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Review: OZZFEST 2003 Is A Magnet For Metalheads
Rebecca Dana of the Washington Post reports that "to be a second-stage act, which is to say not a headliner, at Ozzfest 2003 — the darkest, loudest and most heavily metallic touring show on Earth — is unequivocally lovely on a sunny summer day. It is to be 27 years old with a spike in ...August 24, 2003
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NOTHINGFACE: We Have Not Broken Up!
NOTHINGFACE have issued a statement confirming their withdrawal from this year's Ozzfest and addressing the rumors of the group's imminent split. The band's statement reads as follows: "We'd like to clear up all the rumors surrounding our recent departure from Ozzfest. First and foremost, WE HAVE NO...August 21, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE Visits Holocaust Museum In D.C.
The Washington Post reports that Ozzy Osbourne was very sedate as he toured the Holocaust Memorial Museum Wednesday (August 20) with 10 others (wife Sharon did not attend). The Prince of Darkness repeatedly shook his head and said "unbelievable" while viewing the three-story permanent exhibition for...August 21, 2003
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Review: No OZZY OSBOURNE At OZZFEST, But The Bands Play On
Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times reports that Ozzfest organizers announced at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday (August 19) that Ozzy Osbourne was ill and wouldn't be performing at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. "Refunds were available, but most people stayed," he writes. "There were no furt...August 20, 2003
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Review: OZZY's Metal Shows Fatigue
David Sprague of The New York Daily News reports that "viewers of MTV's 'The Osbournes' were left this season wondering just how much reality the show actually presented. The same question came to mind when the brood's patriarch took the stage Monday (August 18) at the PNC Bank Arts Center. "Ostensi...August 20, 2003
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E.TOWN CONCRETE Drop Off ANTHRAX Tour To Join OZZFEST
E.TOWN CONCRETE have dropped off the ANTHRAX-headlined Take The Music Back tour to join Ozzfest. According to www.anthrax.com, rumor is that DRY KILL LOGIC will be added to the ANTHRAX/LACUNA COIL dates in and around New York City. More information is expected soon. ...August 20, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE Skips Another OZZFEST Date
OZZY OSBOURNE has pulled out of tonight's Ozzfest performance at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey after coming down with a mild case of pneumonia, according to an announcement made by the New York radio station 92.3 K-Rock. As was the case with last month's shows in Auburn, Washington and...August 19, 2003
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KITTIE And Producer File New Claims In Suit Against ARTEMIS RECORDS
The band KITTIE and its producer Garth Richardson have added important new claims to its complaint against Artemis Records detailing additional ways that the label undermined and failed to fulfill its most basic obligations to the band and have requested from the court that the band be released from...August 19, 2003
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Boston Globe: MARILYN MANSON Is Just Another Face In The Crowd
It's not often Marilyn Manson goes to a club and gets ignored. But that's more or less what happened Friday (August 15) when the ghoulish goth rocker showed up at ManRay in Boston after his Ozzfest performance at the Tweeter Center, according to the Boston Globe. Manson and his band arrived at the C...August 19, 2003
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OZZY And SHARON Sing At Chicago Ballgame
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne sang "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch of the Los Angeles Dodgers' victory over the Chicago Cubs Sunday (August 17),and Sharon threw out the ceremonial first pitch, drawing cheers and chants from the 40,124 fans at Wrigley Field. Ozzy's next pe...August 17, 2003
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Review: Nothing Memorable About KORN's Performance In Boston
Rick Massimo of The Providence Journal reports that KORN had no hooks or choruses that were even distinguishable, let alone memorable during their a performance at the Tweeter Center Thursday as part of Ozzfest 2003. "Pure self-psychoanalysis, typified by the lyric 'Oh my God, who am I?'" he writes....August 16, 2003
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E.TOWN CONCRETE Added To OZZFEST 2003!
According to a posting on Ozzfest.com, E.TOWN CONCRETE will be replacing DEPSWA on the remaining Ozzfest 2003 shows starting with Thursday's (August 14) concert in Boston, Massachusetts. As reported here earlier today, DEPSWA and GRADE 8 dropped off the trek after their tour support was pulled by Ge...August 13, 2003
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DEPSWA, GRADE 8 Off OZZFEST?
DEPSWA and GRADE 8 are both rumored to have dropped off this year's Ozzfest after their tour support was pulled by Geffen and Lava/Atlantic Records, respectively. DEPSWA's debut album, "Two Angels and a Dream" has sold 9,060 copies to date in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, while GRADE 8's...August 13, 2003
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VOIVOD: OZZFEST Photos Posted Online
A series of live photos of VOIVOD performing at this year's Ozzfest has been posted online at this location. VOIVOD are currently touring in support of their self-titled album, the group's first to feature new bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jasonic, ex-METALLICA). "Voivod", which was released through...August 12, 2003
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Review: MARILYN MANSON's Absence Sparks Rants At Concert
Jeff Spevak of Democrat and Chronicle reports that The Darien Lake stop of Ozzfest 2003 on Monday (August 11),witnessed by 15,000, had the best controversy of the tour "when it was announced that the infamous, now slightly shopworn shock rocker MARILYN MANSON had been politely asked by the venue's...August 12, 2003
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