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RAVEN: Audio Samples Of SWEET, SLADE And DEEP PURPLE Covers

NWOBHM thrash godfathers RAVEN have launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign to finance the recording of their next studio album, "ExtermiNation". The band has recorded a full-length covers CD titled "Party Killers" that is being offered as an exclusive Kickstarter reward for backers. The group...

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AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Charged With 'Attempting To Procure A Murder'

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been charged by New Zealand police with attempting to procure a murder. Rudd also faces charges of possessing the drugs methamphetamine and cannabis, and of threatening to kill. The 60-year-old drummer's home in New Zealand was raided Thursday morning (November 6) and he...

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RAVEN Covers DEEP PURPLE, THIN LIZZY, SWEET, NAZARETH, QUEEN Classics On 'Party Killers' CD

NWOBHM thrash godfathers RAVEN have launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign to finance the recording of their next studio album, "ExtermiNation". The band has recorded a full-length covers CD titled "Party Killers" that is being offered as an exclusive Kickstarter reward for backers. The group...

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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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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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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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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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AC/DC's PHIL RUDD Talks To Australia's TRIPLE M About Solo Album 'Head Job' (Audio)

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd and Allan Badger, who plays on Rudd's solo album, "Head Job", were interviewed last week on Australia's long-running rock station Triple M. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. "Head Job" will be released on August 29 via Universal Music Australia. The offic...

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Drummer CHRIS SLADE: Why I Left AC/DC

During a recent interview with Music Radar, former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade spoke about his departure from the band before the recording sessions for 1995's "Ballbreaker". "I'd been doing demos [for what was to become 'Ballbreaker'] with the guys in London for two months," Slade explained. "Mal [AC...

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AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD: Official Lyric Video For 'Repo Man' Solo Single

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd will release a solo album, "Head Job", on August 29 via Universal Music Australia. The official lyric video for the CD's first single, "Repo Man", can now be seen below. Over the past 20 years or so amidst spending time drumming for Australia's favourite rock export AC/DC, ru...

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AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD To Release 'Head Job' Solo Album

According to Australia's long-running rock station Triple M, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd will release a solo album, "Head Job", on August 29. The CD's first single, "Repo Man", will be premiered on the station this Friday. "I hope everyone thinks this is a great album from start to finish because that's...

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MAGNUM's MARK STANWAY Speaks To myRockworld (Audio)

Alex Werkmeister of myRockworld recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Mark Stanway of influential British melodic hard rockers MAGNUM. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. MAGNUM's 19th studio album, "Escape From The Shadow Garden", was released on March 25 (one day e...

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Ex-AC/DC Drummer CHRIS SLADE Calls MALCOLM YOUNG 'Greatest Rhythm Guitarist Ever Born'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade has commented on the recent news that the band's co-founder and rhythm guitarist, Malcolm Young, was stepping away from the group due to ill health. Slade told U.K.'s Rhythm magazine, "It’s terrible to hear about Malcolm. I knew he wa...

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MAGNUM: 'Escape From The Shadow Garden' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Escape From The Shadow Garden", the 19th studio album from influential British melodic hard rockers MAGNUM, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #14 Sweden: #19 Switzerland: #22 England: #38 In Germany and Sweden, the numbers represent MAGNUM's highest chart entries sin...

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CROWBAR's KIRK WINDSTEIN Speaks To MIDLANDS METALHEADS (Video)

On March 8, Midlands Metalheads conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein of New Orleans sludge metal veterans CROWBAR at The Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton, England. You can now watch the chat below. CROWBAR will release its new album, "Symmetry In Black", in North America on May...