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IRON MAIDEN To Play One-Hour Set At This Year's OZZFEST
MaidenFans.com is reporting that IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson revealed on his BBC 6 Music radio show Saturday night (March 19) that MAIDEN will be playing a one-hour set during this year's Ozzfest. Although this is not very surprising considering the number of bands slated to appear on the O...March 20, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE Talks About Recording Covers For 'Prince Of Darkness' Box Set
OZZY OSBOURNE recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about his upcoming four-disc box set, "Prince of Darkness". An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal Edge: The box set is obviously a career retrospective, but how long has the cover album been in the making? Ozzy Osbourne: "Over the years, I'v...March 19, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN's DICKINSON Apologizes For Missing Last Seven OZZFEST Shows
IRON MAIDEN's "Eddie Rips Up… Europe/North America - Summer 2005 Tour" has already had tremendous on-sale reactions in Europe, with tickets for their massive show in Gothenburg's Ullevi Stadim on July 9 recently selling out all 53,500 in just 2½ hours — the second fastest sell-out ever in Sweden’s b...March 19, 2005
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SHADOWS FALL To Guest On 'Lex & Terry' Morning Show
SHADOWS FALL have had an extremely busy week upon being named as main-stage performers at this year's Ozzfest, having their new single for "Inspiration On Demand" score the #4 Most Added spot on the R&R Active Rock chart behind AUDIOSLAVE, GREEN DAY and ROBERT PLANT, all while continuing to anni...March 18, 2005
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist To Sit Out Next Few Dates Due To Injury
Due to a prior injury aggravated on the current Taste of Chaos tour, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz "regretfully must bow out of performing with his band on the next few dates," according to a statement released by the group's record company, Roadrunner Records. "He hopes to return to t...March 17, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE Re-Signs With EPIC, Says 'No' To New BLACK SABBATH Album
Billboard.com is reporting that OZZY OSBOURNE has re-signed with Epic Records and is working on material for his next studio release. "Ozzy's writing now, and there'll be something out at the beginning of next year," his wife/manager Sharon told Billboard.com. One item not likely to see the light of...March 16, 2005
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SHADOWS FALL And THE HAUNTED Look Forward To OZZFEST 2005
In a brand new press release issued by Century Media Records, SHADOWS FALL and THE HAUNTED have commented on their participation in this year's Ozzfest. SHADOWS FALL's latest album, "The War Within", has sold over 250,000 copies in under six months time and garnered accolades in such mainstream publ...March 16, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN To Skip Last Seven OZZFEST Tour Dates
According to an online posting by IRON MAIDEN's webmaster, MAIDEN will play their final Ozzfest 2005 show on August 20 at the Hyundai Pavilion (at Glen Helen),just outside Los Angeles, California. The band will not take part in the last seven shows of the tour. Ozzfest 2005 featuring IRON MAIDEN: J...March 16, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Don't Know How Long I'll Be Doing Music'
Muswell Hill Journal is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne's quad-biking accident in December 2003 changed his attitude to life. "I haven't fully recovered from my bike injuries — it's gonna take another six months before I get this metal rod taken out of my chest," said the 56-year-old. "I don't know how...March 16, 2005
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TESTAMENT Guitarist: 'If We Do Another Record I'd Rather Have The Original Lineup'
TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about the new DRAGONLORD CD and TESTAMENT's upcoming reunion tour with guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian and drummer Louie Clemente. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: RockConfidential.com: There's ju...March 16, 2005
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ANTHRAX, MESHUGGAH, NIGHTWISH Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival
VirtualFestivals.com is reporting that ANTHRAX and MC5 will play their only U.K. festival dates of 2005 at this year's Download festival — and loads more bands have just been added. ANTHRAX — featuring the classic "Among the Living" era lineup of Joey Belladonna (vocals),Scott Ian (guitar),Frankie...March 16, 2005
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ARCH ENEMY Comment On OZZFEST Appearance
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have commented on their upcoming appearance at this year's Ozzfest, which is scheduled to kick off July 15 in Boston. Massachusetts. ARCH ENEMY will be performing on the second stage at the traveling festival alongside ROB ZOMBIE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, AS I L...March 16, 2005
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IN FLAMES: More European Festival Appearances Confirmed
Sweden's IN FLAMES have confirmed the following European festival appearances during June/July: Jun. 03 - Rock Im Park – Nürnberg, GER Jun. 04 - Rock Am Ring - Nürburgring / Eifel, GER Jun. 11-12 - Download Festival - Donington Park, UK Jun. 25 - Graspop Festival – Dessel, UK Jun. 26 - Fury Fest - ....March 16, 2005
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MTV: ANTHRAX Confirm Reunion Of 'Among The Living' Lineup
MTV.com is reporting that they have received confirmation that ANTHRAX's classic "Among the Living" lineup — guitarists Scott Ian and Dan Spitz, vocalist Joey Belladonna, bassist Frank Bello, and drummer Charlie Benante — has reunited. However, despite persistent reports that the band would be takin...March 15, 2005
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OZZFEST Is Top-Grossing Festival Of All Time
Billboard.com is reporting that Ozzfest is the top-grossing touring festival of all time, and, outside of the Vans Warped tour, is the longest-lived. Since 1996, Ozzfest has grossed $172 million and drawn 4.2 million fans to about 240 shows, according to producers Clear Channel Entertainment (CCE)....March 15, 2005
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