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CHILDREN OF BODOM Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM has been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are headliners IRON MAIDEN along with LORDI and KREATOR. As previously reported, a new CHILDREN OF BODOM track, entitled "T...

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STATIC-X Frontman On OZZFEST Sponsorship: 'I'll Drink Piss If There's Money'

Rolling Stone magazine (web site) reports: For the first time in its twelve years, Ozzfest is free. All fifteen acts on this year's bill — from Finnish monster rockers LORDI to headliner OZZY OSBOURNE — are playing for nothing; sponsors, merch sales, parking and beer cover the show's costs. "We're t...

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ROB ZOMBIE Bassist PIGGY D Interviewed; Audio Available

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with Rob Zombie bassist Piggy D as well as the world premiere of two new tracks from his new solo album, "The Evacuation Plan", which will be released on July 31. Interview topics include Rob Z...

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ATREYU, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SHADOWS FALL, LORDI Featured On 'The Hills Have Eyes 2'

ATREYU, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SHADOWS FALL and LORDI are among the featured bands on the upcoming soundtrack "The Hills Have Eyes 2: The Album", due on July 31 via Bulletproof Records. The record will be available in stores and online next week to coincide with the release of the "The Hills Hav...

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WARPED Tour Organizer Says 'Free' OZZFEST Is Nothing But 'A Ploy'

Alan Sculley of KansasCity.com reports: In 1996 Ozzfest became the first full-fledged touring heavy metal festival. This year, courtesy of select sponsors, it's the first free major festival tour. OZZY OSBOURNE, LORDI and HATEBREED are fronting the bill that's stopping Monday at Verizon. It's obviou...

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LORDI Mainman To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'Chaos'

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi will be the featured guest on KNAC.COM's specialty metal program "Chaos" this coming Sunday, July 29 between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. PST (10:00 p.m. and midnight EST). The show will re-air Monday, July 30 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. PST. The interview will also be rebroadcast...

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Adult Film Star TERA WRAY To Tour With OZZFEST

Staying true to her rocker roots, Pleasure Productions' self-proclaimed "band-aid with benefits" and adult film star Tera Wray (photos) will climb on the Hustler Lingerie tour bus as it travels around the country with the Ozzfest summer tour 2007 beginning today. Hustler Lingerie is sponsoring the t...

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LORDI Cancels Headlining Dates In Montreal, Toronto And Chicago

Finland's monster rock 'n' roll band LORDI, currently on the main stage of Ozzfest 2007 (with headliners OZZY OSBOURNE, LAMB OF GOD and STATIC-X),have cancelled their previously announced "off-date" shows during the summer tour. In a written statement, the band says, "Things have been going excepti...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: Video Interview With SHANE CLARK Available

A seven-and-a-half-minute video interview with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD guitarist Shane Clark conducted on the current Ozzfest tour by Dallas VonKillbot of Synthesis.net has been posted at YouTube. 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's video for the track "The Goatrider's Horde" has been posted online: High-Quality, YouTube...

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Report: Half Of OZZFEST Free-Ticket-Holders Choose To Stay Home

A five-minute video montage of highlights from the opening show of this summer's Ozzfest, which took place last Thursday (July 12, 2007) in Auburn, Washington, has been posted on YouTube (set to the sound of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Not Going Away"). In other news, Leslie Griffy of the San Jose Mercury News...

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GWAR 'Kills' LORDI On Sounds Of The Underground Tour; Video Available

According to The Syndicate Blog, GWAR has been using its live show on the Sounds of the Underground tour to take a shot at LORDI, the other monster rockers who are taking part in Ozzfest, this summer's rival metal festival. Since rising from relative international obscurity after winning the 2006 Eu...

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GWAR Frontman Says SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Is 'A Big Whiner'

FHMonline.com recently conducted an interview with Dave Brockie, GWAR frontman and intergalactic badass. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FHMonline.com: SLIPKNOT recently told us that they're the most insane band. Why should we believe you? Brockie: They're basically a GWAR tribute band —...

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LORDI Mainman Talks EUROVISION

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi (a.k.a. Tomi Putaansuu) recently spoke to Inside Bay Area about winning the prestigious 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with the band's "Hard Rock Hallelujah" anthem. The song swept Eurovision with 292 points, the highest score in its history. "Traditionally, Eurovision entries...

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ZAKK WYLDE Comments On 'Free' OZZFEST; Video Available

Australia's Undercover News recently caught up with OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde to ask him about this year's Ozzfest, which is being staged as a free show. On the topic of this year's event being free, Zakk said, "You never question your mother [referring to Ozzy's wife and Ozzfest founder Sh...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: New Audio Interview Available

An audio interview with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, conducted on June 28, 2007 in Vancouver by E.S. Day of Abort Magazine, has been posted online at this location. 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's video for the track "The Goatrider's Horde" has been posted online: High-Quality, YouTube. The song comes off ...