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SHARON OSBOURNE's Father Buried In His Birthplace

Britain's This is Lancashire reports that more than 100 mourners converged on Agecroft Jewish Cemetery last week for the funeral of well-known former music mogul Don Arden. Absent from the ceremony, however, was the 81-year-old's daughter, Ozzy Osbourne's wife Sharon, who was reportedly "too traumat...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Screamer On His Favorite Pastime

3 INCHES OF BLOOD screamer Cam Pipes has penned a guest blog for Headbanger's Blog about his favorite pastime. Read it at this location. A seven-and-a-half-minute video interview with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD guitarist Shane Clark conducted on the current Ozzfest tour by Dallas VonKillbot of Synthesis.net...

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The Dark Secrets Of SHARON OSBOURNE's Dad Revealed

Mick Wall of Britain's Daily Mail reports: Like everybody else who ever knew him, I'd heard about Don Arden, who died last week, long before I met him: he was the self-styled Al Capone of Pop, as he enjoyed being known. He was the music-business gangster who'd hung fellow pop impresario Robert Stigw...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Undergoes Surgery In Denver

Denver's 9NEWS entertainment reporter Kirk Montgomery has confirmed Ozzy Osbourne had surgery at Rose Medical Center Saturday night (July 28). The 59-year-old was in town for Ozzfest 2007, which took place at Coors Amphitheatre on Saturday. Kirk reports that Osbourne was complaining of leg pain for...

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SHARON OSBOURNE On 'Free' OZZFEST: 'I'm Not Trying To Be Mother Teresa Of Music Industry'

Mark Brown of the Scripps Howard News Service recently spoke to Sharon Osbourne about her decision to stage this year's Ozzfest as a free event. "I'm not trying to be the Mother Teresa of the music industry, because I like money more than anybody else," Sharon Osbourne said, then let out a wicked .....

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STATIC-X Frontman On OZZFEST Sponsorship: 'I'll Drink Piss If There's Money'

Rolling Stone magazine (web site) reports: For the first time in its twelve years, Ozzfest is free. All fifteen acts on this year's bill — from Finnish monster rockers LORDI to headliner OZZY OSBOURNE — are playing for nothing; sponsors, merch sales, parking and beer cover the show's costs. "We're t...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'I'm Not Really That Impressed With Myself'

The West Australian recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW, HEAVEN AND HELL). In January this year Dio was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk with fellow rock royalty, including GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and FRANK ZAPPA d...

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THRESHOLD's Original Vocalist To Tour With Band For Remainder Of Year

THRESHOLD's original vocalist Damian Wilson has confirmed that he will perform with the U.K. progressive metal band for all their tour dates this year following the departure of previous singer Andrew "Mac" McDermott. Damian already stood in earlier this month for the band's performances at Slovenia...

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GUNS N' ROSES, Ex-W.A.S.P., RATT Members To Jam In Hollywood

THE BIG BALL STARS, featuring Dizzy Reed (GUNS N' ROSES),Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, RATT),Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.),Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),Brian Tichy (BILLY IDOL, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Brent Woods (VINCE NEIL),will perform this Saturday, July 28, 2007 at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, Califo...

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KREATOR Mainman On New THE SPOOK CD: It 'Will Blow Fans Away!'

German "graverockers" THE SPOOK will release their second album, "Let There Be Dark", on August 31 through Fiendforce Records/Cargo. The CD, which features guest appearances by Dave Pybus (CRADLE OF FILTH) and Goolsby and TB of BLITZKID fame, was produced by KREATOR mainman Mille Petrozza and THE SP...

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OZZFEST 2007: Mountain View 'Mosh Pit' Footage Available

OzTV has uploaded mosh pit footage from Ozzfest 2007's July 19 stop in Mountain View, California. Watch the four-minute clip (set the sound of LAMB OF GOD's "Laid to Rest") below. As previously reported, a four-minute video report from this year's Ozzfest submitted by Possum from Altitude TV's "Meta...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Schedules London Clinic

The Guitar Institute (part of London, England's Institute of Contemporary Music Performance) has announced that SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser will deliver an exclusive clinic during the Institute's Metal Hammer Weekender this summer. This fantastic two-day weekend event, sponsored by Metal Hamm...

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Former PARADISE LOST Drummer Offering Private Lessons

Britain's Wigan Today reports: The former drummer from a top heavy metal band is hoping to set a new generation of musicians on the road to stardom. Lee Morris, 37, married a Wigan girl and settled in the area after quitting the "kings of gloom", PARADISE LOST, five years ago. Now, the Wolverhampton...

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WARPED Tour Organizer Says 'Free' OZZFEST Is Nothing But 'A Ploy'

Alan Sculley of KansasCity.com reports: In 1996 Ozzfest became the first full-fledged touring heavy metal festival. This year, courtesy of select sponsors, it's the first free major festival tour. OZZY OSBOURNE, LORDI and HATEBREED are fronting the bill that's stopping Monday at Verizon. It's obviou...

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CONTRIVE Featured On Australian TV

ABC-TV in Australia recently screened a segment on the late-night music program JTV featuring CONTRIVE drummer Andrew Haug, focusing on his impressive metal knowledge, as well as his relationship with his twin brother and CONTRIVE guitarist/vocalist Paul Haug. You can now view the five-minute segmen...