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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE To Host Next Year's BRIT AWARDS

According to Digital Spy, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will host the Brit Awards — the British equivalent of the Grammy Awards — next year. The BLACK SABBATH singer and his wife/manager will be in charge of the event's proceedings after last year's presenter Russell Brand was dumped after just one year...

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THOR Announces Hollywood Gig

Rock warrior THOR will perform at Safari Sam's in Hollywood, California on December 9 to celebrate the release of his upcoming album, "Into the Noise". Also scheduled to appear are ARNOCORPS, ROSEMARY'S BILLYGOAT and MURDERLAND. Joining Thor on stage at the Hollywood gig will be Frank Meyer (THE STR...

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CHICAGO POWERFEST 2008 Welcomes PAGANFEST Tour

Chicago Powerfest organizers CRJ Productions, in conjunction with FM Entertainment, have announced that the Paganfest tour — featuring ENSIFERUM, TURISAS, TYR and ELUVEITIE — will perform at the festival's first annual "kick-off party" on Thursday, May 1, 2008. Commented festival organizers: "We've...

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GENE SIMMONS Promotes Frank's Energy Drink In Toronto; Photos Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons visited the Level nightclub in Toronto, Ontario, Canada last night (Friday, November 23) to promote Frank's Energy Drink. He also made an appearance on MuchMusic's "Much On Demand" show. Check out pictures from Wire Image: Level, MuchMusic. Frank's Energy Drink has...

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ANGER AS ART: New Album Written, Ready To Be Demoed

ANGER AS ART, the Los Angeles-based thrash metal band featuring Steve Gaines (ABATTOIR, BLOODLUST, PAGAN WAR MACHINE, DREAMS OF DAMNATION),has issued the following update: "So we just got back into L.A. from Seattle. What a fucking great weekend. I "In all honesty we were a little concerned about t...

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GOREFEST Confirmed For Germany's QUEENS OF METAL OPEN AIR 2008 Festival

Dutch metallers GOREFEST have been confirmed as the first headliners of the Queens of Metal Open Air 2008 festival, set to take place June 19-21, 2008 in Kleinwenkheim, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: DELIRIOUS ELENSIS END OF GREEN FLESHCRAWL FLESHLESS GOREFEST GRAILKNIGH...

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SOULFLY Bassist Talks About Upcoming Album

Soulfly Web conducted an interview with SOULFLY bassist Bobby Burns shortly after the band began tracking its sixth album in early October. Soulfly Web: Right now, SOULFLY is in the middle of work on the sixth album. Can you give us some insight on how you feel the album is turning out? Bobby ...

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HATE SQUAD Signs With DOCKYARD 1

German thrash/hardcore metal band HATE SQUAD has inked a deal with Dockyard 1. The band has just entered Rape Of Harmonies Studios (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, MAROON, NARZISS) in Triptis, Germany to begin recording its fifth album for a February 2008 release. HATE SQUAD's fourth album, "H8 for the Masses" c...

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Report: Metal Fans Flock For DETHKLOK

Brit Horvat of Denver.YourHub.com reports: Since Cartoon Network's late night Adult Swim show "Metalocalypse" started airing in August 2006, metal fans and musicians have been showing extensive loyalty nationwide. Members of metal bands such as METALLICA, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, CANNIBAL CORPSE, KING...

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KROKUS Drummer Relocates To Switzerland

Drummer Stefan Schwarzmann (KROKUS, ACCEPT, ex-HELLOWEEN) has moved from his native Germany to Switzerland in order to be more closely involved in KROKUS' current songwriting/recording activities. Last month Stefan traveled to Hannover and took part in studio recordings by two different projects: MO...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: Irish Dates Postponed

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have issued the following update: "We regret to inform you we have had to postpone our Irish shows due to unforeseen circumstances. We're trying to re-schedule them as soon as possible — we WILL make it to Ireland this year." Commented frontman Matt Tuck: "We...

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Do You Want To Be In BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's New Video?

Despite director Frank Borin's recent announcement that he would helm BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's video for the song "Scream, Aim and Fire" in Australia in early September, it appears that the clip has not yet been shot. The Welsh metal band has just made the following announcement via its MySpace pag...

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DETHKLOK Live In Albuquerque; Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DETHKLOK — the stars of the animated Cartoon Network "Adult Swim" program "Metalocalypse" — performing live at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM on October 29, 2007 can be viewed below (courtesy of "AAAA"). Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, S...

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UNEXPECT, ELECTRIC EARTH Nominated For 'Independent Music Award'

Quebec's UNEXPECT and Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH are among the nominees in the "Hard Rock/Metal" category at the the Independent Music Awards, which "helps indie artists and releases worldwide overcome mainstream obstacles by placing winners and finalists in front of more than 20 million new fans via y...

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COSMOSQUAD Confirmed For Exclusive FENDER Event

Heralded Southern California metal fusioneers COSMOSQUAD, featuring acclaimed guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, MOGG/WAY),Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas (B'Z, DIESEL MACHINE),and bassist Christopher Maloney (DWEEZIL ZAPPA, HARDLINE) have been confirmed for the fourth annual "Fender Bass Bash",...