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AC/DC's Catalog Blows Away Competition

According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS),Australian hard-rock legends AC/DC have sold 7 million physical albums in the U.S. between 2004 and 2007, more than the combined physical and digital totals of PINK FLOYD (6 million),THE EAGLES (5.1 million),...

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AC/DC: North American Tour Dates Announced

According to Billboard.com, Australian hard rock legends AC/DC have scheduled the following North American tour dates: Oct. 28 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena Oct. 30 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena Nov. 03 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse Nov. 05 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hill...

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Heavy Metal Tops West Australia Funeral Songs

The West Australian reports that football theme songs and rock anthems by AC/DC and METALLICA are now the most requested at West Australia funerals. West Australia funeral directors say they had noticed a rise in more contemporary funerals where heavy metal had replaced traditional hymns for final s...

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VOODOO SIX: 'Feed My Soul' Trailer Posted Online

VOODOO SIX, the British band formed by ex-DIRTY DEEDS bassist Tony Newton, has posted a trailer (see below) for its new video, "Feed My Soul". Metal Mick from Metal Gods TV conducted an interview with VOODOO SIX at this year's Download festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicester...

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BIG NOIZE To Debut 'Battlefields' On 9/11 In Iraq

Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT),along with drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO) and keyboardist Alex Bubenheim are in Iraq for a special concert September 11. The show, slated to be performed...

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SIRIUS To Launch AC/DC-Only Radio Station For Limited Time

Starting September 15 at 6:00 p.m. Sirius Satellite Radio will launch a new AC/DC-only radio station for a limited time. AC/DC Radio will celebrate the band's awesome career and also preview the Australian hard rock legends' upcoming album "Black Ice", their first studio album in eight years. You'll...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS' New Album To Receive UK Release

According to Undercover News original AC/DC singer Dave Evans will release his new album, "Judgement Day", in the UK in October — one week before AC/DC's new CD, "Black Ice", is scheduled to arrive. The follow-up to 2003's "Sinner", which came out in Australia on July 14 through MGM, was recorded in...

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Fire For Hire

In a just world, the members of SUPAGROUP would be doing some hard time in the clink for their willful and aggravated humping of Bon Scott's remains, and when they got out, they'd spend a few years on probation for the dipshit VILLAGE PEOPLE thrift store getups they're self-consciously wearing on th...

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AC/DC's Back Catalog Outsells SLIPKNOT's 'Hope' In Australia

According to Undercover News, AC/DC has six albums in the Australian Top 50 this week (including one in the top 20) with collective sales that have outstripped the country's No. 1 album, SLIPKNOT's "All Hope Is Gone". The following AC/DC LPs have made it to this week's chart: 20. TNT (1975) ...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Discusses Illegal Music Downloading

Greece's Solid Rock recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Solid Rock: Do you think that a double concept album is rather dangerous or risky during the days of downloading? Ian Hill: "Everything is a risk during the days of down...

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Classical Violinist Performs Arrangement Of PANTERA's 'Cowboys From Hell'

Video footage of acclaimed classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine and cellist Mike Block performing Rachel's arrangement of "Cowboys From Hell" by PANTERA for a faculty concert at Mark O'Connor's Strings Conference in San Diego on July 31, 2008 can be viewed below. "I've been a big heavy metal fan s...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: More Details Revealed About CHRIS CAFERRY Collaboration

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has revealed more information about his collaboration with singer Tim "Ripper" Owens' (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) on a song for Tim's forthcoming solo CD. Caffery writes on his MySpace blog, "[On] Thursday...

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GENE SIMMONS On NBC's 'Today'; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was a guest on yesterday's (Friday, September 5) edition of NBC's "Today" show to promote his appearance at AARP's Life@50+ National Event & Expo. Video footage of the "Today" show segment featuring Simmons can be viewed below. Simmons is one of the featured sp...

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BONAFIDE: New Swedish Dates Announced

Swedish rockers BONAFIDE have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 26 - Gisleparken - Gislaved, SWE Oct. 09 - Göta Källare - Stockholm, SWE Oct. 10 - Sigurdsgatan 25 - Västerås, SWE Oct. 11 - Bikerfest - Varberg, SWE BONAFIDE last fall released the video for the group's second single, "Loud Band", ta...

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AC/DC's New Single 'Rock 'N Roll Train' Storms Radio

AC/DC's first new single in eight years, "Rock 'N Roll Train", is the first song to debut at No. 1 on the Rock (spins) chart in the BDS (Broadcast Data Systems) Canada era (beginning 1997) and the first AC/DC song in the BDS era to reach No. 1. Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) is the ...