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AC/DC With AXL ROSE: Rescheduled U.S. Tour Dates Announced

The rescheduled dates of AC/DC's North American tour — which will be the band's first concerts here with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose on lead vocals — have been announced. The group will kick things off at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 27, just five days after Rose c...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG, CLIFF WILLIAMS Talk Mixing Up Setist, Band Energy On European Tour (Video)

AC/DC has released a new video video interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams in which they discuss the band's current European tour with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose. "The band energy is really up there," said Cliff. "It's doing really well. We've thrown some differe...

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SLIPKNOT, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, SLAYER, DISTURBED, KORN Set For LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival

Following a 2015 sellout, Louder Than Life returns to Champions Park near downtown Louisville October 1-2, 2016 for the third annual destination festival celebrating the region's culture and cuisine, and featuring award-winning bourbons and spirits, Gourmet Man Food, craft beer and some of the bigge...

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FRANKIE BANALI 'Couldn't Be Happier' With JIZZY PEARL Fronting QUIET RIOT

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali was interviewed at this year's HRH AOR festival, which was held in March in North Wales. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On managing QUIET RIOT since 1993: Frankie: "I'm an A-type personality, and the...

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HELLOWEEN And GAMMA RAY Founding Member KAI HANSEN To Release 'XXX' Solo Album

Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and the Wacken Foundation have announced the release of "XXX", the first "solo project" album by Kai Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s. He first made his name with the groundbreaking band HELLOWEEN...

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Ex-WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP Celebrates 40th Anniversary

2016 has already been a very eventful year for the Danish rock 'n' roll legend Mike Tramp. Following up on the succes with the album "Nomad" and extensive touring in 2015, Tramp won an award for the "Best Classic Rock Album" in his home country. This summer he's doing Danish festivals along with his...

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Watch AXL ROSE-Fronted AC/DC Perform In Bern, Switzerland

Fan-filmed video footage of AC/DC's May 29 performance at Stade de Suisse in Bern, Switzerland can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Rock Or Bust 02. Shoot To Thrill 03. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be 04. Back In Black 05. Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder 06. Dirty Deeds ...

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LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA Has Learned To Be More Comfortable Performing In Front Of People

Metal Wani's Jackie Mtz conducted an interview with vocalist Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL on May 9 in Tempe, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how much she thinks she has grown as an artist since LACUNA COIL's inception in the '90s, Cristina said: "I've grown...

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SABATON And ACCEPT To Tour Europe In 2017

Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON have announced the first dates for their massive European tour 2017. The band's biggest tour to date, "The Last Tour" is scheduled to kick off January 7 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Very special guests are none other than heavy metal legends ACCE...

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BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Talks To 'Whiplash' About 'With My Eyes Wide Open' Book, Upcoming KORN Album

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was interviewed on the May 23 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). Full Metal Jackie: A book like "With My Eyes Wide Open: Miracles & Mistakes On My W...

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Video: THE HAUNTED Performs At MARYLAND DEATHFEST

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED performing at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, Maryland on May 27 can be seen below. THE HAUNTED frontman Marco Aro told The Age Of Metal about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2014's "Exit Wounds" albu...

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Watch German TV Report On AC/DC's Concert In Hamburg

Germany's publicly owned television channel Das Erste has filed a two-and-a-half-minute video report on AC/DC's May 26 performance at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. You can now watch the segment below. According to The Pulse Of Radio, AC/DC guitarist Angus Young said in a new interview with NDR.de tha...

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CHERIE CURRIE Talks About THE RUNAWAYS' Early '90s Near-Reunion

Cherie Currie, a former member of the pioneering '70s all-female rock band THE RUNAWAYS, was interviewed for episode 56 of the "Australian Rock Show" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about reconnecting with her former RUNAWAYS bandmate Lita Ford in 2013...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD To Perform With BABYMETAL At 'Alternative Press Music Awards'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford will join the Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL for their performance at the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards, set to take place the evening of July 18 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. "Honestly, I am still at a loss of what to feel," say...

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TESTAMENT/DARK ANGEL Drummer GENE HOGLAN Created Popular Machine-Gun Double-Bass Beat On His Toilet

Legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DEATH, FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DETHKLOK) was interviewed for the "Metalheads United" podcast this past March in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. A couple of excerpt...