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AC/DC Singer BRIAN JOHNSON: 'The Lives Of Brian' Autobiography Due In October

Brian Johnson, AC/DC's legendary frontman, will publish his long-awaited autobiography, "The Lives Of Brian", on October 26. The book will be published in the U.K. by Penguin Michael Joseph, a division of Penguin Random House, by publishing director Rowland White. It will be published simultaneously...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Backs Vaccine Passports For Concerts And Festivals

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick says that he is in favor of some kind of a coronavirus vaccine passport program whereby concert venues can ask patrons to show proof of testing or vaccination before attending certain events. A vaccine passport is a physical or digital document that displays whether...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Urges Heavy Metal Fans To 'Do The Right Thing' By Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has urged all heavy metal fans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, saying that getting inoculated will accelerate a return to normalcy. On Saturday (April 10),the 69-year-old musician, who got the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on March 22, shared a video message to hi...

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FOREIGNER, WHITESNAKE, STRYPER, L.A. GUNS Members Featured In Documentary On COVID-19's Decimation Of Music Industry

DailyBOOM Media has released "Let The Music Play", a documentary on COVID-19's brutal impact on the music industry, via YouTube (a mid-April release on Amazon Prime is also slated). This feature-length film was written by executive producer Cate Meighan, with Emmy Award-winning video-editor and co-p...

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Watch 'Outtakes' From COREY TAYLOR's 'Samantha's Gone' Music Video

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has released "outtakes" from the making of the official music video for his single "Samantha's Gone". This time around, Corey invited his friends to join him on-screen, including Tom Sandoval of Bravo's "Vanderpump Rules", actor Dean Cameron ("Summer Sch...

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AC/DC Picture Disc To Be Released As Part Of 'Record Store Day' Drops

An AC/DC picture disc is among this year's Record Store Day Drops, set for June 12 and July 17 at independent record stores nationwide. Coming on June 12, the limited collector's edition AC/DC 12-inch picture disc includes the songs "Through The Mists Of Time" and "Witch's Spell", from the band's gl...

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GEOFF TATE Describes His COVID-19 Vaccine Experience

Geoff Tate got his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last month in his home state of Washington. The former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman discussed his inoculation during an interview with The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn earlier this week. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I got my first va...

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Watch BRIAN JOHNSON Perform With His Pre-AC/DC Band GEORDIE

The Brian Johnson TV YouTube channel has uploaded two TV performances from Brian Johnson's pre-AC/DC band GEORDIE. The first is of GEORDIE playing its U.K. Top 10 hit "All Because Of You" in 1973 while promoting its debut album, "Hope You Like It", which came out in March of that year via EMI. The s...

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SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Announce Spring U.S. Tour Dates

SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE has announced a handful of Florida shows in May and June. The five-date trek will kick off on May 23 in Key West and include two shows each in Orlando and St. Augustine. SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE said in a statement: "SAMMY & THE CIRCLE are heading back on the roa...

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THE OFFSPRING Guitarist: 'We Have World Leaders That Don't Seem To Wanna Change Anything For The Better'

THE OFFSPRING singer Bryan "Dexter" Holland and guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman spoke to Rock Sound about the band's upcoming tenth studio album, "Let The Bad Times Roll", which will arrive on April 16 via Concord Records. The follow-up to 2012's "Days Go By" was produced by Bob Rock, who also w...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Is 'Ready To Rock' After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

Sebastian Bach has received the COVID-19 vaccine. The 53-year-old former SKID ROW singer shared that he got the shot in a tweet earlier today. "Got the shot Ready to ROCK!!" he wrote in a caption accompanying a picture of him after getting the vaccine. "Every one of you who calls yourself a rock fan...

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Celebrate 'International Guitar Month' With Limited-Run SiriusXM 'Guitar Greats' Channel

SiriusXM is celebrating International Guitar Month this April with a new, limited-engagement channel, SiriusXM Guitar Greats (Ch. 105),saluting the greatest guitarists in history. From April 5 at 12 p.m. ET through April 19 at 3 a.m. ET, SiriusXM Guitar Greats will spotlight music from the world's...

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ECHO To Release ADAM STOTHARD's 'AC/DC The Razors Edge World Tour 1990/1991' Poster

Echo has released the second print in the AC/DC poster series by artist Adam Stothard, titled "AC/DC The Razors Edge World Tour 1990/1991". Adam's electric take on Angus Young and Brian Johnson from the "Thuderstruck" era captivates the live energy that AC/DC are famous for. This poster will be ava...

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ALTER BRIDGE Hasn't Started Writing New Album Yet: 'I Need To Refill The Creative Well,' Says MYLES KENNEDY

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Lipps Service With Scott Lipps" podcast, Myles Kennedy was asked if ALTER BRIDGE is working on material for the follow-up to 2019's "Walk The Sky" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We are not yet. I think everybody's kind of...

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The Unknown British Singer Who Almost Replaced BON SCOTT In AC/DC Speaks Out

In the latest issue of Rock Candy magazine, editor Howard Johnson interviews the man who almost replaced legendary AC/DC frontman Bon Scott after the singer's untimely death in 1980. Steve Burton was an unknown vocalist in Birmingham, England, earning a living working as a roadie for a number of ban...