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OZZY OSBOURNE's Son JACK: 'The Osbournes' Discredited Who My Father Is
RollingStone.com reports that Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack is executive-producing an Ozzy documentary. According to Jack, his father — a severe dyslexic — "refuses to do a book, so this is more like a talking book, a really thorough autobiography." Filming began in January, and features interviews with...August 25, 2008
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AC/DC's Catalog Riding High On Australian Chart
According to Undercover, the news of the release of AC/DC's first album in eight years has sent a lot of the band's new fans in Australia out for an educational catch-up and some old ones for a refresher course. On this week's official Australian ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) chart,...August 25, 2008
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BOLT THROWER Issues Update
UK extreme metal pioneers BOLT THROWER have issued the following update: "We'd like to thank everyone who came to Atak, Party.San and Hof te Lo. Although it was only three shows it felt like a whole tour, as we covered a whole range of venues & crowds in that short time, and had our fair ...August 19, 2008
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GWAR Manager SLEAZY P. MARTINI Comes Out Of Retirement For 'Electile Dysfunction '08' Tour
GWAR upcoming tour, dubbed Electile Dysfunction, will feature the return of the group's manager, Sleazy P. Martini. Sleazy's announcement on the matter reads as follows: "Greeting losers, it is I, the world's shrewdest man, Sleazy P. Martini, manager of GWAR, announcing an entertainment merger betwe...August 18, 2008
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LECHEROUS NOCTURNE Films 'Just War Theory' Video
South Carolina-based extreme metal band LECHEROUS NOCTURNE will release its second album, "The Age of Miracles Has Passed", on September 23 via Unique Leader Records. Once again recorded at SoundLab Studio in Columbia, South Carolina, "The Age of Miracles Has Passed" is said to be "a refined yet div...August 12, 2008
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JOURNEY Profiled On CNN Headline News; Video Available
A profile on the classic American rockers JOURNEY is being aired on CNN Headline News this weekend (as part of the "News to Me" feature). Watch the six-minute report below. JOURNEY's new two-disc CD, "Revelation", entered the national Top 100 charts in six countries in its debut week of release in E...August 10, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA Performs 'Unplugged' At 100.3 THE EDGE Studios In Little Rock; Video Available
Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA stopped by the studios of KDJE 100.3 The Edge (web site) in Little Rock, Arkansas earlier this week and took part in a three-song "unplugged" performance for radio station winners. Watch video footage of the performance below. (Note: Updated version of Windows Medi...August 8, 2008
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JOURNEY Profile To Air On CNN Headline News
A profile on the classic American rockers JOURNEY will air on CNN Headline News this weekend. More information, including the exact air times, is available at this location. JOURNEY's new two-disc CD, "Revelation", entered the national Top 100 charts in six countries in its debut week of release in...August 8, 2008
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PROTEST THE HERO To Film 'Palms Read' Video
Whitby, Ontario, Canada-based pop math metal upstarts PROTEST THE HERO will film a video for the song "Palms Read" in September in Toronto with director Sean Turrell (BILLY TALENT, TEGAN AND SARA). As previously reported, PROTEST THE HERO has set an August 5 release date for a new, three-track EP th...August 1, 2008
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METALLICA Gives Turkish Economy A Boost With Istanbul Concert
Demet Cengiz of the Turkish Daily News reports that METALLICA created a giant economy while mesmerizing over 40,000 people at its third Turkey concert in Istanbul's Ali Sami Yen Stadium last Sunday (July 27). The sale of concert tickets, together with the flight and accommodation expenses of visitor...August 1, 2008
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Beneath the Scars of Glory and Progression
You've got to hand it to GOD FORBID. They have scratched and clawed their way from a little-known Jersey act to one of the better modern metal bands out there today, and they did it without a revolving door of members and by touring their asses off. It's hard to believe that the act's fourth ...July 29, 2008
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OPETH Frontman On European Festivals, Italian Bootleggers, TED NUGENT, BLOODBATH And YNGWIE
Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of the Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "OK, so we're back since my run in with the (fucking) pox! I'm doing well now, only some scars in my face which looks kinda cool! Not really. "Did a string of festivals and it was nice to...July 19, 2008
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It's Official: New GUNS N' ROSES Track To Debut In 'Rock Band 2'
Harmonix, the world's premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom's MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today revealed at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit new features for the next evolution of the groundbreak...July 14, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA: Pro-Shot Footage From Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING Available
Professionally filmed video footage of the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA performing a rendition of the METALLICA song "Enter Sandman" on June 29, 2008 at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be viewed below (courtesy of Belgium's TMF channel). As previously reported, APOCALYPTICA ha...July 10, 2008
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ECLIPSE ETERNAL To Play First Show In Six Months This Friday
Canadian black metal band ECLIPSE ETERNAL will play its first show in six months this Friday, July 11 at the Annex Wreckroom (794 Bathurst St) in Toronto to celebrate the release of its second album, "Ubermensch: Evolution beyond the Species". Also scheduled to appear are EMPYREAN PLAGUE and DEATHMA...July 9, 2008