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OZZFEST Organizers: OZZY Is Not Sick
Ozzfest's official web site, Ozzfest.com, has been updated with the following message: "Ozzfest organizers have been forced to postpone only this Sunday's (August 7) show in Somerset, WI. Contrary to published reports that Osbourne is sick, the show is being rescheduled under doctors' advisement tha...August 6, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Told The Doctor To Go F**k Himself'
Launch Radio Networks reports: BLACK SABBATH returned to Ozzfest yesterday (Thursday, August 4) after missing several dates due to an ailing Ozzy Osbourne. The group did their full headlining set at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, with Osbourne warning the crowd early on, "If my...August 5, 2005
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Review: IRON MAIDEN Frontman Falls Face Down During Michigan Concert
According to The Flint Journal, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson slipped and fell face down Thursday night (August 4) at the Ozzfest concert in Clarkston, MI after galloping up one of several narrow staircases leading to elevated platforms stage right and left during "The Trooper". "Quickly leapin...August 5, 2005
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TRIVIUM, CHILDREN OF BODOM To Team Up For U.S. Tour
According to MTV.com, Orlando's TRIVIUM will hit the road in November with CHILDREN OF BODOM for a full U.S. tour; there are no definitive dates yet. Released March 15 in the United States, TRIVIUM's latest CD, "Ascendancy", rocketed to No. 4 on the Top New Artist chart with 7,000 albums sold and No...August 5, 2005
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MASTODON Hope To Release WARNER BROS. Debut Next Summer
According to Bränn Dailor, drummer for Atlanta masters MASTODON, the band have been "collecting riffs and accepting ideas as they come" while on the road during this summer's Ozzfest. He told MTV.com that MASTODON plan to take a few weeks off this September before hitting the studio, where they'll "...August 5, 2005
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Working On Live DVD, Compilation CD
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde has told MTV.com that he's got two projects in the works he needs to finish once the band's current touring commitments are over. The first is a DVD with live footage from several recent shows BLACK LABEL SOCIETY played over in Paris and London; that, he said,...August 5, 2005
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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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