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CARMINE APPICE Honored With KOSA Lifetime Achievement Award

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, OZZY OSBOURNE, BLUE MURDER) is the recipient of yet another notable award, this time the KOSA Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to the rock drumming legend at the KOSA Drum Festival, where he was teaching and performing. Appice, renowned a...

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ANKLA Bassist Checks In From OZZFEST

ANKLA, the Los Angeles-based band led by former PUYA guitarist Ramón Ortíz, is currently touring the U.S. as part of Ozzfest 2007 alongside OZZY OSBOURNE, STATIC-X, LAMB OF GOD, LORDI, HATEBREED and BEHEMOTH, among others. The group's bassist, Tony Castaneda, has issued the following update from the...

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Exclusive: SEBASTIAN BACH's New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By AXL ROSE

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach is set to release "Angel Down" on November 20, his first solo album in eight years. The 14-song "Angel Down" was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST),and was recorded in July and August 2006 at Sound City studios in Hollywood, CA. The CD...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Checks In From The Road

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "August 17: The [European] tour is almost finished; four more shows and then we are going home. It was a long tour but a very good one. We play for many people around Europe and now we feel ready to start new music for a new ...

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EVERY TIME I DIE Guitarist: I Have Only Good Stories About SHARON OSBOURNE

Shoutmouth.com recently conducted an interview with EVERY TIME I DIE guitarist Andy Williams. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Shoutmouth.com: By the way, I have to ask you about Ozzfest. With all the stories that Sharon Osbourne is such a horrible bitch to the bands, are they true? Andy:...

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ILL NINO: 'Enigma' Pushed Back To October

ILL NINO's new album, "Enigma" (Cement Shoes Records),has reportedly had its release date pushed back to October 9. A track from the CD, entitled "Alibi of Tyrants", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. ILL NINO's last release was the "The Undercover Sessions" EP, which came out i...

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JOSH HOMME Says SHARON OSBOURNE Is A Musical Nobody

According to ContactMusic.com, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme has struck the latest blow in his battle with Sharon Osbourne — dubbing her a musical nobody. The rift began when Homme accused Sharon and her husband Ozzy Osbourne of treating bands like "shit" at their annual Ozzfest festiv...

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Bassist RUDY SARZO Featured In New 'The Right To Rock' Podcast

TheRighttoRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #26),featuring bassist/author Rudy Sarzo (DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE). Rudy discusses his new book "Off the Rails", as well as what he has been up to since DIO went on hiatus. Rudy digs deep into the pas...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Talks About 'Madden NFL 08'; Video Available

A brief interview with SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair conducted by the San Francisco Bay Area TV station KRON 4 can be viewed below. Fair talks about his band's contribution to the "Madden NFL 08" 29-song soundtrack, which also includes OZZY OSBOURNE, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, HELLYEAH and ATREYU,...

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METALLICA: Stockholm Show Voted Sweden's Best Concert Of The Summer

METALLICA's sold-out show at Stadion in Stockholm on July 12, 2007 was voted Sweden's best concert of the summer, according to a poll conducted by the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. The San Francisco band received 28.1% of the votes, followed by ROLLING STONES, whose concert at Ullevi in Gothenburg...

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ANGRA Guitarist Discusses Early Musical Influences

Mark Kirby of eJazzNews recently conducted an interview with ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: eJazzNews: What was your childhood like? What type of family did you come from — poor, middle class, upper class? Kiko Loureiro: I come from a middle class family. M...

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HATEBREED, STATIC-X, CIRCUS DIABLO Members Talk About 'Free' OZZFEST; Video Available

Artisan News Service has uploaded a three-minute video clip featuring interviews with members of HATEBREED, STATIC-X and CIRCUS DIABLO about this year's "free" Ozzfest. Watch the footage below. Regarding the decision to make this year's traveling festival a "free" event, Sharon Osbourne, the fest's...

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TNT Singer To Guest On 'Hair Metal Haven'

TNT/ex-SHY vocalist Tony Mills will be the featured guest on the "Hair Metal Haven" show between 17.00 and 19.00 GMT (18.00-20.00 CET) on Rock 247 Online. Tony will be talking about his past bands SHY and SIAM and dicussing his future with "Norway's finest." TNT's latest CD, "The New Territory", ent...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Video Footage From Last Night's Surprise Concert Available

Video footage of OZZY OSBOURNE's surprise concert last night (Monday, August 13) on the stage above the Hard Rock Café at New York City's Times Square can be viewed below. The performance was shrouded in secrecy since making it public would have required getting a permit to shut down Times Square, w...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Performs Surprise Concert In New York City

According to The Syndicate Blog, OZZY OSBOURNE performed a surprise concert on the stage above the Hard Rock Café at New York City's Times Square last night (Monday, August 13) and belted through a three-song set. The performance was shrouded in secrecy since making it public would have required get...