Laithwaites Wine have teamed up with the band and Aussie winery Warburn Estate to make it available over here.

There are two wines on offer:

Back in Black Shiraz 2011 – Barossa (from £9.99 a bottle)
Hells Bells Sauvignon Blanc 2011 – Marlborough (from £9.99 a bottle)

Find out more at www.laithwaites.co.uk

The machine has all sorts of DC-related effects and features, and you can play it while listening to a dozen classics.

Mind you, the cheapest of the three models available will still set you back nearly $6000.

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Lizzy play the Pavilions on Tuesday, January 31, and they’re putting 10 tickets up for grabs here from Thursday, January 19. Those who get these tickets will not only see the gig, but also meet the band afterwards.

Where does the money go? To Livewire Youth Music, a charity which provides music opportunities for those aged 13-21. The patron of the organization is Brian Johnson of AC/DC.

This is a two-and-half hour tribute show, featuring classic songs from The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd and Meat Loaf.

The dates are all in January:

Fri, 13: Cheltenham Town Hall

Sat. 14: Leicester De Montfort Hall

Sun. 15: Birmingham Town Hall

Tue. 17: Plymouth Pavilions

Wed. 18: Cardiff St. Davids Hall

Fri. 20: Basingstoke Anvil

Sat. 21: Oxford New Theatre

Sun. 22: Shrewsbury Theatre Seven

Mon. 23: London Cadogan Hall

Tue. 24: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Thu. 26: Gateshead Sage

Fri. 27: Aberdeen Music Hall

Sat. 28: Edinburgh Queens Hall

Sun. 29: Norwich Theatre Royal

Go here to enter the competition.

This has loads of cool features, including multi-camera angles, horizontal and vertical gameplay, multiple balls and original voiceovers from Brian Johnson. It also gives you the chance during the game to ring the Hells Bell, fire those cannons and tale a ride with Rosie.

There are also loads of classic ‘DC songs.

The whole thing costs £1.99, and you can get it here.

Words: Malcolm Dome

Fiona returns after an absence of two decades with Unbroken (Life On The Moon/Cargo), which is a simply tremendous melodic hard rock album. If there had been any justice she’d have been a massive star in the 1980s. The talent’s still so obvious on what is probably Fiona’s most consummate ever release. Easily among the genre’s best releases this year.

Styx are the latest band to reimagine their back catalogue.Regeneration Volume I & II (Eagle Rock) features 13 of the band’s finest career moments now re-recorded. The new versions are perfectly fine, but al they rally do is remind you why the originals are  classics. Still, there’s new song Difference In The World, which is actually rather splendid. Oh, Damn Yankees’ High Enough and Coming Of Age are also included, thanks to the Tommy Shaw connection. Wonder what Ted Nugent will make of these?

Londoners ahab are a band with a real handle on multiple harmonies. They prove their worth on the EP kmvt (Navigator), which rides the wave between folk and pop-rock, doing it very neatly indeed. Check out their recent Track Of The Day for an insight into what’s makes them tick.

The Answer have long been on the verge of something special. The time might have arrived with Revival (Spinefarm). It’s got all the classic rock traits we’ve come to associate with the Irishmen, however this time they’ve taken a significant step up. The songs are better constructed and realised, the performances have an extra 10 percent. Finally, The Answer sound like they’re becoming the world class band we knew was their destiny. The new Free?

Angel City have long been among Australia’s finest bands. Also known as The Angels, they had a quirky take on the sort of boogie which AC/DC and others made so much a part of Aussie heritage. Their 1978 album Face To Face (Rock Candy) is a prime example of their band’s wares. The second Angel City album, it has groove, melody and just a touch of eccentricity. Still sounds magnificent.

Be-Bop Deluxe remain among the most intelligent, articulate and undervalued rock bands of the 1970s. To call them art rock is be naive, but there was always something of that ilk in their style. Futurist Manifesto 1974-1978 (EMI) features all five of their albums for the Harvest label, plus a disc of previously unreleased tracks. It is a spellbinding collection.

These days Adrian Vandenberg is probably most renowned for his spell in Whitesnake. But prior to that, he led Vandenberg, a Dutch band with much to commend them in the early 1980s. Their self-titled, debut (Rock Candy) originally came out in 1982, and its anthemic hard rock manifesto has held up well. It makes you wonder why this band never gained enough commercial momentum to make a bigger impact.

Finally, to young Brits Emerald, who prove on debut album Master I Am (Phantom) that they’re old school enough to appreciate the influence of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and even The Who. However, there’s something about this lot’s often obvious power metal approach which hints at a deep-lying ability that, given the chance, will really blossom. Master I Am is far from being essential, but could be the birth of something that will be more than worthwhile.

Isa Scott and her husband emigrated to Melbourne from Scotland in 1952, with her two sons including, of course, Bon. Four years later, the family relocated to Fremantle in Western Australia. And it was there that the iconic singer first got into performing in bands.

Isa was a big AC/DC fan and saw at least one show on every tour the band did after her son died in 1980.

AC/DC The Wine comes in four selections:

AC/DC Back In Black Shiraz (2010 750mL Dry Red)
AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long Moscato (2011 750mL Sweet White)
AC/DC Highway To Hell Cabernet Sauvignon (2008 750mML Dry Red)
AC/DC Hells Bells Sauvignon Blanc (2010 750mL Dry White)

Fine out more at www.acdc.com

The first is on October 1, with tribute bands AC?DC and Tinn Lizzy, plus local act Midnight Transmission.

The second is on February 3, and has the Pat McManus Band headlining. Also on the bill are:

Million $ Reload

Conjuring Fate

Black Freeway

Last Known Addiction

Trucker Diablo

Sandstone

Find out more at www.blazesappeal.co.uk

The collection spans more than 40 years of history both live and offstage. It includes the following:

AC/DC

Aerosmith

Doors

Eric Clapton

Foo Fighters

Guns N’ Roses

Iron Maiden

Jimi Hendrix

Judas Priest

Kiss

Led Zeppelin

Metallica

Motorhead

Nirvana

Ozzy Osbourne

Pink Floyd

Queen

Rolling Stones

Scorpions

Slash

Thin Lizzy

Van Halen

Whitesnake

The Who

All the photos are of the highest possible quality and have been taken by some of the great names in rock photography. And the prices make them bargains. A framed photo costs just £69, while an unframed one is £45. There are 495 prints available for each photo, with every one not only numbered but having the photographer’s name on the back and the story behind the image.

All the info you need is here.