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OZZY OSBOURNE Dreams Of Acoustic Album

ContactMusic.com is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne is desperate to record an album of acoustic ballads but record company bosses won't take him seriously unless he's the "Prince of Darkness." The BLACK SABBATH frontman is keen to show off other aspects of his musical ability, but fears he'll have to k...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Defends Egg-Throwing Incident: 'A Bit Of Egg Isn't Gonna Spoil A Rock Show'

Sharon Osbourne spoke exclusively to Kerrang! magazine (web site) last week (as reported here yesterday) regarding IRON MAIDEN's final performance on this year's Ozzfest tour, during which she cut MAIDEN's power and arranged to have the band pelted with eggs and debris from the crowd. Several more e...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Under Covers' Collection To Surface In November

OZZY OSBOURNE will be issuing a separate version of Disc 4 ("Under Covers") of his recently issued box set, "Prince of Darkness", on November 1, 2005 via Sony. The DualDisc release will contain nine tracks that were previously released on the "Prince" box set, plus four brand new cover tunes. The fi...

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SUFFOCATION: North/South American Tour Dates Announced

Reunited New York death metal legends SUFFOCATION have announced North and South American tours in support of their recent release, "Souls to Deny". The South American headlining tour will kick off on September 3 in Colombia and is expect to conclude on September 10 in Ecuador. On their September 6...

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BEHEMOTH To Embark On First-Ever Canadian Headlining Tour

Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH will embark on their first-ever headlining tour of Canada in November. Confirmed dates are as follows (venue information to be announced): Nov. 02 - Vancouver, BC Nov. 03 – Prince - George, BC Nov. 05 - Regina, SK Nov. 10 - Toronto, ON Nov. 11 - Kingston, ON Nov. 12 -...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Has Recorded A Cover Of JOHN LENNON's 'How'

According to a posting on rock photographer Ross Halfin's web site, OZZY OSBOURNE has recorded a cover of JOHN LENNON's "How", which Ross was lucky enough to hear. Ozzy was due to release Disc Four, "Under Covers", from the "Prince of Darkness", box set on as a separate CD this summer, featuring add...

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METALLICA: Pictures From New KIRK HAMMETT Photo Shoot Posted Online

Former METALLICA photographer Ross Halfin recently did a photo shoot with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, according to a posting at Halfin's web site. "Nice and hot," Halfin writes in an August 5 diary entry at RossHalfin.co.uk. "Studio session today with Kirk Hammett of METALLICA. It's been so lo...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Is Looking For New Guitarist

Ozzy Osbourne is looking for a guitar player to write his next studio album with. All interested parties should send a package showcasing their guitar skills to: Ozzy Osbourne Guitar Player P.O. Box 5249 Beverly Hills, CA 90209 Osbourne announced on Friday (August 12) that this year's Ozzfest would...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY To Receive Inaugural 'Living Legend' Award At CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOR

Lemmy Kilmister, the notorious bass player and vocalist of Grammy-winning U.K. rock 'n' roll titans MOTÖRHEAD, will be honored with the very first "Living Legend" award at this year's inaugural Classic Rock Roll of Honor, organized by Classic Rock magazine. Taking place on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 a...

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CRYPTOPSY Complete Work On New Album

Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY completed work on their fifth album, "Once Was Not", last week. "Sébastien Marsan, at his Studio Vortex in St-Constant (Quebec, Canada),did a wondrous job of mixing and engineering," the band write on their web site. "The album was mastered by UE Nastasi at Sterli...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Remembers His 'Dear Friend' KEITH ALEXANDER

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has issued the following statement regarding the passing of original CARNIVORE guitarist Keith Alexander (as first reported here yesterday): "Keith Alexander lived more in his 41 years on this earth then most of us will live in our entire natural lifetime. He was a...

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EVANESCENCE Co-Founder Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder, Planning Solo Album

EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody recently spoke to RollingStone.com about his upcoming solo album, tentatively due this fall. "It's a rock record, but it's a lot more organic than stuff I've done in the past," says Moody. "When it's heavy, it's straight-ahead heavy." Moody is producing the album, wi...

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WICKED WISDOM: New Song Posted Online

An audio clip of a brand-new WICKED WISDOM track, entitled "Something Inside of Me", has been posted online at WickedWisdom.net. WICKED WISDOM, who have been confirmed as the final band on the second stage of this year's Ozzfest, were previously described by MTV.com as an EVANESCENSE-esque act that...

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INTO ETERNITY Check In From The Road

Guitarist/second vocalist Tim Roth of Canadian progressive death metal band INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update on the band's currently touring activities: "We are in Regina for one more day. Our Sunday show in Regina was cancelled by the promoter. We contacted him for us and KRISIUN to pl...

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Greatest Hits: Back To the Start

Does anyone at all believe bands when they claim they take fans' Internet votes on stuff into consideration? When I see a "fan favorite" IRON MAIDEN best-of track listing, and anything from the Blaze Bayley era shows up, that poll's credibility shrivels up like a black metaller in the sunshine. Simi...