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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Commence Recording Sessions For New CD

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY went into the studio several weeks ago and recorded a brand new track, provisionally entitled "The Unholy", for inclusion on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due sometime in 2003. The recording in question was premiered last Friday via the Raleigh, North Carolina's radi...

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DAVE WILLIAMS' Public Funeral Service: An Eyewitness Account

Fans got a chance to pay their respects to Dave Williams, singer for DROWNING POOL, at a public funeral service yesterday (Sunday, August 18th) at the Plano Center in Plano, Texas. A smaller, more private viewing was also held for friends and family on Saturday evening from 6-9 PM Central Time. Acco...

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TOMMY LEE Added To OZZFEST 2002!

TOMMY LEE has been added to the Ozzfest 2002 line-up. The former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer and his band will be taking over DROWNING POOL's time-slot on the main stage starting on Thursday, August 22nd at Pepsi/City Lights in Denver, Colorado. Commented bassist Marty O'Brien: "I can't wait to get out ther...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Nearly Dies After Colon Cancer Operation

OZZY OSBOURNE's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne nearly died early in July after her four-hour operation for colon cancer, according to The National Enquirer. "I had quite a scare after the operation," the 49-year-old revealed in an exclusive Enquirer interview. "I lost a lot of blood during the surgery...

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DROWNING POOL Bus Auction "Hoax" Pulled From EBay

The tour bus in which DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams was found dead Wednesday afternoon was never for sale despite the fact that someone claiming to own the bus was attempting to sell it online through auction site eBay on Thursday, August 15th for $650,000, according to the tour bus company,...

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DROWNING POOL's OZZFEST Bus To Be Auctioned Off...Or Maybe Not

We're a bit skeptical about this (i.e. we smell bullshit),but here it goes anyway... The bus purported to have been used by DROWNING POOL while they toured on Ozzfest — apparently the very same one in which frontman Dave Williams was found dead yesterday afternoon — is being sold via eBay at

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SEVENDUST's JOHN CONNOLLY: DAVE WILLIAMS Was Like The Brother I Never Had

The following is a statement from SEVENDUST guitar player John Connolly regarding the passing of DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams. The friendship between SEVENDUST and DROWNING POOL goes back over three years when the bands toured together. John Connolly was the closest in the band to Dave. "Thi...

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DROWNING POOL Singer Found Dead

DROWNING POOL singer Dave Williams was found dead on the band's tour bus Wednesday afternoon (August 14th),according to a spokesperson for the group. He was 30 years old. The Dallas quartet was on tour with Ozzfest when Williams' body was discovered. Ozzfest had played the Verizon Wireless Music Ce...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Sharon Will Kick Cancer's Ass

OZZY OSBOURNE told the crowd at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan — the singer's first stop after returning to the post of headliner at this year's Ozzfest on Wednesday — that they were in wife/manager Sharon's thoughts, saying, "She's right here (in spirit)...I love you guys." Osb...

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While MESHUGGAH have morphed from angular, frenetic death metal to something a more polyrhythmic, less chaotic sort of death metal band, they've picked up a lot of fans along the way. History has borne out that Sweden has one of the most prolific music scenes out there (helped, in no small part, by...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Sued Again Over "THE OSBOURNES"

OZZY OSBOURNE and wife/manager Sharon Osbourne were slapped with another lawsuit over the TV show The Osbournes, filed by a television production company on Tuesday, August 6th in Los Angeles Superior Court. Threshold TV, Inc. are suing the family, MTV, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Sony Music, Sony Signat...

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OZZFEST 2002 Live CD: Track Listing Revealed

The running order for the Ozzfest 2002 Live CD has been finalized and a release date has been set for September 3rd through Columbia Records. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. OZZY OSBOURNE - War Pigs (BLACK SABBATH cover) 02. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Needles 03. ROB ZOMBIE - ...

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KORN Get Shafted By SYSTEM OF A DOWN In OZZFEST Headliner Bid

KORN were reportedly asked to replace OZZY OSBOURNE during his planned three-week absence from the current Ozzfest 2002 trek and had agreed to take over the headlining slot on a few days' notice, only to have the entire plan jettisoned by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's refusal to take the stage before Jonathan...

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MARILYN MANSON Makes Cameo Appearance In MURDERDOLLS Video

MARILYN MANSON makes a guest appearance in "Dead In Hollywood", the first video from MURDERDOLLS. MURDERDOLLS singer Wednesday 13 told Launch about the clip. "Actually, our guest star is Marilyn Manson. Manson. You know that guy? Marilyn Manson? Not Charles Manson. And so y'know, he has a role in it...

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DOWN Cancel Ontario Gig, Cite Frontman PHILIP ANSELMO's Scratched Cornea

DOWN have officially cancelled tonight's appearance at Hamilton, Ontario's Copps Arena after frontman Phil Anselmo was advised by an eye specialist against performing in order to allow his scratched cornea to heal properly. SYSTEM OF A DOWN, MESHUGGAH and PULSE ULTRA will reportedly go ahead with th...