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How Millions Of AC/DC Fans Sparked A Global Cultural Institution

The 27th installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast features a discussion between host Bob Nalbandian, regular contributor Ed Rivadavia and "Beyond Thunder" filmmakers Kurt Squiers and Gregg Ferguson. "Beyond Thunder" is a documentary attempting to answer the question of how millions of...

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MASTODON, DETHKLOK To Team Up For North American Tour

Atlanta's hard rock icons MASTODON will team up with the lifesize version of DETHKLOK, the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", for a co-headlining tour in October/November. Also scheduled to appear are CONVERGE and HIGH ON FIRE. The 34-city trek will kick off October 2 and will scorch t...

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KISS: New Album Rumors

KISS' much-anticipated new album is rumored to be entitled "Sonic Boom". The editor of Guitar Player magazine, who had a chance to preview five songs off the LP last week, wrote on Facebook that this was the title "they had on the studio TV monitors while they were playing the audio files." In addit...

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Report: Fans Still Fighting For Refund After AC/DC Seating Fiasco

SundayMail.co.uk reports that furious AC/DC fans who barely got a glimpse of their idols at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland are still fighting to get their money back. Scores of disgruntled concert-goers paid £60 (approximately $100) a head — only to be given seats behind the stage where they coul...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Interviewed On KATU-TV's 'AM Northwest'

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer was interviewed this past Friday (July 31) on the "AM Northwest" morning show on Portland, Oregon's KATU-TV. Watch the eight-minute interview below. The editor of Guitar Player magazine had a chance to preview five songs off the new KISS album, which is scheduled for rele...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist: 'We've Definitely Talked' About Doing A Deal With WAL-MART

Michael Roberts of Westword.com recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Westword.com: You guys have had a series of health-related issues over the past year or so. For one thing, you had knee-replacement surgery. How long w...

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CRASHDIET, FREAK KITCHEN, FREEDOM CALL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE

CRASHDIET, FREAK KITCHEN and FREEDOM CALL have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Cruise, departing from Stockholm on October 8 and returning the next day. Three more acts will be announced soon. With hard rock DJs, tax-free shops, bars, restaurants, a gaming room, swimming pool and saunas, the 12-d...

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AC/DC's Moncton Concert Expected To Generate About $10M In Economic Spin-Offs

Alan Cochrane of Times & Transcript reports that a huge crowd is expected for next Thursday's (August 6) concert by AC/DC, Irish hard rock group THE ANSWER and Canadian heavy metal band ANVIL at Magnetic Hill in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Promoters won't say exactly how many tickets have be...

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AC/DC Smashes New Zealand Box Office Records

Anglo-Australian hard rockers AC/DC smashed New Zealand box office records when tickets to their "Black Ice World Tour" went on sale for their Wellington and Auckland shows this week. More than 85,000 tickets have been sold across the two cities — that's one in 50 New Zealanders buying a ticket to t...

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GUITAR PLAYER Magazine Previews New KISS Album

The editor of Guitar Player magazine had a chance to preview five songs off the new KISS album, which is scheduled for release in early October. He writes on the publication's Facebook page, "Paul [Stanley, KISS guitarist/vocalist] sings his ass off. Eric [Singer] plays some amazingly powerful drums...

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ANVIL Opens For AC/DC At Gillette Stadium; Video Footage, Photos Available

Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL played their first show as the support band for Anglo-Australian rockers AC/DC last night (Tuesday, July 28) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Fan-filmed video footage of ANVIL's performance can be viewed below (courtesy of "imojoimojo"). Photos by...

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ANVIL Interviewed On CBC's 'Q' Show; Video Available

Jian Ghomeshi of CBC's cultural affairs show "Q" conducted an interview with ANVIL members Steve "Lips" Kudlow (vocals, guitar) and Robb Reiner (drums) on March 16, 2009. The 17-minute chat can be viewed below. ANVIL, considered a major influence for a generation of hard rockers including METALLICA,...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: South American Tour Dates Announced

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have lined up the following South American tour dates: Oct. 03 - Sao Paulo, BRA - Espaco Lux Oct. 04 - Curitiba, BRA - John Bull Music Hall Oct. 06 - Buenos Aires, ARG - Teatro Colegiales Oct. 08 - Santiago, CHL - Teatro Novedades Oct. 10 - Quito, ECU - ...

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Report: Ticket Delays Anger AC/DC Fans

Michael Fox of New Zealand's Stuff.co.nz reports: Frustrated AC/DC fans have had to deal with Ticketek blunders today which saw many buyers ending up with more tickets than they wanted and others struggling to buy any at all. But the Ticketek country director said it had been a successful day and th...

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SIX FEET UNDER: More German Dates Announced

Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have scheduled the following European live dates: Aug. 08 - Bad Berka, Germany - Party.San Open Air Sep. 03 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Sep. 04 - Jena, Germany - F Haus Sep. 05 - München, Germany - Backstage Sep. 06 - Erstfeld, Switzerland - Transilva...