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JUDAS PRIEST At Spain's METAL MANIA FESTIVAL: Photos Available

JUDAS PRIEST headlined the 2004 edition of the Metal Mania Festival on Friday (June 25) in Valencia, Spain. Check out tons of pictures and a Spanish review from www.rafabasa.com at this location. JUDAS PRIEST completed a run of European festival dates with an appearance at the Graspop Metal Meeting...
June 28, 2004
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HATEBREED Cut European Tour Short, Complete New Video

HATEBREED will be cutting their European tour short due to various issues that need to be resolved at home before the band leaves for Ozzfest, according to a posting on the group's web site. All shows between July 3 and July 7 have been canceled. "The band would like to apologize to all the fans ...
June 27, 2004
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Hoping To Catch Naked Tribute

According to World Entertainment News Network, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford is desperate to catch tribute band NUDIST PRIEST (photo, more information) when he tours with Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBATH on the Ozzfest tour this summer — because they play naked. The singer — who is fronting the ....
June 27, 2004
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OZZFEST Unsigned Band Search To Turn Into Metal Version Of 'American Idol'?

The New York Post's Page Six reports: "Filming their home life isn't enough for Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. The godfather of metal is now creating a new reality show based on 'American Idol', but for rock bands. 'Ozzy wants to try out new bands for OzzFest,' says our source. 'The winner will get a slo...
June 26, 2004
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INVOCATION OF NEHEK: Debut Album To be Produced By UNEARTH Guitarist

Hartford, Connecticut's INVOCATION OF NEHEK will enter Blue Jay Recording Studio (AEROSMITH, ALICE COOPER) on July 1 to start recording their full-length debut with UNEARTH guitarist Ken Susi in the producer's chair. The tentatively self-titled album will be released later in the fall. The band, who...
June 25, 2004
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OZZFEST Organizers Warn Against Sale Of Counterfeit Passes

According to a posting at Ozzfest.com, someone is selling counterfeit passes in Denver, Colorado. "First off, Ozzfest DOES NOT SELL passes so if you are approached, please don't be conned!" reads the message on the site. "These will not be honored at any Ozzfest locations. Tickets are available for...
June 22, 2004
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OBLITERATION Take Part In OZZFEST Unsigned Band Contest

New York death metallers OBLITERATION have issued the following report regarding their participation in the Ozzfest 2004 unsigned band contest: "OBLITERATION made the audition for Ozzfest. I mean we made it by the skin of our teeth. Literally!!! Newly recruited bass player Mike Greenfield didn't sho...
June 20, 2004
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LACUNA COIL Perform Acoustically At Hollywood In-Store: Photos Available

LACUNA COIL played a rare acoustic set during an in-store appearance Thursday (June 17) at the Amoeba record store in Hollywood, CA. Click here to see pictures and to read a report from the event (courtesy of On Track Magazine). LACUNA COIL have just released "Swamped" as the second single from ...
June 18, 2004
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STEPHEN PEARCY: 'We Want Bastards On The Tour, Not Bitches'

The Bastards Of Metal tour, which was originally set to feature STEPHEN PEARCY alongside BANG TANGO, STEVEN ADLER and KEVIN DUBROW, will have its lineup completely revamped, according to tour founder and director Stephen Pearcy (ex-RATT). "The initial idea and concept for the 'Bastards of Metal' tou...
June 18, 2004
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HATEBREED: New Video Nearing Completion

HATEBREED's second video off "The Rise Of Brutality" is nearing completion is expected to start airing in July, according to a posting on the group's web site. In other news, HATEBREED have been confirmed to appear at the Jagermeister tent all summer long on Ozzfest to "meet the fans and hang." The...
June 17, 2004
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OZZFEST 2004: Press Conference Video Posted Online

Ozzfest's official web site is currently hosting a four-and-a-half-minute Quicktime video clip shot at the February 20, 2004 press conference to announce the lineup for this year's traveling festival. Included in the clip are interviews with SUPERJOINT RITUAL's Philip Anselmo, SLAYER's Kerry King, S...
June 16, 2004
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OZZFEST 2004: NYC Band Auditions Details Revealed, L.A. Auditions Video Posted Online

The Ozzfest organizers have announced that the second round of their unsigned band contest will take place this Friday (June 18) at the Roxy (515 W. 18th Street) in New York City. "Check-in will begin Friday, June 18th at 9 AM," reads a posting at Ozzfest.com. "We will be interviewing bands that che...
June 16, 2004
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OZZFEST 2004: Unsigned Band Competition Update

The Ozzfest organizers have posted the following message at Ozzfest.com regarding the first round of the unsigned band contest which took place last Friday (June 11) in Los Angeles: "Thanks to all the bands that showed up at the Los Angeles Ozzfest Band Camp auditions. We saw a few hundred bands on...
June 15, 2004
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SLIPKNOT Guitarist: 'I Don't Sound Like Anything Except Me'

GuitarPlayer.com is currently spotlighting several bands that are scheduled to appear on Ozzfest 2004's second stage, including SLIPKNOT, LACUNA COIL, GOD FORBID and ATREYU. A couple of excerpts follow: SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson on the tyranny of influences: "I love all kinds of music, but I d...
June 13, 2004
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BLACK SABBATH: New Keyboardist Revealed

Joe Siegler of the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com reports: "Tonight I was poking around looking to see if I could find any information out about who is playing keyboards for BLACK SABBATH on the Ozzfest 2004 tour. There's been no official statement about this on the Ozzfest site, and my qu...
June 12, 2004