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SHADOWS FALL Confirmed For TAKE ACTION TOUR 2003

Massachusetts-based thrash metal quintet SHADOWS FALL have just been added to the fourth annual Take Action Tour 2003 that launches September 11 in Minneapolis and wraps October 12 in Seattle. Confirmed artists on this year's tour include POISON THE WELL, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER...
July 17, 2003
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VOIVOD Singer: 'Get Well Soon, OZZY!'

VOIVOD singer Snake (a.k.a. Denis Belanger) has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "Hello everyone. Here's to resume the last few days. Great show yesterday in San Francisco. But the show in San Bernardino was the best so far at Ozzfest. We played so tight. A lot of smog i...
July 16, 2003
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SHADOWS FALL To Be Featured On FSN's '54321'

SHADOWS FALL will be featured on "54321", FSN's (Fox Sports Net) new daily extreme sports show this Tuesday, July 15. This feature will include an interview with the band along with some live footage from their Ozzfest performance in Los Angeles. "54321" airs at 5:00 p.m. PST on Fox Sports West. The...
July 15, 2003
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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: The Metal God Is Back

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he "can't wait" to see JUDAS PRIEST performing live with Rob Halford again but insists that Halford's replacement in PRIEST, Tim "Ripper" Owens, "was and is his own man and he made those songs his when he sang them." In a posting to ANTHRAX's official web site,...
July 14, 2003
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Las Vegas Weekly: KORN Fail To Do Anything New In Nine Years

Josh Bell of the Las Vegas Weekly reviewed KORN's concert at Rain in the Desert on July 7. "The set was brief and hit-packed, a slight extension of the set the band has been playing on Ozzfest," Bell wrote. "KORN blazed through radio tunes from 'Blind' to 'Here to Stay' and 'Thoughtless', both off t...
July 13, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE Misses Another OZZFEST Date, Still Recovering From Laryngitis

OZZY OSBOURNE was a no-show at Saturday's (July 12) concert at the White River Amphitheatre near Auburn, Washington, reportedly recovering from laryngitis that had also sidelined him from a few previous shows. As was the case with Wednesday's (July 9) show in Maysville, California, KORN slipped into...
July 13, 2003
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OZZFEST 2003 Traffic To be Documented By Opponents Of Seattle's Amphitheatre

Mike Archbold of King County Journal reports that opponents of Seattle's 20,000-seat White River Amphitheatre will be documenting traffic backups from the air during Saturday's (July 12) Ozzfest 2003 and next Wednesday's NEIL YOUNG concert, both of which are expected to nearly fill the facility for...
July 11, 2003
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Contra Costa Times: OZZY OSBOURNE Isn't Aging Very Well

Tony Hicks of Contra Costa Times reports that Ozzy Osbourne isn't aging very well, based on his performance at Ozzfest 2003 in Mountain View, California Tuesday night (July 8) — he's shaky and almost lost onstage at times. Thankfully he's surrounded by one of the best hard rock bands ever assembled,...
July 10, 2003
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OZZ-Less-FEST Rocks On

Ching Lee of Appeal-Democrat reports that OZZY OSBOURNE's decision to avoid playing Wednesday (July 8) at Ozzfest's Marysville, California stop didn't dampen the spirits of the estimated 13,000 fans who began flooding the gates of the Sleep Train Amphitheatre before 9 a.m. Ozzy Osbourne, known to ma...
July 10, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE Comes Down With 'Severe Laryngitis', KORN To Headline Tonight's OZZFEST

OZZY OSBOURNE has been forced to withdraw from tonight's (July 9) headlining appearance at Ozzfest 2003 after coming down with a case of "severe laryngitis." The official statement on the cancellation is as follows: "After struggling through the last 1/2 hour of his two-hour performance in San Franc...
July 9, 2003
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VOIVOD Singer: 'JASON NEWSTED Simply Rules!'

VOIVOD vocalist Denis Belanger (a.k.a. Snake) has posted the following update to the "Diary" section of the band's official web site: "Hello everyone. Here I am at Ozzfest. It's incredible to think that I'm actually part of this great circus for BAD people. I love it. Here's a few words to resume th...
July 9, 2003
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ANGELINA JOLIE Gets A Kick Out Of KORN's 'Dark Energy'

Angelina Jolie, star of the upcoming film "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life", is featured in the video for KORN's brand new track, "Did My Time", which was shot in downtown Los Angeles last month. Jolie said of the clip, "The thing that suits the film and suits the band is the kind ...
July 8, 2003
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OZZFEST 2003: Devore Photos Posted Online

CRADLE OF FILTH, VOIVOD, TWISTED METHOD, SWORN ENEMY, SHADOWS FALL, THE REVOLUTION SMILE, MOTORGRATER, MEMENTO, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, HOTWIRE, GRADE 8, DISTURBED and CHEVELLE were among the bands that performed live at Ozzfest 2003 at the Glen Helen Pavilion in Devore, California over the weekend. Chec...
July 8, 2003
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Iraqi Heavy Metal Fan Shot To Death Because He Worked For Americans

Ellen Barry and Rebecca Bou Chebel of the Boston Globe report that a 27-year-old Iraqi interpreter for American soldiers was shot to death in Baghdad Wednesday (July 2) after he had reportedly had received a series of threats because he worked for Americans. Word of the shooting has spread quickly a...
July 6, 2003
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The Press-Enterprise: Metal Fans' Journey Leads To OZZFEST

Matt Surman of The Press-Enterprise reports in the paper's Sunday edition that the Ozzfest concert Saturday (July 5) at the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen in Devore, California was attended by thousands of people representing various classifications of metal fans: the black-wearers, the muscled and...
July 6, 2003