Search results for 'ac/dc'

News

TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, ANDREAS KISSER, DAVID ELLEFSON To Perform Metal Classics In Chile

Guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) will be touring Chile January 22-27 for five very exclusive shows under the collectiv...

News

AC/DC, METALLICA Among Best-Selling Albums Of 2008

Billboard.com reports that AC/DC and METALLICA's latest releases were among the Top 10 best-selling albums of 2008. According to Nielsen SoundScan, AC/DC's Wal-Mart-exclusive release, "Black Ice" (Columbia),sold 1.92 million copies to rank No. 5 for the year. It was also held back from digital reta...

News

AC/DC Named Best Band For Autograph-Seekers; LED ZEPPELIN Crowned Worst

HoundsTV.com, which features the latest in celebrity autograph news and video, has compiled a list of the best and the worst musicians for autographs and meeting fans in Canada in 2008. The best were AC/DC, COLDPLAY and THE GUESS WHO, while the worst were LED ZEPPELIN, BON JOVI and THE EAGLES. Regar...

News

ENSLAVED's 'Vertebrae' Crowned TERRORIZER Magazine's 'Album Of The Year'

As 2008 draws to an end, Terrorizer magazine staff and writers have donned their headphone to deliberate over which album should be crowned with the hallowed title of album of the year, an honor roll that sees its awardee join a heady list topped previously by DEATHSPELL OMEGA, MESHUGGAH, CELTIC FRO...

News

MASTODON: 'Crack The Skye' Track-By-Track Review Available

John Doran of The Quietus has posted a track-by-track review of the forthcoming MASTODON album, "Crack The Skye". Read it at this location. Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of the "Tinitus" radio show, which airs every Wednesday on Norway's NRK P3, spoke to MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor in late November prior t...

News

AC/DC's Australian Label Home Renews Deal With SONY MUSIC

Billboard.biz reports that Albert Music, the Aussie label home to AC/DC, has renewed its exclusive licensing deal with Sony Music Entertainment Australia. The new long-term arrangement covers all Albert Music catalog, digital content and future CD and DVD releases in Australia and New Zealand. Alber...

News

MINOR DAMAGE Featuring 12-Year-Old Texas Boys; Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of the young Colleyville, Texas based metal band MINOR DAMAGE performing the song "Time to Destroy" at the House of Blues in Dallas on December 15, 2008 can be viewed below. MINOR DAMAGE was selected to be the opening act for the 2008 House of Blues Tribute Tour following im...

News

NEMESEA: 'No More' Video Available

"No More", the first-ever video from the Dutch female-fronted gothic rock outfit NEMESEA, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by D'iMages, which has previously worked with AFTER FOREVER, AYREON and STREAM OF PASSION, among others. The song comes off the band's second album, "In Control", which...

News

Music Is Medicine For AC/DC Frontman

SunNewspapers.net reports that AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson was welcomed by Sarasota Memorial Hospital president and CEO Gwen MacKenzie, Healthcare Foundation president and CEO Alex Quarles and Jennifer Mayer, medical director of All Children's at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, as they opened the new B...

News

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Ringtones Available

The following YNGWIE MALMSTEEN ringtones are available for purchase via AT&T: * Icarus Dream Suite * Blitzkrieg * Blue * Death Dealer * Caprici Di Diablo * Brothers * Vengeance * Heavy Heart * Miracle Of Life * Prelude To April "Perpetual Flame", the new album from Malmsteen, sold around 2,000 c...

News

THE ANSWER Signs European Deal With STEAMHAMMER/SPV

THE ANSWER, a four-piece rock band from Northern Ireland now touring as the opening act on AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour, has inked a European deal (excluding the U.K.) with the German record label Steamhammer/SPV. The group's second album, "Everyday Demons", will be released in Europe on March 2, 20...

News

AC/DC: 'Black Ice' Limited-Edition Steelbox Available

AC/DC's new album "Black Ice" has been released in Germany as a limited-edition "steelbox" containing the CD, a 20-page color booklet, a bonus DVD featuring the "The Making Of Rock N Roll Train" documentary and the "Rock N Roll Train" video, a large AC/DC flag, five stickers and a Gibson guitar pick...

News

JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Issues Year-End Update

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has issued the following year-end update via his official web site, dubbed "K.K. Downing's Steel Mill": "I am writing to wish everyone happy holidays and seasons greetings, and not forgetting a happy new metal year! "2008 has been a fantastic metal year, as you kn...

News

Fans 'Review' AC/DC's Concert In Los Angeles; Video Available

YouTellConcerts.com, which uses portable video technology to gather reviews from concertgoers moments after they attend a live event, has posted a 10-minute report (see below) from AC/DC's December 6, 2008 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. According to Billboard.biz, AC/DC has returned to the t...

News

TANKARD Confirmed For Holland's ELSROCK Festival

German thrashers TANKARD have been confirmed for next year's Elsrock festival, set to take place August 29, 2009 in Rijssen, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MUCKY PUP (20th anniversary reunion show) TANKARD ACTION IN DC THE BUTCHER GENERC For more information, visit www.e...