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ORANGE GOBLIN Confirmed For Italy's STONED HANDS OF DOOM FESTIVAL

British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have issued the following update: "ORANGE GOBLIN have been announced as headliners for this years Stoned Hands Of Doom Festival in Rome, Italy. The festival, now in its third year, takes place at the Jailbreak [in] Rome on Saturday, May 26th. There is also a pre-festi...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Reports On NAMM, South American Tour

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Myself and Daniel Erlandsson [drums] traveled to sunny California last month and spent a few days at the NAMM convention. We had a wail of time hanging out and doing the NAMM thing! "So I met a lot...

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OZZFEST 2007: More Ticketing Information Revealed

The Ozzfest 2007 Fans unofficial MySpace page has been updated with the following information regarding the ticketing system for this year's event: Q: Will OZZY OSBOURNE play at my show? A: Ozzy will headline ALL Ozzfest dates on the main stage. Q: How do I get tickets? A: Those signed up to Ozzfest...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Says Last Year's OZZFEST 'Nearly Destroyed Us'

Brad Kava of The Mercury News spoke to Ozzfest promoter Sharon Osbourne by phone on Tuesday (February 6) about the organizers' announcement that admission to the 25-city heavy metal tour will be free this summer. Sponsors will pick up the tab for the tickets, bands will not be paid to perform and ex...

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CRASHDIET: Video Footage Of Entire 'Rest In Sleaze' Concert Posted Online

Swedish "glam rockers" CRASHDIET have uploaded video footage of the group's entire debut live appearance with their new singer, H. Olliver Twisted of the Finnish hard rock act RECKLESS LOVE, which took place January 21 at the Rest in Sleaze festival at Debaser in Stockholm, Sweden. Check it out at t...

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Singer JOHN BUSH: 'I Am Not Ready' To Commit To ANTHRAX Again

On January 23, 2007, Bob Nalbandian of Shockwaves magazine conducted a 36-minute interview with ARMORED SAINT/ex-ANTHRAX vocalist John Bush about Bush's current status with ANTHRAX and his future plans. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET from Shockwaves Podcas...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist NICK CATANESE Forced To Leave Promo Tour

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese has left the band's current radio promotional acoustic tour due to "personal reasons." Zakk Wylde is still going forward with the tour as well as the scheduled Hard Rock Café performances. Listen to your local radio stations for more information. BLACK LAB...

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OZZFEST 2007...FOR FREE

"This will change everybody's impression of the way touring in the summer in America should be." -- Sharon Osbourne Imagine a day of wall-to-wall hard rock. Imagine the world's greatest headliner sharing a bill with cutting edge new artists. Imagine if this brass-knuckled beast was hellbent on comin...

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EUROPE To Perform At UPOP@ABBEY ROAD SESSIONS

Reactivated Swedish hard rockers EUROPE announced yesterday (February 5) that they will be performing at the UPop@Abbey Road Sessions on Feb. 14, 2007 in London, U.K. EUROPE will be showcased among some of the hottest global recording artists in a four-day international broadcast event, sponsored by...

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TESTAMENT Frontman On New Album: 'We Have About Five Or Six Songs Written So Far'

Justin Donnelly of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's reunion tour: "I think that we're beyond the reunion tour thing now, especially now that we've decided to do an album together now. It's simply a...

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MOONSORROW's 'Viides Luku – Hävitetty' To Receive North American Release In April

Finnish folk/viking metal band MOONSORROW will release its new album, "Viides Luku – Hävitetty", in North America on April 17 via Unruly Sounds/The End Records. The CD — 56 minutes of music comprised from two songs — continues to place the group as one of the forerunners of the folk/viking metal sce...

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ZAKK WYLDE Takes Park In Impromptu Jam In Seattle

The following item was submitted by a BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor: "After three hours on air (with 'The Men's Room') at 99.9 KISW The Rock of Seattle [Friday night, February 2], and a great two-song acoustic session, Zakk [Wylde of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY] and company headed to El Corazon where he was supp...

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Former DEATH/MASSACRE Vocalist KAM LEE Talks About His New Band DENIAL FIEND

Masterful Magazine recently conducted an interview with former DEATH/MASSACRE and current DENIAL FIEND vocalist Kam Lee. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Masterful Magazine: What have you been up to since the split of MASSACRE? I read in an old interview that you are a com...

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AC/DC Guitarist ANGUS YOUNG Spending 'Millions Of Dollars' On Dutch Mansion

Australia's Sunday Herald Sun reports: Reclusive AC/DC guitarist Young is spending millions of dollars on a towering mansion in a sleepy Dutch village. The controversial three-storey home boasts a basement recording studio, his-and-hers bathrooms and a swag of guest rooms. And there's plenty of spac...

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ANGRA, SPOCK'S BEARD, JON OLIVA'S PAIN Confirmed For San Francisco's BAY AREA ROCK FEST

ANGRA, SPOCK'S BEARD and JON OLIVA'S PAIN have been confirmed as the headlining acts of the inaugural Bay Area Rock Fest, a two-day progressive rock and metal festival set to take place May 4-5 at The Independent in San Francisco. ANGRA returns to North America for the first time since 2005 for an e...