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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman Talks About Playing This Year's OZZFEST
Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-frontman Scott Weiland. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: It struck me as odd when I heard VELVET REVOLVER confirmed for Ozzfest. You're not a typical Ozzfest band. Why did you decide to do it? Scott Wei...August 5, 2005
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Report: Promoters Expect Near-Capacity Crowd At East Troy OZZFEST
Gemma Tarlach of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that promoters expect a close-to-capacity crowd on Saturday (August 6) when this year's incarnation of Ozzfest hits the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy. That's 40,000 or so headbangers, and it's a pattern that will be repeated acr...August 4, 2005
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ARCH ENEMY: 'Nemesis' Video Posted Online
ARCH ENEMY's video for the song "Nemesis" has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. The clip was shot in late June with director George Bravo, who previously worked with the Swedish/German extreme metallers on their "We Will Rise" video. "Nemesis" is the first single/video off ARCH ENEMY's new album,...August 4, 2005
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Promoter: OZZY's 'Throat Problems' To Blame For Somerset OZZFEST Postponement
John Bream of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne is having throat problems so Ozzfest, set for Sunday (August 7) at Float Rite Park in Somerset, Wis., has been postponed until Sept. 10, promoters announced Thursday evening (August 4). Osbourne has been ordered by his doctor...August 4, 2005
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Somerset OZZFEST Concert Postponed
According to Minnesota's Pure Rock 93X, the Ozzfest concert originally planned for this Sunday, August 7 at the Float-Rite Amphitheatre in Somerset, WI will be rescheduled for Saturday, September 10. "The word is: Ozzy [Osbourne] injured his voice and needs a break," reads a posting on the radio sta...August 4, 2005
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OZZFEST 2005: Concert Attendances, Grosses Revealed
The following are some of the early Ozztfest 2005 concert grosses, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: Ozzfest: BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, MUDVAYNE, & others Venue: Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts City/State: Mansfield, Mass. Date: July 15, 2005 Gross Sales: $1,152,356 Atten...August 4, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER To Utilize Temporary Drummer Prior To OZZFEST
VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum suffered a fractured hand as the result of a recent boating accident, and it appears that he will be unable to perform on the first few dates of the band's upcoming headlining tour. After a brief hiatus in July, VELVET REVOLVER's "Electric Wonderland Show" arena to...August 4, 2005
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BLEEDING THROUGH Working On Career-Spanning DVD
BLEEDING THROUGH's breakthrough album, "This Is Love…This Is Murderous", has surpassed over 100,000 albums scanned. The hard-touring Orange County, CA sextet learned the good news while in the midst of headlining the second annual Strhess Tour. The tour, sponsored by famed artist Derek Hess, feature...August 4, 2005
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IN FLAMES: 'Used & Abused' DVD Tops Swedish Chart
IN FLAMES's "Used & Abused - In Live We Trust" two-DVD/two-CD set — directed by Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, KAMELOT) — has entered the Swedish music DVD chart at position No. 1. The set also debuted on the official German Media Control chart at position No. 56. As previously repor...August 4, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH To Perform In Detroit
Ozzfest's official web site, Ozzfest.com, has been updated with the following message: "Unfortunately, Ozzy has been battling some throat problems recently and had to cancel a couple shows. Ozzy has now had four days of rest and received the thumbs up from his doctor in Los Angeles earlier today. Oz...August 3, 2005
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SOUNDSCAN Report: ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, DOPE, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, A PERFECT MURDER
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY sold just under 12,000 copies of their latest album, "Doomsday Machine", in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 87 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts...August 3, 2005
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MASTODON To Miss Detroit OZZFEST
Due to a family emergency, MASTODON will not be performing at the Detroit Ozzfest this Thursday, August 4. The band will return for the Ozzfest shows this weekend. As previously reported, MASTODON, A DOZEN FURIES and IT DIES TODAY will be the featured guests on the special "Ozzfest Second Stage" edi...August 3, 2005
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Guitarist Arrested For Indecent Exposure
On July 23 at Ozzfest in Pittsburgh, PA, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER guitarist Brian Eschbach was arrested for indecent exposure while filming footage for Fuse TV's "Uranium". Brian was given "Uranium" host Juliya's camcorder and was walking around the second stage area interviewing random bands and fan...August 2, 2005
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THE HAUNTED To Guest On FUSE TV's 'Metal Asylum'
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED will be appearing on Fuse TV's "Metal Asylum" program, which airs Monday through Friday at 11:00 p.m. EST/8:00 p.m. PST. The episode will air Tuesday, August 2 and it will feature the world premiere of NEVERMORE's new video, "Final Product". For more information and pic...August 2, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Cancel Columbus OZZFEST Concert
According to a spokesperson for the Germain Theater in Columbus, Ohio, BLACK SABBATH will **NOT** be performing at today's Ozzfest stop at the venue "due to an illness in the band." However, the remainder of the show will go on as planned and IRON MAIDEN will headline and will play a "complete" set....August 2, 2005
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