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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 - ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Brand-New Audio Interview Available For Download

Ozzy Osbourne spoke to Swami Rob of Albuquerque, New Mexico's KZRR 94 Rock on August 5 about BLACK SABBATH's future plans, Ozzy's search for a new lead guitarist for his solo band and the current Ozzfest tour. Download the 10-minute interview in MP3 format at this location. As previously reported, O...

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AS I LAY DYING Vocalist Says Metalcore Fad Is Fading

AS I LAY DYING vocalist Tim Lambesis recently told the Great Falls Tribune that the sub-genre of metalcore is nearing its expiration. "I think metal core is a trend right now and so it's easy to write a metal core record," Lambesis said. "I think it's pretty much at its peak right now. ...

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OZZFEST 2005: Salt Lake Show Cancelled

According to a posting at Ozzfest.com, Ozzfest organizers have been forced to cancel the Tuesday, August 16 Ozzfest concert "due to some unforeseen scheduling conflicts." The show will not be rescheduled and refunds are available at point of purchase. As previously reported, Bill Graham Presents ann...

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IN FLAMES: More 'Used & Abused - In Live We Trust' Chart Positions Revealed

IN FLAMES's "Used & Abused - In Live We Trust" two-DVD/two-CD set — directed by Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, KAMELOT) — has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: #1 in the Swedish music DVD charts #1 in the Finnish music DVD charts #2 in the Hungarian DVD c...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: U.S. Headlining Tour Announced

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will be heading out on a U.S. headlining tour after Ozzfest. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 14 - St. Petersburg, FL -Jannus Landing Oct. 15 - Pompano Beach, FL - Club Cinema Oct. 16 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues Oct. 19 - Winston Salem, NC - Millennium ...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist: We Love Playing In The U.S.

IRON MAIDEN founder Steve Harris recently talked in detail to www.classicrockrevisited.com writer Shelly Harris about why the band decided to play on the Ozzfest bill (despite otherwise being headliners worldwide since 1982) and other current events and musings about that tour and the band's real at...

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OZZFEST 2005: Marysville Show Moved Back A Day

According to the Chico Enterprise-Record, Bill Graham Presents announced Monday (August 8) that it has postponed Ozzfest 2005, an all-day heavy-metal concert scheduled Sunday (August 14) for Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Marysville, CA. The concert, featuring the Ozzy Osbourne-fronted BLACK SABBATH, a...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Temporary Replacement For MATT SORUM Named

Drummer extraordinaire Brian Tichy (OZZY OSBOURNE, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, PRIDE & GLORY) will be playing six (or possibly seven) shows with VELVET REVOLVER beginning August 11. Brian will be filling in for VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum, who suffered a fractured hand as the result of a recent boa...

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MASTODON: 'Festival' Version Of 'Leviathan' Now Available

A limited edition "festival version" of MASTODON's award-winning album "Leviathan" is available now via Relapse Records. The unique version of the much-talked-about album is housed within a special slipcase that features alternate album art. The enhanced CD also contains the MASTODON music videos "I...