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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, IT DIES TODAY Featured On 'Trustkill Takeover Volume II'

"Trustkill Takeover Volume II" CD is scheduled to hits stores on Halloween (Hot Topic stores will carry the release from September 5). The compilation features 16 exclusive skull-crushing tracks from the powerhouse that is the Trustkill lineup. Also included is a free 16-month calendar featuring new...

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Rare DIMEBAG DARRELL Track Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 90 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This third in a series of Ozzfest specials features a 15-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with All THAT REMAINS vocalist Phil Labonte. Interview topics include the latest ALL THAT REMAINS album, "...

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Singer Says AVENGED SEVENFOLD Had Best Summer Ever

Launch Radio Networks reports: How did you spend your summer vacation? If you're a member of AVENGED SEVENFOLD, you spent it with acts like GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA and OZZY OSBOURNE. AVENGED singer M. Shadows told Launch that between opening for GUNS and METALLICA in Europe and doing Ozzfest with O...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: New Solo Album, 'Rasputin' Musical In The Works

According to a posting at Ozzyhead.com, OZZY OSBOURNE is currently working on two brand new studio albums. The first album is set for release in February 2007. Most of the music was recorded before Ozzfest in May with Mike Bordin (drums),Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (bass) and Zakk Wylde (guitar). Ozzy i...

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DROWNING POOL To Perform In Germany And The Persian Gulf On USO/AFE Tour

The USO, in partnership with Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE),will soon send rock/metal band DROWNING POOL to perform shows for service members stationed in the Persian Gulf and Germany. It will be the second USO tour for the group, which performed for troops in Kuwait in October 2005. The band als...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist Is Lovin' His New Chopper

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates is such a motorcycle fan that he's had one made by the team behind "American Chopper". "It's a really long, stretched out low rider with a metallic snakeskin paint job and it's got my name, SYN, on the gas tank," he tells Australia's Time Off magazine. "It'...

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IRON MAIDEN Vocalist: 'SHARON OSBOURNE Is Obviously Completely Mad'

In his only interview for Swedish media in support of IRON MAIDEN's new album, "A Matter of Life and Death", vocalist Bruce Dickinson talked candidly to Close-Up magazine about last year's Ozzfest and the infamous egg incident. Immediately after IRON MAIDEN's triumphant show at Ullevi stadium in Got...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL Art Tribute: New Photos Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com visited the traveling exhibit "Six-String Masterpieces The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute" at Ozzfest 2006 on Randall's Island in New York City. The exhibit, produced and curated by Curse Mackey, is a collection of over 40 Dean ML guitars that have been hand-painted, illustrated, and s...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Undergoes Surgery To Fix And Reverse Damage To His Septum

DISTURBED's David Draiman underwent successful surgery on August 15 to fix a deviated septum which was making breathing difficult and affecting his vocal abilities on stage. As it has been reported in the press, the band has been forced to miss numerous shows on their current album cycle due to the...

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WALLS OF JERICHO Added To FAMILY VALUES Tour

WALLS OF JERICHO has been added to the second-stage lineup of the Family Values Tour beginning with tonight's show (August 18) in Phoenix, Arizona. Having just completed its second-stage duties at Ozzfest, the band will be joining KORN, DEFTONES, FLYLEAF, STONE SOUR, DIR EN GREY, 10 YEARS, DEADSY, B...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist To Perform With WU-TANG CLAN

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian will be sharing the stage with WU-TANG CLAN on three East Coast dates (New York City, Philadelphia and Winston Salem) starting tomorrow. He will play bass on all their songs for the entire headlining set. Shavo has been collaborating with WU-TANG's RZA in the...

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KORN Frontman Says Museum Idea Is Dead

Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has given up hopes of ever opening the Museum of Justice and Oddities (MOJO) he first announced in 2002. Davis intended to create the shrine to house his extensive collection of memorabilia relating to serial killers and gangsters. But Davi...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist To Focus On Solo Project TENET

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD has emerged from this year's Ozzfest as one of the festival's most-talked-about acts primarily due to the sheer abrasiveness and intensity of their live performances. The group will now take a short break as frontman Devin Townsend (vocals, guitars) welcomes his first child into...

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LACUNA COIL Frontwoman: 'I'm Not Pregnant'

LACUNA COIL frontwoman Cristina Scabbia has issued the following update: "Ozzfest is done. A great tour as usual, full of great people and good, good times. I'll miss everybody. I miss them now. "Now I definitely need a small vacation, as does every one of you, I bet. I'll see you around Europe in S...

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JASON NEWSTED: 'VOIVOD Are One Of The Most Underrated And Unrecognized Outfits In Metal'

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with VOIVOD/ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On how VOIVOD's new album, "Katorz", has been received by critics and fans: "The reviews are something I definitely care about man...