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AC/DC Drummer's Drug Conviction Overturned In New Zealand
According to The New Zealand Herald, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has had his cannabis conviction quashed by a court in his adopted homeland of New Zealand on the grounds that it would have stopped him from continuing to tour with the rock band. Rudd, 56, sought to have his 2010 conviction for possession...March 31, 2011
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PICTURE To Release New Album In May
Reunited '80s Dutch metal band PICTURE will release a new album, "Warhorse", in May. No further details are currently available. PICTURE was the first "real" Dutch heavy metal band. Formed in 1979, they were especially popular in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for their live performances. They s...March 31, 2011
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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Dropped From BON SCOTT Tribute Concerts
According to Undercover, original AC/DC singer Dave Evans claims that he was dropped from the "Long Live Bon Scott" series of tribute concerts because of pressure from the the family of late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. Evans was a member of AC/DC from the band's inception in 1973 until 1974. Following...March 31, 2011
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HAGAR, SATRIANI To Perform National Anthem At CARDINALS Vs. GIANTS Game In San Francisco
CHICKENFOOT's Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani will perform the national anthem at the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants game on Saturday, April 9 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. CHICKENFOOT has come up with a name for the supergroup's second album. Hagar said during Canadian M...March 30, 2011
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Former/Current Members Of AC/DC, WHITESNAKE, DIO, DOKKEN To Perform At Japan Benefit Concert
Former and current members of AC/DC, DIO, WHITESNAKE, RATT, DOKKEN, THIN LIZZY and MEGADETH are among the musicians who are scheduled to take part in the '80s Rockers For Japan benefit concert on Saturday, April 16 at Harper's in Reseda, California. Organized by singer Terry Ilous (XYZ, GREAT WHITE)...March 30, 2011
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SAXON's Innovative Charity Idea
British heavy metal legends SAXON have come up with an innovative idea to collect charity donations for Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy and Childline on their forthcoming U.K. tour. They have invited 20 fans per venue to come and watch them soundcheck for a donation to charity of £10 per person. Fans...March 30, 2011
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ANTHRAX Guitarist Talks Comic Books
ANTHRAX and THE DAMNED THINGS guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to Bryan Reesman of Attention Deficit Delirium about Scott's passion for comic books, including Ian's collaboration with DC Comics on a two-issue Lobo run and a Demon mini-series that is in the works. A couple of excerpts from the chat...March 30, 2011
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Former AC/DC Members To Perform At BON SCOTT Tribute Shows
According to ACDCfans.net, AC/DC's founding bassist Mark Evans and ex-AC/DC drummer Simon Wright will team up for a Bon Scott tribute show to be announced for Fremantle, Western Australia and Queensland's Cold Coast. They will perform with the band RAISE THE FLAG. Evans — who spent time in the Austr...March 29, 2011
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RUSH: 'Moving Pictures - Deluxe Edition' Trailer Released
RUSH's "Moving Pictures" celebrates its 30th anniversary this year with a spectacular "Moving Pictures - Deluxe Edition" via Mercury/UMe. The reissue of this seminal album on April 5, will be available in two formats: (1) a digitally remastered CD plus DVD and (2) a digitally remastered CD plus Blu-...March 29, 2011
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SAXON: Report From 'Hammer Of The Gods' Video Shoot
A report from the set of SAXON's latest music video, "Hammer Of The Gods", in North Yorkshire, England can be found on the Amped web site. The song comes off the band's new album, "Call To Arms", which will be released on May 23 via Militia Guard Music, UDR and EMI. The follow-up ...March 28, 2011
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Highway Pirates
They've bitten bullets and pirated on the open highway, but the one thing at which Sweden's BULLET is best is playing big-riffed, no-frills, hooky heavy metal and blistering hard rock. Sophomore album "Bite the Bullet" helped establish BULLET as a traditional heavy metal act with which to be reckone...March 27, 2011
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NEMESEA Signs With NAPALM RECORDS
Dutch female-fronted gothic rock outfit NEMESEA has inked a deal with Napalm Records. The band's third album will be released in the summer. Commented the group: "Teaming up with Napalm Records is something we have been looking forward to for quite some time now. "We've been working really hard on o...March 25, 2011
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AC/DC: Another 'Live At River Plate' Trailer Released
AC/DC "Live At River Plate", a definitive live concert DVD documenting AC/DC's massive "Black Ice" world tour, will be available for purchase on Tuesday, May 10. Shot in December 2009, "Live At River Plate" marks AC/DC's triumphant return to Buenos Aires where nearly 200,000 fans, over three sold-ou...March 25, 2011
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PENTAGRAM: New Song To Premiere On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show
PENTAGRAM, the band that has been churning out widely admired hard rock/doom metal for over four decades, will release its new album, "Last Rites", on April 12 via Metal Blade Records. The CD contains 11 new tracks of behemoth tunes that fans have been clamoring for since the last Liebling/Griffin m...March 24, 2011
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HEAVY METAL FILM FESTIVAL Announces KISS, AC/DC And DEATH ANGEL Shorts
The world's first-ever film festival dedicated to heavy metal music will take place at the Downtown Independent Cinema in Los Angeles, California this coming March 31 through April 3, 2011. The following four shorts will be a part of the first annual Heavy Metal Film Festival's inaugural short film...March 24, 2011
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