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OZZY OSBOURNE Says He Was Stoned Every Day While Filming 'The Osbournes'

Rick Fulton of U.K.'s The Daily Record reports: Ozzy Osbourne has admitted he was wasted during all the three years of filming his reality television show. In "The Osbournes", which featured wife Sharon and two of his kids, Jack and Kelly, the former hell-raiser would often be seen running on a trea...

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LEMMY, ROCKY GEORGE, NICK OLIVERI To Perform At MICHELLE MELDRUM Benefit Concert

Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),Rocky George (FISHBONE, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) and Nick Oliveri (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MONDO GENERATOR) are among the artists who are scheduled to perform at a benefit concert for the family of MELDRUM/PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum, who passed away last...

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WARBRINGER: 'Severed Reality' Video Teaser Available

A teaser for "Severed Reality", the new video from Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on February 22 at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Dave Brodsky (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SUICIDE SILENCE) during WARBRINGER's tour with DARKANE and SOILWORK. WARBRINGER l...

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SLASH On 'American Idol' Appearance: Producers 'Offered Me Freedom To Do It However I Wanted'

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has commented on his "mentor" appearance next week during "Rock Week" on "American Idol", the annual reality show and singing competition. Slash wrote on his MySpace page, "As you may or may not know, the producers for 'American Idol' have asked me to...

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KERI KELLI To Perform With SLASH On 'American Idol'

Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, SKID ROW, WARRANT, RATT) will join VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash for next week's "mentor" appearance on "Rock Week" on "American Idol". Slash wrote on his Twitter account, "I'm going to attempt to make 'Rock Week' on 'America...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist On DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Things Are Peaceful Between Us'

Kris Melton of Rock Fist Reviews recently conducted an interview with bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, F5, HAIL!). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Fist Reviews: Dave Mustaine was the original guitarist for METALLICA. While MEGADETH gained fame, they never received quite the sa...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Talks To MAGIC 106.7 About 'Banned In Boston' Event; Audio Available

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton will be "Banned In Boston" again tonight (Wednesday, April 29),when he will put his best dress on for charity at the new House of Blues on Lansdowne Street. Hamilton will be in costume at the 14th annual "Banned In Boston" charity event, which raises money for Urban I...

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Learn To Play Like METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT

Lick Library has released a comprehensive teaching series of guitar tuition DVDs focusing on METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's playing: Introducing the two-part "Learn To Play Metallica" double DVD sets, coming in at a weighty combined six hours of in-depth tuition. From the juggernaut "Enter the S...

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THE AGONIST, STARRING JANET LEIGH Members Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'

Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz of Montreal's THE AGONIST and guitarist Matt Zadkovich of Toronto's STARRING JANET LEIGH were interviewed for this week's edition of "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. THE AGONIST has just completed a short run of dates alongside Swedish...

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SLASH Approached For 'Rock Week' On 'American Idol'

According to The Pulse of Radio, Slash revealed on his Twitter account that he has been approached to mentor contestants during an upcoming "Rock Week" on "American Idol". The VELVET REVOLVER guitarist simply wrote, "'American Idol' has asked me to do the mentor bit for 'Rock Week'," with no mention...

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Heaven Is Gone

If TYPE O NEGATIVE fans find themselves getting anxious during the four-year breaks between albums, imagine how certain members of the band feel during their downtime. Touring with the likes of DANZIG and KINGDOM OF SORROW might have scratched an itch or two for guitarist Kenny Hickey, but apparentl...

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HATE GALLERY Completes Writing New Album

HATE GALLERY, the Finnish/British/Swedish rock band featuring Janne Jarvis and Rille Lundell from WARRIOR SOUL, has issued the following update: "It's April 22 and it's safe to say that the follow up to 'Compassion Fatigue' [HATE GALLERY's debut album] is written. We've managed to hit a powerful cre...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Is 'Banned In Boston'... Again

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton will be "Banned In Boston" again on Wednesday, April 29, when he will put his best dress on for charity at the new House of Blues on Lansdowne Street. Hamilton will be in costume at the 14th annual "Banned In Boston" charity event, which raises money for Urban Improv,...

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THE AGONIST Frontwoman: I Don't Wake Up Every Day And Say, 'I'm A Girl!'

Christopher Porter of Express Night Out recently conducted an interview with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz of Montreal's THE AGONIST. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On being featured in Revolver magazine's monthly "Hottest Chicks in Metal" column (see photo below): "On one hand, what Revolv...

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NAME Begins Recording New Album

California's NAME (a.k.a. NEW APPROACH TO MARTYRS EXPRESSIONS) has entered Panda Studios in San Francisco with engineer Sam Pura to begin recording its new album, "Internet Killed The Audio Star", for a late summer release via Lifeforce Records. NAME's Wes Fareas is handling production duties on the...