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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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The Dark Secrets Of SHARON OSBOURNE's Dad Revealed

Mick Wall of Britain's Daily Mail reports: Like everybody else who ever knew him, I'd heard about Don Arden, who died last week, long before I met him: he was the self-styled Al Capone of Pop, as he enjoyed being known. He was the music-business gangster who'd hung fellow pop impresario Robert Stigw...

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MANDY LION: 'DON ARDEN Represented Everything This Industry Should Be About But Rarely Ever Is'

WWIII frontman Mandy Lion has issued the following statement regarding the passing of music mogul Don Arden (Sharon Osbourne's father),who died on July 21 at the age of 81: "I am sad to let everyone know that one of the greatest men I ever knew died on Saturday... "Don Arden was more than just ...

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SHARON OSBOURNE 'Too Traumatized' To Attend Father's Funeral

According to ContactMusic.com, Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon failed to attend her father Don Arden's funeral — because she was too upset to go. Arden passed away on Saturday (July 21) in a Los Angeles nursing home from undisclosed causes, although he was known to have Alzheimer's Disease. He w...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist: 'It's Great When Bands Cite Us As Their Influence'

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: During the 1980 tour behind the "Heaven And Hell" album, Bill Ward exited BLACK SABBATH and Vinny App...

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Fire Up the Blades

You can gripe about their trueness or falseness all day, like they're an eighth-grade pop quiz instead of a band. You can bitch about what label they're on, shake your fist at them for not being dour and high-topped enough for you, or rip on them for having a screechy vocalist who's ridiculous to th...

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DISTURBED Guitarist: New Material Is 'A Lot Ballsier' Than Past Albums

DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan gave a brand new interview to "The Big Rock Show" about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the group's new album and the band's future plans. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On what DISTURBED has been up to in the last few months: "We've just been...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Announces Second Vocalist For New Solo Album

After choosing classically trained American coloratura soprano Jennifer Sowle to sing the leading character in his "classic rock opera," STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki has chosen the second singer for his third solo album. He is Heikki Pöyhiä from Finnish band TWILIGHTNING. "I got to kno...

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EVANESCENCE Frontwoman On Lineup Changes, Marriage And FAMILY VALUES Tour

EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee recently took part in a conference call with members of the media to answer questions about the group's recent lineup changes and its participation in the Family Values tour. The interview follows here in its entirety: Q: So obviously, it's been a dramatic couple of mo...

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New IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CLUTCH Songs Available For Streaming

New tracks by IN FLAMES, VIKING SKULL, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CLUTCH and CKY, taken from the forthcoming "Viva La Bands, Vol. 2" album, are available for streaming on VLB Radio at this location. In his position as one of the world's leading pop culture icons and most acclaimed action sports athletes, Ba...

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SCRAP METAL Signs On With WILLIAM MORRIS

The William Morris talent and literary agency today announced they have signed celebrity rock supergroup SCRAP METAL as a client, and will represent the rock supergroup worldwide. "SCRAP METAL offers an unprecedented collection of musical talent in one unique act," says agent Keith Sarkisian of The...

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Zeitgeist

With every rock band under the sun seemingly reuniting, it was only inevitable that founder/songwriter/frontman Billy Corgan would reassemble the SMASHING PUMPKINS, one of the most highly acclaimed alternative acts of the Nineties. Since splitting up the band in 2000, Corgan has failed to achieve th...

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AMORAL: 'Leave Your Dead Behind' Video Posted Online

Finnish hard-rockin' and turbo-lovin' quintet AMORAL has posted its video for the song "Leave Your Dead Behind" at YouTube. Spikefarm Records released the Internet-only "Leave Your Dead Behind" single on June 6. The bonus track for this release was a cover of Swedish pop star PANDORA's song "The Nak...

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'Viva La Bands, Vol 2' Track Listing Revealed

In his position as one of the world's leading pop culture icons and most acclaimed action sports athletes, Bam Margera has made it his mission to expose an entire generation of his peers to some original high-energy music through his "Viva La Bands" album and tour series. Brought to you by Ferret Mu...

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METALLICA's 'Live Earth' Appearance Translates Into Record Sales

According to SoundGenerator.com, METALLICA's record sales enjoyed a boost of around 800% in the wake of their appearance at Live Earth in London. As with Live 8 in 2005, bands signing-up for the event saw the huge viewing figures translate into serious album sales, and the FOO FIGHTERS did best, wit...