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Report: BLACK SABBATH's Video Montage Compares BUSH To HITLER

DrudgeReport.com is reporting that BLACK SABBATH are opening their shows on the Ozzfest 2004 tour with the song "War Pigs", featuring a video portrait comparing President Bush to Adolf Hitler. The video featured Bush and Hitler on the same screen, with the caption: "Same shit different asshole," say...

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DIMMU BORGIR: Quebec City Live Photos Posted Online

Quebec-based webzine Capitale du Metal has uploaded a bunch of photos from DIMMU BORGIR's headlining gig in Quebec City on Tuesday night (July 13). Check them out: Gallery#1, Gallery#2. Commented Capitale du Metal's Alain Gagnon: "It was an off date from [DIMMU BORGIR]'s Ozzfest participation and th...

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Review: OZZFEST 2004 Ruled By The Old School Of Rock

Isaac Guzman of the New York Daily News reviewed the Ozzfest 2004 traveling festival when it hit Long Island's Jones Beach Theater Wednesday (July 14). "Collectively, the three headliners — BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST and SLAYER — have been performing for nearly 90 years, and they're three of the me...

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LACUNA COIL's 'Comalies' Passes 100,000 SoundScan Mark In The U.S.

LACUNA COIL's third album, "Comalies", has officially passed the 100,000 SoundScan mark in the United States. This is a landmark achievement for both the band — who are performing on Ozzfest's second stage throughout the summer — and their label, the Los Angeles-based independent Century Media Recor...

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DIMMU BORGIR's Management Confirms Drummer Switch

A spokesperson for DIMMU BORGIR's management has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the Norwegian symphonic black metal outfit have recruited NILE's Tony Laureano as a session drummer for the duration of Ozzfest 2004 (as first reported here on Monday). "There have been problems to get the visa in ti...

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OZZFEST 2004 Hits Boston: Reviews Posted Online

The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald have published separate reviews of the second date of the Ozzfest 2004 tour, which took place Monday (July 12) at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA. A couple of review excerpts follow: Boston Globe: "The show sold out, though the one-night stand was down from...

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DIMMU BORGIR Drummer Sits Out OZZFEST, NILE's LAUREANO Steps In

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have recruited NILE's Tony Laureano as a session drummer for the duration of Ozzfest 2004 after the group's Danish skinsman, Reno Kiilerich (PANZERCHRIST, EXMORTEM, VILE),was unable to obtain a U.S. work visa in time to join the band on the road. No...

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OTEP To Report From 'The Front Line'

Capitol Records recording artist OTEP will report from the road during this summer's Ozzfest tour on XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio. OTEP will be touring in support of their sophomore release, "House of Secrets", the eagerly awaited album from the acclaimed dark...

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Review: BLACK SABBATH Sounded As Pertinent And Vital As Ever At OZZFEST 2004 Kick-Off

Phillip D'Amour of The Republican reviewed BLACK SABBATH and JUDAS PRIEST's performances at the opening show of this year's Ozzfest, which took place Saturday (July 10) in Hartford, Connecticut. "SABBATH opened its 60-minute set with its 1971 metal masterpiece 'War Pigs' from the classic album 'Para...

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OZZFEST 2004: Photos From Festival Kick-Off Posted Online

Wire Image has uploaded a bunch of pictures from the opening day of this year's Ozzfest festival, which took place Saturday (July 10) in Hartford, Connecticut. Included in the gallery are images of most of the day's main-stage performers: JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DIMMU BORGIR, SLAYER and S...

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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE: New Album To Arrive In November

AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE have entered Westlake Studios in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman (who engineered AHC's previous album, "The War of Art", and whose credits include MARILYN MANSON, SLIPKNOT, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and BUSH) to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in November th...

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HATEBREED Explain European Show Cancellations

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of the last four shows of the group's European tour: "What's up everyone. We're home now. THANK GOD. We cut out tour 4 days short for various reasons WHICH ARE NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS. Just kidding. Fo...

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OZZFEST 2004 Summer Sampler Unleashed

The previously unreleased LAMB OF GOD track "Laid to Rest", which will not be available until this fall on their new release "Ashes of the Wake", is one of the cuts included on the Ozzfest 2004 sampler CD, available at the Ozzfest Summer Sampler booth at any and every Ozzfest show this summer. The d...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Schedule OZZFEST 'Off' Dates With JUDAS PRIEST, SLAYER

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will be opening for JUDAS PRIEST and SLAYER at the following Ozzfest "off"dates: Jul. 30 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater Aug. 04 - El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center Aug. 08 - Woodlands TX - Woodlands Pavilion BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will be touring in support of their late...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer: New Album Will Qualify The Importance Of The Band

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford recently spoke to The Hartford Courant about his decision to reunite with the group after 14 years apart. "This is a reunification experience," he said. "We want to let people see Halford the metal god back in the band." According to Halford, he wrote a letter five ye...