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AC/DC Fans Want To Name Lane After BON SCOTT

According to Brimbank Weekly, AC/DC fans have launched a campaign to dedicate a lane in honor of the band's former lead singer and resident of Sunshine (a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia),Bon Scott. Scott lived in Sunshine for five years between 1951 and 1956 and went to Sunshine Primary S...

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Report: ALICE COOPER To Finally Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

According to industry web site Hits Daily Double, legendary rocker Alice Cooper will finally be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at the 26th annual induction ceremony, which will be held on March 14, 2011 at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan. Also being inducted are Neil Diamond, Tom Wait...

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SCOTT 'WINO' WEINRICH Comments On Passing Of ARMANDO ACOSTA

Scott "Wino" Weinrich — who has played in such acts as ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, THE HIDDEN HAND, PROBOT and SPIRIT CARAVAN — has released the following statement regarding the passing of former SAINT VITUS drummer, Armando Acosta: "With great sadness we say rest in peace, Armando. The strong, gentle...

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MEGADETH Bassist Visits BON SCOTT's Grave In Australia (Video)

Video footage of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson visiting former AC/DC singer Bon Scott's grave in Australia can be viewed below. Scott was just 33 when he was found dead in February 1980 from acute alcohol poisoning after a night out in London. He was later buried at Fremantle Cemetery. MEGADETH is...

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KRISIUN, HEATHEN Members To Guest On New ABYSMAL DAWN Album

Moyses Kolesne (KRISIUN) and Kragen Lum (HEATHEN, PROTOTYPE) have recorded guest appearances on "Leveling The Plane Of Existence", the new album from Los Angeles, California's ABYSMAL DAWN. Kolesne provides a guitar solo on the track "Pixilated Ignorance" and Lum adds guitar solos on "Rapture Renown...

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LINKIN PARK, AC/DC, GODSMACK, DISTURBED Among Top-Selling Hard Rock Albums Of 2010

Billboard magazine has published a list of the top-selling hard rock and metal albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Not all the albums on the list were actually released during 2010.) It is as follows: 01. Dark Horse - NICKELBACK 02. A Thousand Suns - LINKIN PARK 03....

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AC/DC, METALLICA On BILLBOARD Magazine's 'Top 25 Tours Of 2010' List

AC/DC and METALLICA have made Billboard magazine's "Top 25 Tours Of 2010" list, which is compiled from Boxscore data reported for the Nov. 28, 2009 issue through the Nov. 20, 2010 issue. AC/DC's grossed an impressive $122.6 million and logged more than 1 million in attendance to just 28 shows. METAL...

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RANDY RHOADS' Sister, Brother Interviewed On 'The Zloz Hour'; Second Part Posted Online

Kathryn Rhoads D'Argenzio and Kelle Rhoads — who are sister and brother, respectively, to late OZZY OSBOURNE/QUIET RIOT guitarist Randy Rhoads — were recently interviewed on "The Zloz Hour", the new video series hosted by legendary rock photographer Neil "Zloz" Zlozower. You can now watch the first...

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DANGEROUS TOYS: Video Footage Of Entire 2010 Reunion Concert Posted Online

Hard rockers DANGEROUS TOYS returned to their hometown of Austin, Texas, for an almost-annual reunion concert at the Red Eyed Fly on Friday, December 4. This was the band's only scheduled date until the spring of 2011. Video footage of the entire performance can now be viewed at this location (court...

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THE DAMNED THINGS: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

"Ironiclast", the debut album from THE DAMNED THINGS — the new band featuring members of FALL OUT BOY (Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley),ANTHRAX (Scott Ian, Rob Caggiano) and EVERY TIME I DIE (Keith Buckley, Josh Newton) — can be streamed in its entirety at Ultimate-Guitar.com. "Ironiclast" will be release...

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WENDY DIO Donates More Than $100,000 To Cancer Research Program In Houston

According to 39 News, Wendy Dio, the widow and manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, RAINBOW, ELF),was back in Houston, Texas on Wednesday (December 8) to present a $117,000 check to Ronnie's physician, Dr. Ajani, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Ce...

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ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Inductees To Be Announced Next Week

The inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2011 will be announced on December 15 at 10:30 a.m. EST on the RockHall.com web site. The list of nominees for this go-round includes legendary rocker ALICE COOPER, BON JOVI, BEASTIE BOYS, CHIC, Neil Diamond, Donovan, Dr. John, J GEILS BAND, LL Co...

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SCOTT IAN On THE DAMNED THINGS: 'Nobody Cares Who's In The Band If You Make A Crappy Record'

Scott Ian of ANTHRAX and Joe Trohman of FALL OUT BOY recently spoke to MTV News about THE DAMNED THINGS — their collaborative project with Andy Hurley (FALL OUT BOY),Rob Caggiano (ANTHRAX) and Keith Buckley (EVERY TIME I DIE),Josh Newton (EVERY TIME I DIE). "It's gratifying," Trohman stated about...

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AXL ROSE Is 'Greatest Lead Singer Of All Time,' According To New Poll

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has been voted the greatest lead singer of all time by readers of MusicRadar.com, ahead of such legendary vocalists as Freddy Mercury, Robert Plant, Ronnie James Dio, John Lennon and Bruce Dickinson. MusicRadar.com says: "The public have spoken. Forget the caricature...

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WINO: Solo Acoustic Album Details Revealed, U.S. Tour With SCOTT KELLY Announced

We don't need to rave about the well-known legacy of the man who is Scott Weinrich, better known as Wino. With dozens of albums released throughout his time spent in THE OBSESSED, SAINT VITUS, SHINE, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND, SHRINEBUILDER, Dave Grohl's PROBOT project and much more since the...