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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Donates To Alzheimer Society After Being Inspired By Canadian Fan

According to CBC, AC/DC guitarist Angus Young has donated $19,260 CAD (approximately $14,580 USD) to the Alzheimer Society of Ontario after hearing about a Canadian fan's unusual fundraiser. Steve McNeil, who lost his mother and his mother-in-law to Alzheimer's, has been travelling across Canada to...

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GEOFF TATE Performs Special 'Old-School' QUEENSRŸCHE Set At Germany's METAL ASSAULT Festival (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, performing a special "old-school" QUEENSRŸCHE set on February 16 at the Metal Assault festival at Posthalle in Würzburg, Germany can be seen below. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Neue Reg...

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Was Late JUDAS PRIEST Drummer DAVE HOLLAND Victim Of 'Very Sad Injustice'?

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's book collaborator claims to have obtained new information about Dave Holland which paints the band's disgraced drummer in a far different light than the public had previously known. The newly revealed purported details of Holland's final years come 13 mon...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer On Upcoming Las Vegas Residency: 'We Know What We're Getting Ourselves Into'

DEF LEPPARD will return to Las Vegas for its second residency this summer. The band will take over Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for 12 explosive nights between August 14 and September 7. DEF LEPPARD played its first Las Vegas residency five years ago at the Joint at the Hard R...

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JOHN PETRUCCI Says Recording DREAM THEATER's New Album Was 'A Bonding Experience As Friends And As Musicians'

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci recently spoke with Metal Wani. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's new album, "Distance Over Time": John: "This one, just by the nature of how we did it, it really lent itself t...

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PAUL RODGERS Says BAD COMPANY Is 'Kicking Things Around' In The Studio

Legendary rock vocalist Paul Rodgers (FREE, BAD COMPANY, QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS) recently spoke with Bill Hernandez of RockBandReviews.com. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his musical influences: Paul: "THE BEATLES hit me hard...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Covers BAD COMPANY's 'Feel Like Makin' Love' (Audio)

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown has released a snippet of his cover version of the BAD COMPANY classic "Feel Like Makin' Love". Rex tweeted out a 90-second clip of the track on Thursday (February 14) and included the following message: "Here're some pictures from DimeBash & a New Solo Cover Tune!!!...

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Video: GEOFF TATE Performs QUEENSRŸCHE's Entire 'Operation: Mindcrime' Album In Thessaloniki, Greece

Fan-filmed video footage of OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, performing on February 13 at Principal in Thessaloniki, Greece can be seen below (courtesy of Industry Kills channel). For most of 2018 and the first couple of months of 2019, Tate has celebrated...

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ALEXISONFIRE Releases First New Song In Almost 10 Years, 'Familiar Drugs'

ALEXISONFIRE has released "Familiar Drugs", its first new song in almost ten years. The track was produced by the band, longtime friend Karl Bareham (CITY AND COLOUR),and mixed by Grammy Award-winning Jacquire King (Tom Waits, KINGS OF LEON, MODEST MOUSE). A special vinyl pressing is available for...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Singer ANDY BLACK To Release 'The Ghost Of Ohio' Album In April

After 45 million YouTube views, 25 million Spotify streams and an AP "Song of the Year" award for hit single "We Don't Have To Dance", BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack (a.k.a. Andy Black) has returned with "Westwood Road", the first track and video off his much-anticipated sophomore album, "T...

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Listen To New QUEENSRŸCHE Song 'Blood Of The Levant'

A brand-new QUEENSRŸCHE song, "Blood Of The Levant", can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Verdict", which will be released on March 1 via Century Media Records. The disc was produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, ICED EARTH, HATEB...

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BERNIE TORMÉ Is Now On A Ventilator In Intensive Care

The family of Bernie Tormé says that there has been no improvement in the guitarist's health after he was hospitalized earlier this week with double pneumonia. It was reported a few days ago that the Irish musician was "extremely ill" and he has since been placed on a ventilator. The family's statem...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'A Lot Of People Misunderstand Me Sometimes When I Talk Or Sing About A Subject'

In a brand new interview with Consequence Of Sound, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked where he stands now on a lyric from the band's 1990 album "Rust In Peace": "Don't ask what you can do for your country / Ask what your country can do for you." "If you kinda reduce that song — 'Take No Priso...

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Former GILLAN And OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist BERNIE TORMÉ Is 'Extremely Ill' And In Intensive Care

Former GILLAN and OZZY OSBOURNE guitar legend Bernie Tormé has been hospitalized with double pneumonia. The news of the Irish musician's health issues was broken via his Facebook page earlier today. The post reads: "Bernie Tormé is extremely ill in intensive care with virulent double pneumonia. We...

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Celebrating The Life Of CHESTER BENNINGTON: A Photo Exhibit By JIM LOUVAU

In commemoration of the late Chester Bennington — best known as the vocalist for multi-platinum rock band LINKIN PARK — a special photo exhibit will take place on March 20, what would have been his 43rd birthday, at The Black Sheep Gallery in Burbank, California, featuring never-before-seen photos c...