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AC/DC Frontman To Guest On STING’s ‘The Last Ship’ Album

Posted by aliblackdiamond on June 6, 2013
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

According to Reuters, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will make a guest appearance on “The Last Ship”, a soundtrack primarily featuring Sting for a Broadway production of the same name.

“The Last Ship” explores the central themes of homecoming and self-discovery, drawing upon Sting‘s memories of growing up in the shadow of the Swan Hunters Shipyard in Wallsend. His personal reminiscences illuminate universal truths — the complexity of relationships, the passage of time and the importance of family and community — to form an affecting, complex parable for our modern times.

The play, in which Sting has been creatively immersed for nearly three years, debuts on Broadway in 2014 and is a collaboration with Tony Award winners Joe Mantello (director; “Wicked”, “Other Desert Cities”), John Logan (writer; “Red”, “Skyfall”) and Brian Yorkey (writer; “Next to Normal”). “The Last Ship” tells the story of the demise of the shipbuilding industry in 1980s Newcastle which had, for so long, shaped and overshadowed the city, its development, and its community.

Due on September 24, “The Last Ship” album is produced by Rob Mathes (Sting, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Lou Reed, Carly Simon) and engineered and mixed by Donal Hodgson. It will be available as both a digital and physical release in two configurations — a 12-song version and a 2-disc deluxe version featuring 5 additional tracks. (The 12-song version will also be available on vinyl.) A super deluxe edition, containing 2-discs comprised of 20 tracks within special packaging, will also be sold as a physical product exclusively at Amazon.com. AmazonMP3 will be the exclusive retailer for the 20-track, super deluxe digital edition.

AC/DC: Singer Profiled On British Documentary Special

Posted by aliblackdiamond on June 1, 2013
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will be profiled on tonight’s (Saturday, June 1) episode of the “Rock Icon” series on the British art-oriented channel Sky Arts 1 HD at 8 p.m. U.K. time.

A description of the program reads as follows: “Johnson is profiled in this documentary special by former MP and heavy metal rock fan Louise Mensch (wife of METALLICA, Jimmy Page manager Peter Mensch). As well documented, Johnson stepped into the shoes of original frontman Bon Scott after his untimely death in 1980. Since then he took the band to even greater heights with hit albums ‘Back In Black’ and ‘For Those About To Rock We Salute You’. Now living the life of luxury, Louise meets one of her girlhood idols uncovering the man behind the metal and finding out what makes him tick. She’ll also be discovering exactly what is is about this seemingly immortal genre of music that is so special.”

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AC/DC Throws Support Behind BON SCOTT Statue Campaign

Posted by aliblackdiamond on May 17, 2013
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

According to The Pulse Of Radio, AC/DC has officially given its endorsement to a campaign to get a statue of late lead singer Bon Scott erected in his hometown of Kirriemuir, Scotland. The band posted an item about the project on its official web site and pointed to the site of DD8 Music, organizers of the campaign, where fans can donate to the project’s fundraising drive.

The project needs to raise 50,000 pounds, or $75,000, by June 5 to move forward, and is about a third of the way there. DD8 Music has launched a Kickstarter account to raise the necessary funds.

DD8 Music‘s Graham Calloway said he didn’t speak with anyone from the band before they promoted the campaign on their website.

Guitarist Malcolm Young told The Pulse Of Radio a while back that Scott‘s spirit has always stayed with the group. “He’s always there,” he said. “He never left the band. That’s just the way that we are. You know, we’re very tight as a unit. It’s the reality of it all. You just never forget. There’s so many stories with Bon, and it creeps in every day. And if it’s not one of the band, it’s a fan.”

Individual members of the group past and present have offered their support previously, with former bassist Mark Evans saying last September, “It’s so amazing that Bon is getting honored like this, especially since Scotland is such an important place in the history of AC/DC. Bon already had a street named after him in Kirriemuir and now this!”

The statue would be the second of Scott, who was born in Kirriemuir in 1946 but moved with his family to Australia in 1952. An Australian statue honoring Scott has already been on display since February 2008.

The singer died in 1980 at the age of 33 from alcohol poisoning. He sang on AC/DC‘s first six studio albums, including “High Voltage”, “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”, “Let There Be Rock” and “Highway To Hell”.

Interview With Simon Wright: “Ronnie was a real gentleman, really smart, a really funny guy,”…”I wasn’t sure how things would go with Queensryche with all the controversy at the moment – ‘that name’.”

Posted by aliblackdiamond on May 15, 2013
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163307_239739126163732_1780776823_nDrummer Simon Wright is best known for his work with the bands AC/DC and DIO. He currently plays with DIO DISCIPLES and has also recently joined Geoff Tate’s QUEENSRYCHE.

Simon joined AC/DC in 1983 and recorded three of their classic albums – Fly On The Wall, Who Made Who and Blow Up Your Video. Simon left in 1989 to join DIO. He was with the band twice, the first for a short period; 1990-1991, the second stint from 1998-2010. Simon recorded four studio albums – Lock Up The Wolves, Magica, Killing The Dragon and Master Of The Moon, as well as two live albums – Evil Or Divine – Live In New York City and Holy Diver Live.

Metal Shock Finland‘s Blackdiamond recently had a chat with Simon and of course as it is nearing the anniversary of the death of the legendary Ronnie James Dio, there were some lovely memories shared by Simon.

You can read some excerpts from the interview below and listen to it in full on the player:

Memories of Ronnie:

“I always found him to be a real gentleman, really smart, a really funny guy. When I got the opportunity to join his band I jumped at the chance. I was in AC/DC at the time and on the verge of leaving.

He was a fantastic person, not only a brilliant singer and songwriter, but just as a person as well; very considerate and humble. He was the boss as well and could crack the whip when he wanted to!

It just got better every year, making albums together, we were very tight. It was some of the best years of my career. I’ll never forget him, I think about him every day.”

Discussing the classic DIO album, Holy Diver, Simon expressed the following:

“I think I heard some of it on Tommy Vance’s radio show and it just threw me to the wall! I was like ‘Good God what’s this?!’ Every song is killer, it just blew my mind, what a brilliant album. Great songs, great playing, great lyrics, incredible album.

I always like the song Invisible; I thought that was a great song, a great intro and lyric at the beginning and the riff was a bit different to the norm too.”

Simon spoke of his thoughts on joining QUEENSRYCHE and the current situation:

“It’s going really well – I wasn’t sure I must admit, ‘cos there’s a lot of controversy going on at the moment, ‘that name.’ We make a pretty good team, we were on the road for about a month in America , doing the whole Operation Mindcrime album and our interpretation of it. Everybody seemed to like it, it went well.

When asked about there being two versions of QUEENSRYCHE, Simon continued:

It’s about the music for us – we’re not really involved in the politics, we’re just there to play the music. I guess the legal wranglings of it all will be sorted out in November, so it’ll become a bit clearer.”

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One-Time AC/DC / ROSE TATTOO Member Neil Smith Passes

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 7, 2013
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Source: Bravewords.com

According to Ninemsn, Australian bass player Neil Smith, a one-time member of AC/DC and ROSE TATTOO, has lost his battle with cancer.

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The following statement on Smith’s Facebook page has confirmed that he died early on Sunday morning.

“Neil Smith passed away in the early hours of the morning, Sunday, April 7th. He was sleeping peacefully and surrounded by family,” the statement said. Neil is now in peace and is no longer battling with cancer.

There is not a person out there who has met him and not felt like their lives were better for the experience. He was a loving and devoted father, a loyal friend and all round generous person. He was larger than life, and his passing will be felt.

Thanks to all his friends for their support and love, especially during the final stages of his life.”

Neil was a member of the AC/DC rhythm section in 1974. Rob Bailey, then Mark Evans replaced him before Cliff Williams took over the role permanently.

Footage from Neil’s last gig with Rose Tattoo at Parramatta Goal in 1979 can be seen on YouTube below:

COMPRESSORHEAD Robots Perform AC/DC Classic On German TV

Posted by aliblackdiamond on March 2, 2013
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

Video footage of Fingers and Stickboy of the three-robot act COMPRESSORHEAD performing a cover version of the classic AC/DC song “TNT” on the German TV program “Die Bülent Ceylan Show” can be seen below.

COMPRESSORHEAD, which hails from Germany and consists of guitarist Fingers, bassist Bones and drummer Stickboy, plays a selection of well-known covers.

COMPRESSORHEAD‘s mission statement:

“Did you ever wonder what Danny Carey would sound like if he had four arms?

“How about if Angus Young had 78 fingers? Imagine what Robert Trujillo would sound like if he was actually made of metal?

“Well, wonder no more, meatbags.

“COMPRESSORHEAD is the world’s heaviest metal band.

“Stickboy, Fingers and Bones are guaranteed to shake and rattle the world of meatbag music.

“Stickboy was created to exacting specifications. Four arms, two legs, one head, no brain. he plays a Pearl 14-piece kit with double kick. Stickboy junior, the bastard child of an unknown mother, takes control of the hihat shuffle. Inception date: 2007.

“Fingers joined Stickboy in 2009 and brings 78 purpose-built fingers, enough to play the entire fret board and pluck.

“Bones is the highest-precision bass player in known existence, and the youngest member of the band. Inception date: 2012.

“Stand aside, meatbags. Oil is thicker than blood.”


Former AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Announces Summer UK Tour Dates

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 28, 2013
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Source: Bravewords.com

Former singer and co-founder of AC/DC, DAVE EVANS, has announced tour dates for the UK and will be his third tour of the area in four years.

With AC/DC celebrating its 40th anniversary, Evans will be playing songs from his time with the band with also some selections from the Bon Scott era. In addition, Evans will be playing songs from his album Judgement Day, which was released through Rocksector Records in 2010.

For this tour, Evans’ band the UK BADASSES will include Chris Appleton and Tom Atkinson on guitar, Dan Bate on bass, and Martin McNee on drums.

Dates include:

June
28 – Bury, UK – The Towler
29 – Northampton, UK – Billing Bike Show
30 – Blackpool, UK – Uncle Tom’s Cabin

July
5 – Selby, UK – Riverside
6 – Aberdare, UK – Elliot’s
11 – Ipswich, UK – Railway
12 – Nuneaton, UK – Queens Hall
13 – Burnley, UK – Sanctuary
14 – Stoke, UK – Green Star
18 – Grimsby, UK – Yardbirds
20 – Manchester, UK – SOS Festival

Check out a tour teaser below:

 

AC/DC, METALLICA Recordings Among ‘Lost Tapes’ Waiting To Be Reclaimed

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 28, 2013
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

According to Ronan McGreevy of The Irish Times, an early version of AC/DC‘s “Thunderstruck” and a recording of METALLICA performing with Marianne Faithfull are among the mountain of tapes from the old Windmill Lane recording studios in Ireland that are waiting to be reclaimed by the artists or recording companies that recorded them.

More than 1,000 tapes, weighing a ton, are filling up the attic in the new Windmill Lane studios in Ringsend.

If the two-inch multitrack tapes — which were used in the days before digital technology took over the studios in the middle of the last decade — are not reclaimed by May, they will be destroyed.

ANTHRAX’s Cover Version Of AC/DC’s ‘TNT’ Available For Streaming

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 22, 2013
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

“Anthems”, ANTHRAX‘s long-awaited, eight-track EP that pays tribute to the classic songs by some of the band’s favorite acts from the 1970s, will be released in North America on March 19 (MRI/Megaforce), and on March 22 in Europe (Nuclear Blast).

“Anthems” track listing

01. Anthem (RUSH cover)
02. Jailbreak (THIN LIZZY cover)
03. TNT (AC/DC cover)
04. Smokin’ (BOSTON cover)
05. Big Eyes (CHEAP TRICK cover)
06. Keep On Runnin’ (JOURNEY cover)
07. Crawl (album version)
08. Crawl (special remix)

ANTHRAX‘s cover of AC/DC‘s “TNT” can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below.

Speaking to Music Radar, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante stated about the decision to cover “TNT”: “This was Joey‘s [Belladonna, vocals] track. We already had ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ recorded, but he wanted ‘TNT’. I can see why: his voice totally lends itself to this track.

“AC/DC is probably one of the greatest bands ever. The came in with a certain sound, and they’ll end with that same exact sound. They never altered it; they just stayed true to what they were. To me, that’s an honest-to-goodness rock ‘n’ roll band.

“It would have been obvious to pick something off of ‘Highway To Hell’ or ‘Back In Black’, and so we didn’t. [laughs] I studied every Phil Rudd lick, and I did not go overboard with anything. I played exactly what he played on ‘TNT’. You can’t do a fast drum fill on the song — it’ll stand out as being out of place. I laid it down, pulled it back, and that was that.”

The “Anthems” EP will be available on CD as well as digitally via iTunes and other online retailers. In addition to “Anthems”‘ cover art, Benante and artist Stephen Thompson have subtly redesigned each track’s original album cover art to “Anthrax” it. The “Anthems” EP will first be housed in one of the “re-imagined” digipak covers, and then inserted inside the main CD cover sleeve. The main cover sleeve has been designed in such a way so fans will be able to see which one of the six “re-imagined” covers is inside.

“Anthems” was produced by ANTHRAX, Jay Ruston and Rob Caggiano and recorded for the most part throughout 2012 literally all over the world: at Benante‘s home studio, in Ruston‘s New York studio, on the band’s tour bus while on last summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, in hotel rooms, and backstage at their Berlin show last December.

The Grammy-nominated ANTHRAX has just hit the road in support “Anthems” with dates in Australia, and will return to North America to headline the Metal Alliance Tour that kicks off March 22. For all of these dates, ANTHRAX is being joined by SHADOWS FALL guitarist Jon Donais.

https://soundcloud.com/megaforcerecords/anthrax-tnt

 

Former AC/DC Drummer CHRIS SLADE To Celebrate 50 Years As Professional Musician

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 4, 2013
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

As if he isn’t busy enough around the world with sold-out shows in Brazil, Europe, Russia and USA, former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade has launched a new band THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE to mark 50 years as a professional rock musician.

The band is set to tour Europe throughout 2013 and beyond, with dates being added all the time. For this new project, Slade has taken on board supreme bassist Chris Glen, formerly a member of THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND and MSG and more recently his fellow bandmember in the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP. Also joining Slade, from Holland, is Leon Geowie, the dynamic vocalist of Dutch band VENGEANCE and Slade‘s other band STEEL CIRCLE. The linup is rounded out by phenomenal vocalist Steve Glasscock, guitarist James Cornford and keyboard player Michael Clark.

This is a totally new concept for Slade, and as the band name suggests, will include performances from a varied set list from Tom Jones, MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND, URIAH HEEP, THE FIRM, ASIA, with a fair degree of AC/DC numbers and many surprises to be unwrapped along the way.

THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE begins the first leg of the U.K. tour in Cornwall at the end of March. Some dates confirmed at time of going to press are:

Mar. 27 – Carnglaze Caverns St. Neots Cornwall
Mar. 28 – The Walkabout Newquay Cornwall
Mar. 30 – Coop Sports Club, Sheerness, Kent
Mar. 31 – Club Luxor, Folkestone, Kent
Apr. 01 – The Half Moon, Putney, London
Apr. 02 – The Garage, Swansea, Wales
Apr. 04 – Oran Moir, Glasgow, Scotland

Slade received his highest exposure in 1989 when he was asked to join AC/DC as the replacement for Simon Wright. Slade played on the 1990 “Razor’s Edge” album and accompanying world tour and the “Big Gun” single, released in 1993. The Young brothers, however, asked Slade to leave after four years with the group and reinstated former drummer Phil Rudd, saying that Rudd had demonstrated a “groove” more fitting their style of rock.