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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Thrilled With New DIO-Era Anthology

Launch Radio Networks reports: BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is thrilled with the band's latest release, which spotlights the time when Ronnie James Dio was the singer. It's called "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years", and in addition to a selection of material from the past, the album also has three...

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ZAKK WYLDE On New OZZY OSBOURNE CD: 'It's Different, But The Body Shape Is Still The Same'

Eden Munro of Vue Weekly recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A few excerpts follow: On OZZY OSBOURNE's upcoming album, Black Rain": "It sounds like an Ozzy record. It's not gonna sound like NINE INCH NAILS and it ain't gonna sound like MINISTRY. That...

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Report: No Bristow OZZFEST Leaves Virginia Band LAMB OF GOD, Fans Disappointed

Dan Roem of TimesCommunity.com reports: For the first time in 11 years, Ozzfest will not stop at Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia during its annual touring cycle. When dates for the 24-city tour were released March 13, many in the local heavy metal community — including former Woodbridge residen...

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CHIMAIRA Confirmed For Sweden's HULTSFRED Festival

Cleveland's CHIMAIRA has been confirmed for this year's Hultsfred festival, which is scheduled to take place June 14-16 in Hultsfred, Sweden (CHIMAIRA will perform on June 14). The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 50 CENT [US] AIDEN [US] AMY WINEHOUSE [UK] ANNA TERN...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Thought I'd Never Write Again Without Any Stimulation'

Ozzy Osourne recently told Billboard.com that his upcoming studio album, "Black Rain" (due May 22 via Epic),is the first in his entire career he recorded sober. "I thought I'd never write again without any stimulation," he admitted to Billboard.com. "But you know what? Instead of picking of the bot...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Going Back To His Roots

World Entertainment News Network reports that Ozzy Osbourne is hoping to return to his roots after finding a plush $5.85 million (£3 million) mansion in his hometown of Birmingham, England. The BLACK SABBATH singer and wife/manager Sharon plan to move from their current home in Buckinghamshire follo...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Complete 'Black Rain' Details Revealed

OZZY OSBOURNE will release his new album, "Black Rain", on May 22 via Epic Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "I Don't Wanna Stop", "Not Going Away", "Thank God For The Almighty Dollar", "Civilize The Universe", "Black Rain", "Countdown's Begun" and "Trap Door". You can tell by look...

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TNT: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT have finalized the track listing for their new album, "The New Territory", due in May in Japan via Marquee Avalon and June in Europe via MTM Music. The CD, which was mixed in Bergen, Norway, was previously described by new TNT singer Tony Mills (ex-SHY) as "very di...

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OZZFEST 2007: First Ticketing Details Released

You've heard about how Ozzfest is boldly redefining the concert industry this year by making all the tickets to the summer's premiere touring concert festival entirely free for fans. Well, Ozzfest fans have a number of ways to score a pair of tickets to "FreeFest" — which will rock mightily with fes...

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The Dio Years

Few debates make me as nauseated as the one concerning the worthiness of the Ozzy Osbourne versus Ronnie Jame Dio BLACK SABBATH lineups. While it is true (in my mind) that the Ozzy-era lineup cannot be touched from the standpoint of musical trailblazing and the writing of legendary tunes, to say tha...

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RUDY SARZO, PAMELA MOORE Help Promote DONATE LIFE ROCKS CONCERT

Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO),Tommy Asakawa (WARRIOR),Steve Lynch (AUTOGRAPH) and Pamela Moore (voice of "Sister Mary" on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" and last year's epic sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II") are among the musicians that have taken part i...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE, LIZZY BORDEN Members Interviewed In New SHOCKWAVES Podcast

Shockwaves/HardRadio podcast #13 is a special episode where host Bob Nalbandian conducts interviews from this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Interviews include LIZZY BORDEN/STARWOOD bassist Marten Andersson, OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB ZOMBIE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON g...

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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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HATEBREED, PAPA ROACH, MASTODON Confirmed For Holland's FIELDS OF ROCK Festival

HATEBREED, PAPA ROACH, MASTODON, AMON AMARTH, FASTWAY, PAIN OF SALVATION, LAUREN HARRIS, BLOODSIMPLE and WALLS OF JERICHO have been confirmed for the Fields of Rock festival, set to take place June 16-17 at the Evenemententerrein Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, Holland. Meanwhile, BUCKCHERRY has canc...

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H.I.M. Frontman: New Album Is 'A Lot Heavier Than Anything We've Done Before'

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo recently spoke to Chris Harris of MTV.com about the group's new album, tentatively titled "Venus Doom", which they've been working on with producer Tim Palmer (DREDG, OZZY OSBOURNE) in Helsinki. "There were too many things going on," Valo said of the band's previous releas...