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OZZFEST 2005: 'Uranium Invasion' Premieres This Friday

On Friday, August 19, Fuse TV's "Uranium" will invade Ozzfest 2005. Host "Juliya takes you deeper than you've ever been," reads a press release. "She gets kinky with THE HAUNTED in their trailer, watches porn with TRIVIUM, shares thong stories with WICKED WISDOM and busts in on an exchange of licks...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Is 'Excited' About JUDAS PRIEST Tour

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "PRIEST BABY! We are heading out to the highway! Check the dates and see when we come to your town. "I'm excited to play with JUDAS PRIEST. Well, I'm not playing with them... But I would LOVE TO!!!! HIN...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Discusses Departure Of Brother CHRISTOPHER

Patrick Rennick of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MetalReview.com: I have heard that not only has your brother Christopher Amott stepped down from the Ozzfest tour but that he is now no longer part of the...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Checks In From OZZFEST

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Well, here we are…half way through the Ozzfest! Everything is going extremely well, we are more than satisfied with the crowd response and the overall vibe of the Ozzfest — we are having a blast! "...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: OZZY To Continue Playing Arenas

Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne confirmed in an interview with The Arizona Republic Friday (August 12) that this year's Ozzfest will be the last time Ozzy performs with the traveling festival. "We're changing the format of the festival next year, and Ozzy will be going into arenas for a...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Retires As OZZFEST Headliner: 'It's Time For Me To Move On'

Ozzy Osbourne announced on Friday (August 12) that he is retiring as the headliner of his long-running namesake package tour, Ozzfest. "After 10 years, the Ozzfest's name and reputation have been established," he said in a statement. "It's time for me to move on and do other things." His publicist n...

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SHADOWS FALL Dominate Main Stage At OZZFEST; New Video Completed

SHADOWS FALL have been annihilating thousands of people every night on the main stage at this year's Ozzfest with their highly energetic and captivating live performances. The group's unique blend of hard rock and thrash metal is about the most intense form of rock that the fans can expect the main...

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OZZY Blows Out Voice, Slams Mike Down And Storms Off Stage At OZZFEST In Auburn

Ernest A. Jasmin of The News Tribune reviewed this year's Ozzfest when it hit the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington on Thursday (August 11). An excerpt from his review follows: "For the second year in a row, the concert’s namesake, Ozzy Osbourne, was joined by BLACK SABBATH band mates G...

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DOWN Drummer Says There Will Be A New Studio Album

In a recent interview with Metal Maniacs magazine, EYEHATEGOD/SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist and DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower revealed that he is "sure we'll do another DOWN record. I've talked to Phil [Anselmo, DOWN/SUPERJOINT RITUAL/ex-PANTERA frontman] and everybody else. Everybody's expressed interest...

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MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC To Team Up For North American Tour

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have announced that they will return to the U.S. alongside GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED and MNEMIC as part of the Fury of the Fall tour this October. "We're finally coming back to tour the U.S.!" MESHUGGAH said in a statement. "We think it's a great packag...

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IN FLAMES Frontman: I Would Rather Be On OZZFEST's Second Stage

Crawfordsville, IN's The Journal Review recently conducted an interview with IN FLAMES frontman Anders Fridén. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's evolution: "We never really set out to be anything, you know. Obviously when we first started out, we had all the influences from other...

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ROB ZOMBIE Goes 'Wylde' At South Dakota's Full Throttle

Ryan Woodard of South Dakota's The Black Hills Pioneer is reporting that BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde joined ROB ZOMBIE on stage during the singer's headlining set at the Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, South Dakota Monday night (August 8). "Wylde didn't play guitar on the stage, and seem...

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SLIPKNOT, AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH Tour Dates Announced

SLIPKNOT is back in action mounting the "Subliminal Verses Tour: The Final Volume" to wrap up the touring cycle on the band's current, critically acclaimed album — "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)". The band is also poised to unleash an as-yet-untitled, a deluxe double disc package of live material...

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OZZFEST 2005: Holmdel Concert Attendance Figures Released

Billboard magazine has released the attendance/concert gross figures for the Ozzfest 2005 two-day stop at the PNC Bank Arts Center on July 26-27 in Holmdel, NJ. As previously reported, BLACK SABBATH were forced to cancel their appearance at the second of the two shows after singer Ozzy Osbourne was...

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THE HAUNTED, GOD FORBID, MANNTIS: European Tour Dates Announced

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED will be teaming up with GOD FORBID and MANNTIS for a European tour in November/December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 17 – Baroeq - Rotterdam, NL Nov. 18 - Partonaat - Harlem, NL Nov. 19 - Laantarm - Hellendoorn, NL Nov. 20 - Biebob - Vosselaar, B Nov. 21 - ...