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MANDY LION: 'DON ARDEN Represented Everything This Industry Should Be About But Rarely Ever Is'

WWIII frontman Mandy Lion has issued the following statement regarding the passing of music mogul Don Arden (Sharon Osbourne's father),who died on July 21 at the age of 81: "I am sad to let everyone know that one of the greatest men I ever knew died on Saturday... "Don Arden was more than just ...

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MONDO GENERATOR Offically Drops Off OZZFEST

MONDO GENERATOR, the group led by former QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE bassist Nick Oliveri, has officially dropped off this year's Ozzfest due to "matters beyond the band's control." A statement from Nick Oliveri reads as follows: "It's very disappointing but MONDO GENERATOR has been forced to cancel the...

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SHARON OSBOURNE 'Too Traumatized' To Attend Father's Funeral

According to ContactMusic.com, Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon failed to attend her father Don Arden's funeral — because she was too upset to go. Arden passed away on Saturday (July 21) in a Los Angeles nursing home from undisclosed causes, although he was known to have Alzheimer's Disease. He w...

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LORDI Mainman To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'Chaos'

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi will be the featured guest on KNAC.COM's specialty metal program "Chaos" this coming Sunday, July 29 between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. PST (10:00 p.m. and midnight EST). The show will re-air Monday, July 30 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. PST. The interview will also be rebroadcast...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist: 'It's Great When Bands Cite Us As Their Influence'

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: During the 1980 tour behind the "Heaven And Hell" album, Bill Ward exited BLACK SABBATH and Vinny App...

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'Is Free OZZFEST Working?' Video Report Available

A four-minute video report from this year's Ozzfest submitted by Possum from Altitude TV's "Metalogy 101" has been posted on YouTube. Included in the report are exclusive interviews with OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, IN THIS MOMENT, HATEBREED, DAATH, ANKLA, THE SHOWDOWN and more. The...

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Adult Film Star TERA WRAY To Tour With OZZFEST

Staying true to her rocker roots, Pleasure Productions' self-proclaimed "band-aid with benefits" and adult film star Tera Wray (photos) will climb on the Hustler Lingerie tour bus as it travels around the country with the Ozzfest summer tour 2007 beginning today. Hustler Lingerie is sponsoring the t...

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ALICE IN CHAINS To Play Four Acoustic Shows

ALICE IN CHAINS will perform four special acoustic-only shows during the coming months. These AIC "The Acoustic Hour" dates will feature just ALICE performing some of their most loved songs unplugged. The lucky cities that will be hosting these shows are Milwaukee, WI (The Rave) on August 31; St. Lo...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Manager DON ARDEN Dead At 81

Sharon Osbourne's father Don Arden (born Harry Levy),the English music manager, agent and businessman best known for overseeing the careers of rock groups THE SMALL FACES, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA and BLACK SABBATH, died on Saturday (July 21) at the age of 81. According to Telegraph.co.uk, Arden be...

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LORDI Cancels Headlining Dates In Montreal, Toronto And Chicago

Finland's monster rock 'n' roll band LORDI, currently on the main stage of Ozzfest 2007 (with headliners OZZY OSBOURNE, LAMB OF GOD and STATIC-X),have cancelled their previously announced "off-date" shows during the summer tour. In a written statement, the band says, "Things have been going excepti...

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THRESHOLD: Original Singer To Perform With Band At Norway's SUBTACTO Festival

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have confirmed that their original singer Damian Wilson will perform with them at their next show, the Subtacto Festival in Norway on August 4, following last week's unexpected departure of Andrew "Mac" McDermott. Damian Wilson fronted the band for the first time...

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Review: Free Doesn't Mean Better At OZZFEST 2007

Niyaz Pirani of The Orange County Register reports: In my first five minutes at Ozzfest 2007 on Saturday at Hyundai Pavilion in Devore, I'd already seen a girl flash a car in the parking lot and a very angry singer on the second stage demand that we all throw our devil horns in ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Mr. Crowley' Performance From GODS OF METAL Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of OZZY OSBOURNE performing his song "Mr. Crowley" on June 30, 2007 at the Gods of Metal festival in Milan, Italy has been posted at YouTube. More clips from Ozzy's Gods of Metal concert can be found at this location. Ozzy Osbourne's first studio album of all-new material .....

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: Video Interview With SHANE CLARK Available

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 has been posted at YouTube. 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's video for the track "The Goatrider's Horde" has been posted online: High-Quality, YouTube...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Not Going Away' Video Contest Announced

OZZY OSBOURNE was so happy with the submissions for his last video contest, that he wants to do the same for "Not Going Away". Ozzy and his band shot performance footage of the entire song on green screen from multiple camera angles. Footage is posted here for you to download. The director can ...