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DEVILDRIVER Added To OZZFEST's Second Stage

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER has been added to Ozzfest 2007's lineup starting in Dallas, Texas on August 2. They will be playing the second stage at 3:30 p.m. As a result, DEVILDRIVER has been forced to cancel its previously announced U.S. headlining dates which were supposed to take plac...

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STATIC-X Frontman On OZZFEST Sponsorship: 'I'll Drink Piss If There's Money'

Rolling Stone magazine (web site) reports: For the first time in its twelve years, Ozzfest is free. All fifteen acts on this year's bill — from Finnish monster rockers LORDI to headliner OZZY OSBOURNE — are playing for nothing; sponsors, merch sales, parking and beer cover the show's costs. "We're t...

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STATIC-X Frontman Checks In From OZZFEST

STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static has penned a guest blog for Headbanger's Blog about his misadventures on this year's Ozzfest. Read it at this location. As previously reported, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 joined STATIC-X on stage at last Saturday's (July 21) Ozzfest stop at Hyundai P...

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NEUROTICA Reunites For Florida Concert

On Friday, August 31. Florida's NEUROTICA will kick off Labor Day weekend and reunite for a special show at Gallery Billiards in Sarasota, Florida. This will mark the group's first show in seven years with original drummer G.J. Gosman, who played on all of the NEUROTICA records. NEUROTICA finished o...

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OZZFEST 2007: Mountain View 'Mosh Pit' Footage Available

OzTV has uploaded mosh pit footage from Ozzfest 2007's July 19 stop in Mountain View, California. Watch the four-minute clip (set the sound of LAMB OF GOD's "Laid to Rest") below. As previously reported, a four-minute video report from this year's Ozzfest submitted by Possum from Altitude TV's "Meta...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Comments On Billboard Top 200 Debut

Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH have now undoubtedly proved that they are one of the leading forces in metal today as their highly acclaimed new album, "The Apostasy", debuted at #149 on the Billboard Top 200 chart with first-week sales of around 5,000. This entry also marks Century Media's fif...

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WARPED Tour Organizer Says 'Free' OZZFEST Is Nothing But 'A Ploy'

Alan Sculley of KansasCity.com reports: In 1996 Ozzfest became the first full-fledged touring heavy metal festival. This year, courtesy of select sponsors, it's the first free major festival tour. OZZY OSBOURNE, LORDI and HATEBREED are fronting the bill that's stopping Monday at Verizon. It's obviou...

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IN THIS MOMENT: Live Footage From OZZFEST Tour Available

Video footage of Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT performing the song "Beautiful Tragedy" during this year's Ozzfest has been posted at this location. IN THIS MOMENT's captivating new video for the track "Beautiful Tragedy" made its "Headbanger's Ball" debut on July 21 on MTV2. Directed by Rober...

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MONDO GENERATOR Offically Drops Off OZZFEST

MONDO GENERATOR, the group led by former QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE bassist Nick Oliveri, has officially dropped off this year's Ozzfest due to "matters beyond the band's control." A statement from Nick Oliveri reads as follows: "It's very disappointing but MONDO GENERATOR has been forced to cancel the...

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DIMMU BORGIR Drummer To Sit Out Rest Of Festival Season Due To Injury

Due to a recently diagnosed injury, DIMMU BORGIR drummer Hellhammer will be unable to play drums for the band on the remaining festival dates this summer and the upcoming European tour with AMON AMARTH and HATESPHERE. Hellhammer's x-ray confirmed a severe neck prolapse causing numbness in his right...

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LORDI Mainman To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'Chaos'

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi will be the featured guest on KNAC.COM's specialty metal program "Chaos" this coming Sunday, July 29 between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. PST (10:00 p.m. and midnight EST). The show will re-air Monday, July 30 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. PST. The interview will also be rebroadcast...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist: 'It's Great When Bands Cite Us As Their Influence'

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: During the 1980 tour behind the "Heaven And Hell" album, Bill Ward exited BLACK SABBATH and Vinny App...

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'Is Free OZZFEST Working?' Video Report Available

A four-minute video report from this year's Ozzfest submitted by Possum from Altitude TV's "Metalogy 101" has been posted on YouTube. Included in the report are exclusive interviews with OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, IN THIS MOMENT, HATEBREED, DAATH, ANKLA, THE SHOWDOWN and more. The...

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NILE: New Video Interview With DALLAS TOLER-WADE Available

An eight-minute video interview with NILE guitarist/vocalist Dallas Toler-Wade conducted on the current Ozzfest tour by Synthesis.net has been posted at YouTube. An e-card for NILE's new album, "Ithyphallic", can be accessed at this location. Released in the U.S. on July 17 via Nuclear Blast Records...

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NILE Forced To Miss Today's OZZFEST In Phoenix

NILE has been forced to miss today's Ozzfest at the Cricket Pavilion in Phoenix, Arizona. "Our bus is broken down in Barstow California and will not be repaired in time to allow us to participate in Tuesday's Ozzfest," stated NILE mainman Karl Sanders. "We will, however, rejoin the Ozzfest tour in A...