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IN FLAMES Upgraded To OZZFEST's Main Stage

According to Ozzfest.com, IN FLAMES have been upgraded to a main-stage slot at this year's Ozzfest. The Swedish band will open the proceedings on the main stage, where they are scheduled to go on right before BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Main Stage: BLACK S...

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TONY IOMMI: New Solo Album 'Fused' Due In July

Tony Iommi, the legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist, will release his new album, "Fused", on July 12, 2005, via Sanctuary Records. This will be Iommi's third solo album. Joining Iommi on "Fused" is former DEEP PURPLE vocalist/bass guitarist Glenn Hughes and former JOHN MELLENCAMP drummer Kenny Aronoff...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Want To Do Another BLACK SABBATH Album'

Ozzy Osbourne recently spoke to the SouthFlorida.com about the end of "The Osbournes", Ozzfest and his future plans, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On closing in on his first year of sobriety: "I go to meetings in bars — quite a few. It doesn't bother me. The obsessi...

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The Archaic Abattoir

Proving once and for all that Internet idiocy knows no bounds (as if a trip through this site's comment forums didn't already do that),there's actually scattered talk here and there of ABORTED's new blisterpiece, "The Archaic Abattoir", being a "sellout" for its incorporation of a little bit of "He...

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VELVET REVOLVER: More North American Tour Dates Announced

VELVET REVOLVER have added several dates to their North American headlining tour, spanning from an Aug. 11 performance in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., through an Aug. 21 stop in Tucson, Ariz. These shows apparently will overlap with the band's previously announced Ozzfest stint, which drummer Matt Sorum had...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Performance To Air Tonight

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live", originally scheduled for April 20 and then pushed back to April 22, has now been rescheduled for tonight, April 21. The band performed the title track from their latest CD, "The End of Heartache", on the program, which airs in most markets...

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SCOTT WEILAND To Perform On NBC's 'Last Call With Carson Daly'?

According to a post on Velvet-Revolver.com, VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland will be the musical performer on NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly" on May 9. No further information is currently available. VELVET REVOLVER resumed the Electric Wonderland tour last week, with dates booked through Ma...

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MUDVAYNE Bassist Explains OZZFEST 'Mystery Band' Hoopla

Launch Radio Networks reports: When the lineup for this summer's Ozzfest was posted online last month, one main stage slot was left open for a "mystery band," with names like MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SYSTEM OF A DOWN and DISTURBED all mentioned as possible candidates. That honor eventually went to MUDVAYN...

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Official OZZFEST Web Site To Host New Music From AS I LAY DYING, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

Ozzfest's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Ozzfest.com will be exclusively hosting some new music from both AS I LAY DYING and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Ozzfest.com will have these tracks available to you prior to anywhere else. Stay tuned for more info and the amazing...

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MUDVAYNE's 'Lost And Found' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 2!

MUDVAYNE's "Lost and Found" sold 151,559 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. The follow-up to 2002's gold-certified "The End of All Things to Come", "Lost and Found" was recorded at The Plant studio in Sausalito,...

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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Guitarist Dead

AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE guitarist Bryan Ottoson was reportedly found dead in his bus bunk earlier today prior to the band's scheduled appearance at the Plex in North Charleston, SC. An official word on the matter is expected shortly. AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE were in the middle of a U.S. tour with MUDVAYNE,...

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MASTODON: 'Blood And Thunder' Simultaneous Online Video Launch Announced

MASTODON have announced a simultaneous online launch of their brand new "Blood and Thunder" video. The video will upload to MTV.com, MTV2.com, Relapse.com and the band's website, MastodonRocks.com, today (Tuesday, April 19) at 5:00 p.m. EST. The video, which made its world premiere on MTV2 on Saturd...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Performance To Air On Friday

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" has had its air date pushed back to April 22 from the previously announced April 20. The band performed the title track from their latest CD, "The End of Heartache", on the program, which airs in most markets at 12:05 a.m. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE...

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BLACK SABBATH And BLACK LABEL SOCIETY To Team Up For Post-OZZFEST U.S. Tour

BLACK SABBATH and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will be teaming up for a bunch of post-Ozzfest U.S. dates in the fall, BLS mainman Zakk Wylde revealed during an interview with Eddie Trunk of VH1 Classic. BLACK SABBATH and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will both be performing on the main stage at this year's Ozzfest, wh...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: 'Miasma' Track Listing Revealed

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have finished mixing their new album, "Miasma", with Eric Rachel (NORA, ATREYU, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, BURNT BY THE SUN, EVERY TIME I DIE, GOD FORBID) and Andreas Magnusson (formerly of SCARLET) at Trax East studios in New Jersey. A July 12 release via Metal Blade Records...