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AC/DC's PHIL RUDD Is 'So Proud' Of His Solo Album 'Head Job'

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd recently spoke to Libel Music about his debut solo album, "Head Job", which was released at the end of last month via Universal Music Australia. The songs on the CD were penned primarily by Rudd with the assistance of Allan Badger and Geoffrey Martin — musicians Phil met on ....

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GEOFF TATE Symbolically Removes TriRyche Logo From His Belt At 'Final' QUEENSRŸCHE Concert (Video)

Geoff Tate's version of QUEENSRŸCHE performed its final show on August 30 at Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill in Bolingbrook, Illinois. To mark the occasion, Tate symbolically removed the QUEENSRŸCHE's logo — the so-called TriRyche symbol — from his belt before the final encore song. Fan-filmed vid...

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SLASH Says It's 'Impossible To Take Seriously' Poll Naming 'Sweet Child' Second Greatest Riff Of All Time

Slash told an Australian radio station in a new interview that it is "impossible to take seriously" a recent poll in which "Sweet Child O' Mine", the GUNS N' ROSES track from "Appetite For Destruction" that became the band's biggest hit single, was voted the second greatest guitar riff of all time b...

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AC/DC Classic 'Thunderstruck' Covered By Synthpop Artists RATIONAL YOUTH And PSYCHE

Two Canadian synthpop legends have teamed up to record a cover of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" on limited seven-inch vinyl through Artoffact Records. RATIONAL YOUTH, most famous for its best-selling 1982 album "Cold War Night Life", recently reunited for shows in Canada, Sweden, and Norway, as well as an...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Interviewed By Brazil's GUIMA DRUM (Video)

Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo was interviewed by Guima Drum druing his current Brazilian clinic tour. You can now watch the chat 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 SLAYER. H...

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PHIL RUDD Talks To New Zealand's THE ROCK FM About Solo Debut, New AC/DC Album (Audio)

Tracey Donaldson of The Rock FM radio station in New Zealand recently conducted an interview with AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd. You can now listen to the chat at this location. Rudd released a solo album, "Head Job", on August 29 via Universal Music Australia. The official lyric video for the CD's first...

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Video: GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Performs In Wichita

Fan-filmed video footage of the August 28 performance by Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE at The Cotillion in Wichita, Kansas can be seen below. In a brand new interview with the Daily Herald, Tate once again admitted that he is still perplexed as to why his former bandmates fired him from QUEENSRŸCHE in Ju...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Says METALLICA's 'Load' Album Should Never Have Been Released: 'It's A Terrible Record'

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo talked about some of the records that have had an impact on his life for the "Discs Of Doom" article in the latest issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine. Asked which album should never have seen the light of day, Anselmo replied: "I would have...

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PHIL RUDD On AC/DC's Future Plans: 'It's Either Do It Now Or Do It Posthumously'

David Farrier of New Zealand's 3 News conducted an interview with AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd ahead of the release of Rudd's solo debut, "Head Job". You can now watch the chat at this location. Asked about AC/DC's current status and plans for the immediate future, Rudd said: "I can't really offer anythi...

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Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks About His Time With AC/DC, Working With GEOFF TATE

On July 26, Glenn Milligan of Metalliville.co.uk conducted a lengthy interview with drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, UFO, DIO DISCIPLES, Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalliville.co.uk: I bet you've been asked this a million times, but how did you meet up wi...

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

Fan-filmed video footage of former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo's August 24 clinic in Brasilia, Brazil 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 SLAYER. He replied: "I have n...

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GEOFF TATE: 'Everything That People Associate With QUEENSRŸCHE, CHRIS DEGARMO And I Did That'

In a brand new interview with the Daily Herald, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate once again admitted that he is still perplexed as to why his former bandmates fired him in June 2012, a move which instigated lawsuits over the dismissal and sparked a protracted legal fight over the rights to the QUEEN...

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DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Won't Ever Be Going Back' To SLAYER

Former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo says that will never rejoin the group, claiming that he was no longer close with his former bandmates prior to his latest departure from the California-based thrash metal act. "I didn't have that [kind of friendship] towards the end," Lombardo told Metal Hammer ma...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Was Paid 'Large Amount Of Money' For His Share Of QUEENSRŸCHE Name

On August 20, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was interviewed on the "Daytime @ Nine" lifestyle program in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the segment below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the QUEENSRŸCHE "farewell" tour: Tate: "Well, it's...

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DAVE LOMBARDO: The Last Communication I Had With Members Of SLAYER

Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo took part in a press conference in São Paulo earlier this month ahead of his Brazilian clinic tour. You can now listen to the question-and-answer session in the YouTube clip below (courtesy of Patricia Laroca of Rock na Mochila). Asked if still h...