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AC/DC's 'Rock Or Bust': First-Week Sales Revealed

AC/DC's new album, "Rock Or Bust", sold around 172,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks a huge drop from the opening number of AC/DC's last CD, 2008's "Black Ice", which topped sales charts in 29 countries, inc...

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Former MEGADETH Members Discuss New Project On 'Inside Metal' Show: 'We're Seeing This Thing Grow'

The as-yet-unnamed new "supergroup" featuring former MEGADETH members Chris Poland (guitar),Nick Menza (drums) and James Lomenzo (bass) made its first public appearance yesterday (Tuesday, December 9) on the sixth episode of the brand new Internet TV program "Inside Metal" hosted by Bob Nalbandian....

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CHRIS SLADE 'Didn't Touch A Drum Stick For Three Years' After Exiting AC/DC

During a recent appearance on "Talk Is Jericho", the podcast of Chris Jericho, the world champion pro wrestler, actor, New York Times best-selling author and lead vocalist of the metal band FOZZY, former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade spoke about his departure from the band before the recording sessions...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Explains 'Play Ball' Video: Bikini Beach Volleyball Is 'One Of My Favorite Sports'

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young were recently interviewed on "The Project", the Australian television program airing weeknights across Australia on network Ten. You can watch video footage of their appearance below. Asked about AC/DC's video for the new song "Play Ball", which i...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG On Carrying On Without Brother MALCOLM: 'We've Gotta Give It A Shot'

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and singer Brian Johnson were recently interviewed by Austalia's ABC News. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how difficult it was for AC/DC to continue following guitarist Malcolm Young's dementia diagnosis...

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MOTÖRHEAD's PHIL CAMPBELL Talks Latest GRAMMY Nomination, LEMMY's Health (Video)

On December 5, Planet Rock's Liz Barnes conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell and the singer of Campbell's ALL STARR BAND, Neil Starr, backstage at Planet Rockstock at Park Dean Holiday Park, Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about MOTÖ...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Vocalist WILLIAM DUVALL Recalls Being Racially Profiled By Police

**UPDATE**: ALICE IN CHAINS' publicist has clarified to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the incident described in Duvall's tweets took place "about five years ago. [William] was sharing a story/participating in the ongoing #AliveWhileBlack conversation that's taking place following Ferguson and the grand jury...

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Prosecutor: AC/DC's PHIL RUDD Made Death Threat During Phone Call

According to The Canberra Times, AC/DC's Phil Rudd allegedly threatened to kill a contractor and his daughter during a phone conversation, leading to the drummer's latest legal troubles. A court document released on Friday (December 5) reveals the phone call was made to the victim on September 26. T...

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AC/DC's 'Rock Or Bust' Projected To Sell 135K-145K First Week

According to music industry web site Hits Daily Double, AC/DC's new album, "Rock Or Bust", is likely to sell between 135,000 and 145,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The estimate was based on two-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on December 2...

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AC/DC Rumored For Next Year's COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL

According to industry web site Hits Daily Double, word is the 2015 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival headliners will be AC/DC, Jack White and Drake, assuming all three acts accept the invitations to appear at the event. Next year's Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival will be held over tw...

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AXL ROSE Is Not Dead, Just Victim Of Latest Internet Hoax

GUNS N' ROSES lead singer Axl Rose was the victim of a new death hoax. An article designed to look like an MSNBC report surfaced on the Internet on Wednesday with a headline reading, "Sources: Guns N' Roses Frontman Axl Rose Found Dead in West Hollywood Home at Age 52." The false report suggested th...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG, BRIAN JOHNSON Talk To BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC About Making Of 'Rock Or Bust' (Audio)

Shaun Keaveny and Steve Lamacq of BBC Radio 6 Music recently conducted an interview with singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC. You can now listen to part one of the chat at BBC.co.uk. Speaking about the making of AC/DC's new album, "Rock Or Bust", Angus said: "Four weeks we took ....

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG, CLIFF WILLIAMS Interviewed On France's 'Le Grand Journal' (Video)

AC/DC members Angus Young (guitar) and Cliff Williams (bass) were recently interviewed on "Le Grand Journal", a French nightly news and talk show airing every weekday evening on Canal+. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. AC/DC's 16th studio album, "Rock Or Bust", arrived in s...

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AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Will Likely Face 'Judge-Alone' Trial Next Year

According to The New Zealand Herald, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was absent from Tauranga District Court Tuesday morning (December 2),where he was to appear to face charges of threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis. A not guilty plea to the charges was entered by his lawyer....

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Video: RAVEN Performs Two New Songs In Brooklyn

Fan-filmed video footage of the veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN performing two new songs — "Destroy All Monsters" and "It's Not What You Got [It's The Way That You Do It)" — on November 21 at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York can be seen below. RAVEN launched a Kickstarter crowd-fun...