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In a recent interview with the U.K. digital rock, Planet Rock, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson was asked when he was last seen or photographed without a hat on? He responded (via blabbermouth.net), “”Oh, well, I wear them for things like this,” referring to the press junket for the band’s latest album, Power Up. “When I’m home in Florida, I’m… Guitar-shredding virtuoso George Lynch has reteamed with his former Dokken bandmate Jeff Pilson for a set of new studio recordings that turn pop music classics into powerful metal anthems. Due December 18th through Deadline Music, a division of Cleopatra Records, Inc., Heavy Hitters features jaw-dropping renditions of Duran Duran’s Ordinary World, Prince’s Kiss” Onerepublic’s Apologize Carole King’s I Feel The Earth, Oasis’s Champagne Supernova and more. Heavy Hitters track listing 1. One Of Us 2. You Got The Love 3. I… Guitar Center, the nation’s largest retailer of musical instruments, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company announced November 21st. The bankruptcy filing came just one week after the Guitar Center, which had been struggling to compete with online retailers even before the pandemic, announced it had reached a debt-reduction deal with its key stakeholders. The… Following a high-octane release just over a week ago, AC/DC has taken over the Number.one spot in 18 countries and counting with its brand-new album. Power Up. The list of topped charts includes the Number One spot on the Billboard 200, selling over 117,000 copies in the first week. Power Up is AC/DC’s sixth number one album in Australia where… Wolfgang Van Halen has announced the first concert of his solo band, Mammoth WVH. The quartet, which features Wolfgang on guitar and lead vocals, Frank Sidoris (Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators) on guitar, Garrett Whitlock (Tremonti) on drums, and Ronnie Ficarro on bass, will perform at next year’s edition of the Aftershock festival. Mammoth WVH. will play the final night of the event, which is scheduled… KISS will perform a virtual KISS 2020 Goodbye concert on New Year’s Eve. To send off 2020 in their larger-than-life style on New Year’s Eve, KISS, the iconic Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, multi-platinum-selling band is reigniting the fire and roaring back to life. In true KISS fashion, they are bringing the biggest and baddest concert event and pyrotechnics show…AC/DC FRONTMAN BRIAN JOHNSON EXPLAINS HIS SIGNATURE CAP
DOKKEN BANDMATES GEORGE LYNCH AND JEFF PILSON TEAM UP FOR “HEAVY HITTERS” ALBUM
GUITAR CENTER FILES FOR CHAPTER 11, BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
AC/DC’S NEW ALBUM “POWER UP” TOPS ALBUM CHARTS IN 18 COUNTRIES
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN’S SOLO BAND MAMMOTH WVH ADDED TO “AFTERSHOCK” FESTIVAL
KISS SCHEDULE VIRTUAL SHOW “KISS 2020 GOODBYE” ON NEW YEAR’S EVE