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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE To Host Next Year's BRIT AWARDS

According to Digital Spy, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will host the Brit Awards — the British equivalent of the Grammy Awards — next year. The BLACK SABBATH singer and his wife/manager will be in charge of the event's proceedings after last year's presenter Russell Brand was dumped after just one year...

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FLYLEAF To Play Dallas Show For Charity

Texas-based band FLYLEAF has issued the following update: "[On] November 29th we will be playing an exclusive six-song set for charity, sponsored by The Edge in Dallas. If you're in the Dallas area now, go to KDGE's website, for more details on how you can get it. It also supports a great cause, ...

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LED ZEPPELIN Ad Lands On UK TV

Mark Sweney of Guardian Unlimited reports: LED ZEPPELIN have launched a TV ad campaign to promote new double album "Mothership" in the runup to their reunion concert next month. The campaign — which uses red-and-black animation modelled on the cover art by "street art" illustrator Shepard Fairey — t...

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RUSH To Tour South America Next Spring

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, the Canadian rock trio will spend around two weeks in South America — covering Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile — sometime in May 2008. Two newspapers in Chile have essentially confirmed the rumors that RUSH will play there although the...

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TERROR SYNDROME Overcoming Studio Mishaps

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band TERROR SYNDROME: "It's been an interesting few weeks or so since our hard drive fizzed on us. We lost some o...

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KING'S X Frontman Talks About New Solo Album; Video Available

A five-minute video clip of KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick talking about his new solo album, "Strum Sum Up", can be viewed below. The CD is being released today (November 20) via Magna Carta Records. Like a slice of Pinnick's raw essence, "Strum Sum Up" is so free, so instinctual; it's...

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KAYO DOT Completes Work On New Album

KAYO DOT, the Boston, Massachusetts-based experimental metal ensemble featuring former members of the now-defunct MAUDLIN OF THE WELL, has completed work on its new album, titled "Blue Lambency Downward". The final track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Blue Lambency Downward 02. Clelia Wal...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MASTODON At VEGOOSE MUSIC FESTIVAL; Video Available

Altitude has posted a four-minute report on the third annual Vegoose Music Festival, which took place October 28-29 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Included is performance footage of MASTODON and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE as well as a short interview with QOTSA drummer Joey Castillo. Watch t...

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RUSH: More Details Revealed About Forthcoming Documentary

Boutique distributor Grindstone Media is working on "Rush: The Documentary", the $1.5 million feature film produced and directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn — the creative team behind the 2005's "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" — and executive produced by Grindstone president Paul Zimic. According...

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NEVER ENOUGH: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Devil I Am' Video Shoot Available

NEVER ENOUGH, the band featuring ex-members of EIGHTEEN VISIONS and LYLAH, has teamed up with Ultimate-Guitar.com to release behind-the-scenes video footage from the set of the group's upcoming "Devil I Am" video. Check it out at this location. Commented NEVER ENOUGH frontman Norman Matthews: "'The...

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TERROR SYNDROME 'Close To Making A Decision' On Label/Distribution For Debut CD

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, B.C.-based band TERROR SYNDROME: "We've narrowed it down to a couple awesome guys to mix the album. Both are well known for their jobs. We have...

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REZNOR On Illegal Downloading: 'The Reality Is That People Think It's OK To Steal Music'

New York magazine recently conducted an interview with NINE INCH NAILS mastermind Trent Reznor and spoken-word and hip-hop artist Saul Williams about their collaboration on Williams' new album, "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust!" A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: New York...

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RUSH Documentary To Include Interviews With METALLICA, NIRVANA And IRON MAIDEN

Micol Marotti of PlaybackMag.com reports that boutique distributor Grindstone Media is hoping to have a hit on its hands with "Rush: The Documentary". The $1.5 million feature doc about the famed rock band is produced and directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn — the creative team behind the 2005's "...

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FLYLEAF: Video Trailers For Acoustic Songs Posted Online

Over the course of the last month and a half, FLYLEAF has posted a video trailer each week of acoustic versions of songs off their upcoming October 30 "special edition" release of "Flyleaf", the band's gold-certified debut album. The response from fans to these videos has been absolutely phenomenal,...

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DENIAL FIEND: Debut Album Released With Bonus DVD

DENIAL FIEND, the Tampa, Florida-based band featuring in its ranks Terry Butler (SIX FEET UNDER, ex-MASSACRE, ex-DEATH),Kam Lee (ex-MASSACRE, ex-MANTAS),Curt Beeson (NASTY SAVAGE, LOWBROW) and Sam Williams (DOWN BY LAW, PSEUDO HEROES),released "They Rise" on Ibex Moon Records on October 16. The a...