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OZZY OSBOURNE To Design Guitar For Charity

World Entertainment News Network reports that Ozzy Osbourne ia among 30 musicians who will design their own guitars to raise money for charity. The stars will team up with different artists to have their designs hand painted onto the instruments, which will go on display in various locations around...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Donates Prints Of Paintings To Linda McCartney Centre

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover donated one of his paintings to the Linda McCartney Centre last year. The painting was subsequently sold via an auction, raising £900 for cancer patients. Taking advantage of a day's break in the the group's current U.K. tour, Roger visited the Centre at the royal ho...

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NAPALM DEATH, ANATHEMA, ORANGE GOBLIN Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

NAPALM DEATH, ANATHEMA, PARAMORE, CANCER BATS, SATELLITE PARTY, HEAD AUTOMATICA, SAOSIN, ZICO CHAIN, MY VITRIOL, YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO, THE ANSWER, ORANGE GOBLIN and PORCUPINE TREE have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. NA...

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VOIVOD Drummer Issues Update On New Video, New Side-Projects, Reissues And New Album

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has issued an update on the band’s current activities: "Here's what's up: The video for 'Polaroids' is finished. It was done with Banger Productions and Ottoblix and contains some of my animation work. I started working on the video for 'The X-Stream', also in c...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT's MUSCAT Issues 'Open Letter' To TAIME DOWNE, GREG STEELE

FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat has issued the following "open letter" to his former PUSSYCAT bandmates Taime Downe (vocals) and Greg Steele (guitar): "Dear Taime and Greg, "I will try to keep this letter brief. "I have sent both of you email and messages through myspace inviting you both to...

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EXTREME Performs At METAL SKOOL Gig In Hollywood; Photos Available

Reunited '80s hard rockers EXTREME surprised members of the audience at the METAL SKOOL concert on Monday (April 9) when they climbed up on stage and performed a cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "Communication Breakdown" in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from WENN. As previously reported, the orig...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist Talks About 'Black Rain'; Video Available

Altitude TV recently spoke to OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB ZOMBIE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson about the upcoming Ozzy CD, "Black Rain". Watch the two-minute video clip at YouTube. Ozzy's first album of original material since 2001's "Down To Earth", "Black Rain" is scheduled for release on May 22 via Epi...

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VOIVOD: 'Katorz' Demos Available For Download

Four demo tracks for VOIVOD's "Katorz" album have been posted online at the Voivodfan.com web site. Download the songs "Mr. Clean", "The Getaway", "Red My Mind" and "After All" at this location. VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin recently commented on the rumors that the band is planning to embar...

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LAMB OF GOD, IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD Among 'Golden Gods' Nominees

According to The Sun Online, LAMB OF GOD is the favorite to walk off with the silverware at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The Virginia-based group is up for an impressive five gongs, including "Best Album", "Best Live Band" and "Best International Band". And the fifth annual Metal Ham...

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THE AMENTA's 2004 Album 'Occasus' Re-Imagined

THE AMENTA's 2004 album, entitled "Occasus", has been conceptualized beyond the conventional re-release most others generate. This time the offering includes multiple full-lengths — "Occasus", "Soundtrack to a Hidden Earth" and "Mictlan" MCD — with all-new artwork and image galleries. In addition, y...

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ROTTING CORPSE To Play DONNAPALOOZA Without WALTER TRACHSLER

Guitarist Walter Trachsler will be forced to miss the reunited '80s thrash band ROTTING CORPSE's appearance the Donnapalooza breast cancer benefit concert on April 28, 2007 at the Lone Star Country Club in Coppell, Texas due to "prior commitments with his tour bus company." Filling for Traschler wil...

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SHARON And OZZY Discuss OZZFEST 2005 Feud With IRON MAIDEN; Video Available

A five-and-a-half minute video clip of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne discussing the infamous Ozzfest 2005 incident when Sharon attempted to sabotage IRON MAIDEN's appearance at the event was recently posted on YouTube. Sharon messed with MAIDEN's sound and had the band pelted with eggs onstage after clai...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Release 'Black Rain' In June

According to Rolling Stone magazine (web site),OZZY OSBOURNE has set "Black Rain" as the title of his new solo album, due out early June. The first single from the upcoming CD, "I Don't Want to Stop", will receive its online premiere on Friday, April 13. (To hear a clip of the single, ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: New Album Samples Available

A number of audio clips from OZZY OSBOURNE's forthcoming album have been posted online at Ozzy.com (Note: You have to scroll over and click on the books and other images on the main page to hear the audio). The first single, "I Don't Want to Stop", from the upcoming CD will receive its ...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Is Back In The Saddle Again

Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan of The Boston Globe report: If you were expecting Tom Hamilton to take time off, forget it. The AEROSMITH bassist, who has spent the better part of a year battling throat cancer, is back on his feet and ready to rock. Tuesday the band is bound for Brazil for a ...