2. The 11-song collection is the band's first since 2008's "Black Ice". Starting this Saturday (September 27),Turner Sports will preview a song from the album called "Play Ball" on TBS and other Turner media outlets for several we...