ADELAIDE, Australia

Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," a cemetery manager said Wednesday.

At Centennial Park, the largest cemetery and crematorium in the southern city of Adelaide, only two hymns st ...

Paul Cashmere of Undercover News reports that legendary Australian hard rockers AC/DC have three titles that they are considering for for their upcoming album, including "Black Ice" (which is said to be "a frontrunner at the moment") and "Runaway Train".

Danny Keenan of AC/DC's Australian record label Albert Music told Undercover News that a decision on the CD title will be made in the next week.

Albert Music CEO Tim Prescott will head to New York for meetings over the AC/DC release nex ...

ROCK fans were in a frenzy last night over rumours AC/DC will play Scotland next year.

The band are said to have pencilled in a date at Glasgow's SECC in January which could be followed by a world tour.

The rumours follow an announcement that their new album could be in the shops by August.

Blender Gallery in Paddington, Sydney, Australia will host AC/DC Exposed!, a collection of photographs by Philip Morris, beginning this Thursday, June 26. Timed to coincide with what would've been Bon Scott's 62nd birthday on July 9, AC/DC Exposed! showcases the work of an Australian rock photo archive from a career now spanning some 40-odd years, focusing on his work with AC/DC.

According to Sosueme, Morris has worked as a photographer with music magazines Go-Set, RAM and Juke, and shot the likes of LED ZEPPELIN, MUDDY WATERS and THE ROLLING STONES, as well as doing record covers for ...

The Boston Globe reports that Sammy Hagar, members of AC/DC and former TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider are among the musicians that are expected to attend tonight's (June 25) bash celebrating the opening of BOKX 109, the new restaurant at Hotel Indigo in Newton, Massachusetts. The common denominator seems to be the restaurant's creator, Lou Carrier, who made a lot of friends while working at the Hard Rock Hotel. "Lou's one of those people who has an amazing ability to draw people to him," Snider told The Boston Globe yesterday. "If he's involved, I know the place will have a rock 'n' roll attitude and vibe." Snider said he wouldn't be surprised if Carrier puts a few of his famous friends to work in the kitchen tonight. "Everyone's got a little something they cook," Snider said. "I'm the grill man at my house."

LONDON (AFP) — French-Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion is responsible for the world's worst cover version -- a rendition of rockers AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" -- Total Guitar magazine said in a poll.

Dion has never released the song as a single but performed what the magazine called the "offence" against music at a Las Vegas ...

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AC/DC are coming back with their new album this August and we're giving one lucky fan the chance to win a prized copy of this seminal record plus a copy of every album in their back catalogue (subject to availability). Five runners-up will also receive a copy of the album too!

Prize: One prize pack with a copy of AC/DC's new album plus a copy of every album in their back catalogue (subject to availability)

What do you think is the best AC/DC album of all time, and why?

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Yahoo! Music writer Rob O'Connor has compiled a list of what he claims are "the 25 performing outfits who have made heavy metal what it is." His pick for the top spot, BLACK SABBATH, "mastered the art of the powerchord and the downward spiral . . by keeping it simple and focusing on the most elemental elements," he writes. Meanwhile, METALLICA, which comes in at No. 6, was "once the lord of a new generation" whose "'Master Of Puppets' [LP] remains one of the sacred treaties and the s ...

TheWeekDaily.com reports: Veteran rockers AC/DC have agreed to sell their next album exclusively throughWal-Mart stores in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal, and the news is eliciting strong reactions from critics and fans. The legendary hard rock group's as-yet-untitled album — its first since 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip" — is scheduled for release this fall.

What the commentators said: This is unbelievable, said Mark Caro in the Chicago Tribune's blog Pop Machine. "The classic headbangers' new album won’t be available at any sort of rock music store, but you can pick it up along with a box of Huggies?" Maybe this has more to do with the "death ...

Paul Cashmere of Undercover News reports that original AC/DC singer Dave Evans will release his new album, "Judgement Day", on July 14 through MGM. The follow-up to 2003's "Sinner" was recorded in Brisbane, Australia with producer Mark Tinson and it will feature 10 tracks, including a cover of "House of the Rising Sun". The first single will be "We Don't Dance to Your Song". A live video will be made for the single.

Evans was a member of AC/DC from the band's inception in 1973 until 1974. Following his departure from AC/DC, Dave Evans formed the wild hedonistic rock band RABBIT, Melbourne '80s rock outfit DAVE EVANS AND THUNDER DOWN UNDER, and ...