ACDC Sound-Alikes and Copycats

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 12815 Age : 49

Highway Star wrote:: It's funny how these bands are praised for sounding like Ac/DC, while bands like Krokus and Kingdom Come were slammed in the 80's for the same thing.

At this point it's pretty much its own genre.

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

'77 has a new one coming out in May, Bright Gloom...

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Cool tune. It's be better though if they asked Axl to do the vocals. Twisted Evil

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Took me a while to find this thread again... I have a new (well, they're not "new" but they're new to me) AC/DC inspired band - Adrenaline Factor. I found these guys in the cheap-o section of Perris Records' web site. The singer has got that Bon Scott thing goin' on and the guitarist, Paul Lidel, was in Dirty Looks and Broken Teeth, so obviously the AC/DC sound is in his DNA, haha.

They appear to be one of those "one and done" bands because this album came out in 2006 and there doesn't seem to be any follow ups.

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King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

That's not bad; the singer definitely has a Bon Scott vibe in his voice but the music does sound more like Broken Teeth IMO; it's just not as memorable as other AC/DC clones out there. Not a bad pickup though if you got it on the cheap.

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tohostudios wrote:: That's not bad; the singer definitely has a Bon Scott vibe in his voice but the music does sound more like Broken Teeth IMO; it's just not as memorable as other AC/DC clones out there. Not a bad pickup though if you got it on the cheap.

I got it with three other Perris-label clearance CDs for a grand total of $10 incl. shipping, so I had no complaints. Very Happy

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King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

I think Eyesore nailed it with this comment regarding AC/DC clones bands which I don't remember reading before :

Eyesore wrote:: At this point it's pretty much its own genre.

It's funny but it really is true; as soon as I see something like "sounds like AC/DC" I'll give said band a listen.

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Metal is my Life Number of posts : 28656 Age : 39

Although Annihilator is very far from an AC/DC clone, they did do two or three songs that were basically AC/DC worship.

I'll post the song because someone here is going to love it if they've never heard it.

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

Quote :: I'll post the song because someone here is going to love it if they've never heard it.

Ummmm...that would be...ME!!!!!!

That's DEFINITELY AC/DC worship! I love it!

If they did a whole album like that I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

EDIT: I've listened to that track 3 times now. Man I wish they'd do a whole album like that!

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Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37962 Age : 54

Oh yea, that Annihilator track is great. It definitely sticks out like a sore thumb from the rest of that album though.

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King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

That's what I figured. I wasn't going to rush right out and buy the album but that song is great as far as I'm concerned.

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7831 Age : 44

Homer and Ned singing “Kindly deeds done for free”.

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

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Must be a reference to a Simpson's episode I haven't seen.

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7831 Age : 44

Yeah, I was being flippant of course. There’s a clip on YouTube but for some reason I can’t post lately.

Metal master Number of posts : 992 Age : 45

Anyone remember the short-lived band Nevada Beach? What's interesting about them is that they mixed their AC/DC style with (slightly) cleaner vocals:

EDIT: Apparently they released a new album in 2016:

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37962 Age : 54

akeldama wrote:: Yeah, I was being flippant of course. There’s a clip on YouTube but for some reason I can’t post lately.

From the episode "Sex, Pies, and Idiot Scrapes" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex%2C_Pies_and_Idiot_Scrapes

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Hadley wrote:: Anyone remember the short-lived band Nevada Beach? What's interesting about them is that they mixed their AC/DC style with (slightly) cleaner vocals:

EDIT: Apparently they released a new album in 2016:

Yep, I have that first CD.

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Fat Freddy wrote:

akeldama wrote:: Yeah, I was being flippant of course. There’s a clip on YouTube but for some reason I can’t post lately.

From the episode "Sex, Pies, and Idiot Scrapes" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex%2C_Pies_and_Idiot_Scrapes

That's clever on several levels.

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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Fat Freddy wrote:: Took me a while to find this thread again... I have a new (well, they're not "new" but they're new to me) AC/DC inspired band - Adrenaline Factor. I found these guys in the cheap-o section of Perris Records' web site. The singer has got that Bon Scott thing goin' on and the guitarist, Paul Lidel, was in Dirty Looks and Broken Teeth, so obviously the AC/DC sound is in his DNA, haha.

They appear to be one of those "one and done" bands because this album came out in 2006 and there doesn't seem to be any follow ups.

How's that album holdin' up? I've been eyeing that one up on the Perris website too.

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MetalGuy71 wrote:: How's that album holdin' up? I've been eyeing that one up on the Perris website too.

It's fun; I just listened to it again a couple of days ago. It goes particularly well with cheap beer. Very Happy

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Fat Freddy wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:: How's that album holdin' up? I've been eyeing that one up on the Perris website too.

It's fun; I just listened to it again a couple of days ago. It goes particularly well with cheap beer. Very Happy

How about that Jetboy album? I saw you got that one too. Is that stuff from "back-in-the-day" that never got released or new recordings?

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MetalGuy71 wrote:: How about that Jetboy album? I saw you got that one too. Is that stuff from "back-in-the-day" that never got released or new recordings?

I've been digging that one too. It's a mish-mosh of leftover tracks/demos/unreleased stuff, but most of it is quite good.

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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Fat Freddy wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:: How about that Jetboy album? I saw you got that one too. Is that stuff from "back-in-the-day" that never got released or new recordings?

I've been digging that one too. It's a mish-mosh of leftover tracks/demos/unreleased stuff, but most of it is quite good.

Well then, looks like I need to pay a visit to Perris Records while I still got some money in the ol' PayPal account. Merry Christmas to me. santa

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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

I don't wanna go through 5 pages, so apologies if these guys were mentioned already. If not, here's another band with that AC/DC sound you all know and love. I present to you...

Roller with the album Candy It Up

You can find this cheap through Perris Records if it suits ya.

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Metal is my Life Number of posts : 12815 Age : 49

Not sure if this band has been mentioned yet, but I just stumbled across them a few weeks ago. Really great stuff. They fall along a heavier line, like Airbourne, but there's no question who their main influence is.

The King Number of posts : 23281 Age : 51

Eyesore wrote:: Not sure if this band has been mentioned yet, but I just stumbled across them a few weeks ago. Really great stuff. They fall along a heavier line, like Airbourne, but there's no question who their main influence is.

i like this! Thanks for sharing!

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