Australian hard rockers AC/DC faced various technical problems in a Wellington, New Zealand concert last night. Fans were left "thunderstruck" after the band was forced from the stage at Westpac Stadium because of technical problems caused by strong winds and rain. The band had played just two songs before being forced from the stage and returned almost an hour later. Local promoter Sandra Roberts said the band stopped the show while power problems affecting the sound quality were fixed.

The band was off stage for more than 30 minutes, leaving a crowd of about 30,000 fans waiting in wet and windy weather conditions. Roberts said the band had been eager to return to the stage as soon as they could. Wild Wellington weather was almost certainly the cause of the electrical fault, she said.

"There's high wind driving rain into the stadium so a bit of water has got into some of the electrical equipment."

AC/DC is playing two concerts on their final tour of New Zealand, and are to play at Auckland's Western Springs on Tuesday.


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Source:	nzherald.co.nz
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Norwegian death/black metal trio Vredehammer will bring us new chaos on the forthcoming record Violator, due to be released next year on February 5th through Indie Recordings. Recently, the band has also offered a stream of their new song "Spawn Tyrant" which is available below. Enjoy!

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As previously announced, Pretty Maids' singer Ronnie Atkins has recently launched a new project called Nordic Union with Swedish songwriter and producer Erik Martensson. And now we get to hear the first song from the group. They have shared the track "When Death Is Calling'', taken from the upcoming self-titled debut album, and you can discover it below.

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American metal legends Megadeth have shared online a new animated music video for their single ''The Threat Is Real''. Frontman/guitarist Dave Mustaine gets the animated treatment as well as the other members of the band. It's pretty entertaining. See it for yourself below.

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January 30th, 2016 will mark the official kick-off of the first annual Florida Metal Fest! Organized by brothers John and Donald Tardy of death metal legends Obituary, and set to take place at The Cuban Club in Ybor City in Tampa, year one of the brutal gala will see some of the Sunshine State's most iconic bands.

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Norwegian black metal bringers Abbath have shared their new song "Count The Dead" from the upcoming album. The limited edition 7" single itself is officially released today but the self-titled album will hit stores only on January 22nd via Season Of Mist. You can hear Abbath's new single at this location for another slab of new music.

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Delain will bring us new material soon. The Dutch symphonic act hit the studio and just announced their new EP, Lunar Prelude, due out on the 19th of February 2016 via Napalm Records. The EP, mastered by Grammy Award winning Ted Jensen, offers two brand new songs, "Suckerpunch" and "Turn The Lights Out". "Don't Let Go" (taken from 2014's The Human Contradiction) comes in a brand new version, while the EP also contains four live cuts, as well as an orchestral reprise of "Suckerpunch".

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Currently at the end of their European tour, American rockers Clutch have announced that their London gig this Saturday, December 12th at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire has been moved to the O2 Academy Brixton. Clutch are touring to present their newest record, Psychic Warfare.

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Portuguese by origin, mastermind Bruno Santos, relocated A Dream Of Poe to Edinburgh, Scotland. The doom band has now released a new album called An Infinity Emerged on Solitude Productions. If you want to check it out, watch their new lyric video for the tune ''Lighthouses For The Dead (The Isle Of Cinder II)'' and see if you like it. You can watch the 8-minute video below. To listen to the entire album, go to their Bandcamp page.

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American stoner rockers Sir Lord Baltimore have lost their founding member and drummer/vocalist John Garner. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Garner died of liver failure after spending several days in a coma. He formed the band in 1968 with guitarist Louis Dambra and bassist Gary Justin. They recorded Kingdom Come in 1970 and followed it in 1971 with their self-titled sequel. They split in 1976 and Garner resurrected the group for 2006's III Raw. Back in the day, Sir Lord Baltimore toured with Black Sabbath in the U.S. as well.

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We don't have great news for fans of Ghost Brigade today. The Finnish post-metallers are going on a indefinite hiatus, ten years after their inception. While they did release their last album IV - One With The Storm last year, they have now reached a point where they have decided to take a break.

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U.S. heavy metal old-timers Manilla Road have proudly announced that they will play at Bang Your Head Festival next year! The German festival was the first festival bringing Manilla Road over to Europe and they are happy to be back next year to present songs from their new record, The Blessed Curse, in Balingen. Freedom Call, Testament, Uriah Heep, Impellitteri, Sacred Reich, Threshold, DragonForce and more will also perform at the fest next July.

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German melodic black metallers Hyems have recently posted a new lyric video online for the track ''Devianz''. You can discover this track and watch the lyric video for it below. The song is taken from their most recent studio album, Devianz - Dem Menschen Ein Wolf, out since the 27th of November 2015. It should give you a taste of what you can expect.

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French metal/hardcore hybrids Cowards have announced via their Facebook page that their gig this Friday, December 11th at Le Pub ADK in Paris, France has been canceled. The band cannot make it to the show, but the other bands will play; that includes Regarde Les Hommes Tomber, Revok, and No Place Like Road.

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Trivium have recruited Paul Wandtke as band's new touring drummer. Paul Wandtke made his live debut with the group on December 5th at Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico. The band parted ways with drummer Nick Augusto in 2014 but hasn't announced a permanent replacement yet. Mat Madiro joined them live and for their latest studio album Silence In The Snow. Now Paul Wandtke steps in.

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