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ACCEPT: Radio Appearances Scheduled

Fresh off their appearance at Japan's Loud Park festival, guitarist Wolf Hoffman and lead vocalist Mark Tornillo of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will be KNAC.COM's in-studio guests today (Monday, October 18) at 2 p.m. PST / 5 p.m. EST. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at th...

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BON SCOTT's Birthplace To Pay Tribute To Late AC/DC Singer

According to The Scotsman, this year's Bonfest — the annual event to pay homage to, and to raise awareness of, Kirriemuir, Scotland-born Bon Scott of AC/DC fame — will be held on October 30 in Kirriemuir and will feature a number of local bands playing gigs in the town's bars and the day ...

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HELIX: Video Footage From 'Smash Hits Unplugged' Recording Sessions

Video footage from the recording sessions for "Smash Hits Unplugged", the forthcoming acoustic album from Canadian hard rock veterans HELIX, can be viewed below. Tentatively due in November, the CD was recorded at A Studios in London, Ontario with co-producer Aaron Murray and is comprised of "all ou...

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AC/DC Bassist CLIFF WILLIAMS Lists Two Homes

According to Luxist, AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams is selling two of his properties — a Savannah, Georgia townhouse and a Fort Myers, Florida home. Williams bought the four-bedroom Savannah home in 2006 for $1.5 million and spent more than a year renovating it, adding an English pub. "It was a real l...

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LAAZ ROCKIT Guitarist To Guest On AC/DZ Album

LAAZ ROCKIT guitarist Aaron Jellum has been added to the list of guitarists who will lay down guest solos on the forthcoming debut album from AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY)...

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TOM MORELLO, ROB HALFORD Remember RONNIE JAMES DIO On 'That Metal Show'; Sneak Peek

A sneak peek at the the first episode of the sixth season of "That Metal Show" can be viewed below. "That Metal Show", the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, is back and ready to rock out starting on Saturday, October 16 at 11 p.m. According ...

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AC/DC Among BILLBOARD TOURING AWARDS Finalists

According to Billboard.com, AC/DC is among the top artists, tours, venues, and live entertainment firms recognized as finalists for the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards, which will be handed out at a special reception in New York on November 4. The awards are primarily based on global box office number...

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AC/DC's 'Iron Man 2' Among 'Favorite Soundtrack' Nominees At AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS

AC/DC's "Iron Man 2" soundtrack has been nominated in the "Favorite Soundtrack" category at this year's American Music Awards, which will be broadcast live on ABC from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 21. Also nominated in the same category are "Glee: The Music, Volume 3 The Show...

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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show': Guest Details Revealed

The sixth season of the distinguished "That Metal Show", the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, is back and ready to rock out starting on Saturday, October 16 at 11 p.m. According to a press release, the sixth season of "That Metal Show" is bigger and...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/TENET Guitarist To Guest On AC/DZ Album

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/TENET guitarist Jed Simon has been added to the list of guitarists who will lay down guest solos on the forthcoming debut album from AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODU...

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PRIESTESS Announces Headlining Tour

Montreal-based hard rock heavyweight PRIESTESS has announced a fall U.S. headlining tour in support of its critically acclaimed album "Prior To The Fire". The tour will launch on November 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and include support from fast-rising Brooklyn trio NAAM. "2010 has been a great...

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ACCEPT: Multi-Camera Cleveland Footage Available

Metal Fanzine's Ken Kitt has uploaded multi-camera video footage (see below) of ACCEPT's October 8, 2010 concert at the Agora in Cleveland, Ohio. The show, which also included performances by KING'S X and Cleveland's own SHOK PARIS, was professionally filmed and recorded for possible future release....

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AC/DC Trading Cards Coming In November

Press Pass will release the first trading card set for one of the best-selling and most popular bands of all time, AC/DC. Dubbed "AC/DC High Voltage", the product features: * 100-card base set (24 packs per box, 5 cards per pack) takes you on a journey from AC/DC's Austalian beginnings through the r...

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AC/DC Sold Nearly Two Million Concert Tickets In First Nine Months Of The Year

Pollstar magazine, which tracks the concert business, has released a third-quarter recap of top touring artists and concert industry developments in the first nine months of 2010. The following hard rock/heavy metal artists appear on the Top 100 "Third-Quarter Year-To-Date Worldwide Ticket Sales" li...

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HELIX: Acoustic Album Details Revealed

Canadian hard rock veterans HELIX have set "Smash Hits Unplugged" as the title of their acoustic album, tentatively due in November. The CD was recorded at A Studios in London, Ontario with co-producer Aaron Murray and is comprised of "all our hits plus the JAMES LEROY song 'A Touch of Magic' which...