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SHARON OSBOURNE Says Last Year's OZZFEST 'Nearly Destroyed Us'

Brad Kava of The Mercury News spoke to Ozzfest promoter Sharon Osbourne by phone on Tuesday (February 6) about the organizers' announcement that admission to the 25-city heavy metal tour will be free this summer. Sponsors will pick up the tab for the tickets, bands will not be paid to perform and ex...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Tops POLLSTAR's Top 50 Tours Chart

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band made up of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — has topped Pollstar magazine's Top 50 chart (issue date February 12, page 36),which tracks the ebb and flow of popular tours....

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SLAYER Guitarist Says ABC-TV Put Last-Minute 'Gag Order' On Band's 'Jimmy Kimmel' Performance

Ashley Brown of The Kansas City Star reports: For the second year SLAYER has been nominated for a Grammy in the best metal performance category. It goes to the ceremony, according to guitarist Kerry King, if only for the courtesy booze. "We went for the parties with no intention of winning," he says...

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CLUTCH: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

CLUTCH has finalized the track listing for its new album, "From Beale Street to Oblivion", due on March 20 via DRT Entertainment. Produced, recorded and mixed by Joe Barresi (KYUSS, TOOL, MELVINS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, the CD "floods the room with riffs, melo...

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MASTODON Guitarist On Early Influences And Accusations That The Band Sold Out

Chris Riemenschneider of StarTribune.com recently conducted an interview with MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the fact that there isn't anything remotely hip about the fearsome-sounding foursome: "We'd like to think we're cool, hip guys, but probably not. I...

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IRON MAIDEN, LINKIN PARK Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

IRON MAIDEN (June 10),LINKIN PARK (June 9) and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (June 8) are the first three officially confirmed bands for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. Other acts that are rumored (but **NOT** confirmed) to appear at this year's...

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GOTTHARD Begins Recording New Album

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD entered the studio late last year with producers Leo Leoni and Ronald Prent (who worked with the band on their last effort, "Lipservice") to begin recording their new album, entitled "Domino Effect". An early summer release is expected. GOTTHARD last year scored its 10th...

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SLIPKNOT, SYSTEM OF A DOWN Director Completes Feature Film

Award-winning director Thomas Mignone, who has helmed videos for SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SEPULTURA, MUDVAYNE, SLIPKNOT and SUPERJOINT RITUAL, has just finished directing the feature film "On the Doll" starring Josh Janowicz ("The Chumscrubber"),Brittany Snow ("John Tucker Must Die"),Clayne Crawford, Edd...

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TOOL May Record Live CD On Next North American Tour

Launch Radio Networks reports: TOOL intends to record some dates on its next North American tour for a live CD and DVD, according to Harddrive Radio. The initial dates for the outing have been announced, with the first confirmed show on March 15th in Las Vegas. Although TOOL tapes all its live shows...

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TOOL: New U.S. Dates Announced

TOOL has announced the following U.S. dates in March: Mar. 15 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Mar. 16 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Mar. 18 - Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center Mar. 20 - San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena Mar. 21 - Tucson, AZ @ TCC Arena Mar. 23 ...

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BAD RELIGION To Enter Studio Next Month

Punk rock institution BAD RELIGION will begin recording the follow up to 2004's heralded "The Empire Strikes First" next month at Grand Master Studios in Los Angeles, California. Slated for a July 10 release through Epitaph, the yet-to-be-named disc will be produced by Grammy-nominated producer Joe...

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IK MULTIMEDIA Announces AMPLITUBE 2 JIMI HENDRIX EDITION

IK Multimedia has announced AmpliTube 2 Jimi Hendrix Edition, the first authentic software recreation of the complete guitar amp and effects rig of Jimi Hendrix. AmpliTube 2 Jimi Hendrix Edition is a cooperative effort between Authentic Hendrix and IK Multimedia. Authentic Hendrix was founded in the...

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FU MANCHU Unveils New Album Cover Art

Southern California rock quartet FU MANCHU has posted the cover art for its new album, "We Must Obey", on the band's MySpace page. The artwork was designed by John McGill, who first collaborated with FU MANCHU on their 2004 release, "Start The Machine". More recently, McGill designed the cover art f...

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CLUTCH: North American Tour Dates Announced

CLUTCH has lined up the following North American tour dates with DUB TRIO and FAIR TO MIDLAND: Feb. 28 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH Mar. 01 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN Mar. 02 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA Mar. 13 - The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN Mar. 17 - Opera House - ...

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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Talks About Reunion Album

Back in action after 15 years of silence, U.K. thrash metal legends ONSLAUGHT have just recorded the album of their lives. Brutal, infectious and brimming with energy, "Killing Peace" is set to blow every other thrash album of the last two decades out of the water, as original members Nige Rockett (...