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OZZFEST, SLAYER, ROB ZOMBIE, ANTHRAX Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: OZZFEST City/State: Phoenix, AZ Venue: Cricket Pavilion Date: 7/7/06 Attendance: 15,598 Capacity: 20,234 Artist/Event: OZZFEST City/State: Auburn, WA Venue: White...

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Report: Rapist 'Thought He Was OZZY OSBOURNE'

Australia's The Daily Telegraph reports that a man drugged and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl because he believed he was rock star Ozzy Osbourne and had to follow in his footsteps, a Sydney court was told today (August 31). Arthur Fairwell, 39, is facing a sentencing hearing in the NSW Distri...

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ZAKK WYLDE On OZZY, New BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Album And Touring

Dave Harrison of X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with guitarist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A few excerpts from the chat follow: X-Press Online: How do feel about that whole Hollywood scene? No hanging out with media hounds like Tommy Lee or Kid Rock? Zakk: Nah, I...

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ILL NIÑO: New EP Title, Track Listing Revealed

On October 24, ILL NIÑO, the world re-known bi-lingual Latino metal sextet, will release a new five-song EP, "The Undercover Sessions", comprised of three of their favorite cover songs from bands they loved growing up as fans, and two brand new songs — all overseen by legendary producer Andy Johns (...

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SAHG Frontman Talks About Upcoming Tour With CELTIC FROST

Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with SAHG frontman Olav. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Live-Metal.net: The band is set for an upcoming tour in the U.S. with CELTIC FROST. How did this tour get put together and what can we expect from a live SAHG show? Olav: We ...

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ILL NIÑO, GODHEAD, RA Band Together On 'Congress Of Corruption' Fall U.S. Tour

Confirming its dedication to the concept of true artist development, Cement Shoes Records, the new rock label distributed by Fontana/Universal, is sending its first three signings — ILL NIÑO, GODHEAD and RA — on the road this fall on the "Congress of Corruption" U.S. tour. All three acts will have t...

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GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, LED ZEPPELIN Tracks Have Best Guitar Solos Of All Time

News.com.au reports that GUNS N' ROSES' "Sweet Child O' Mine" and VAN HALEN's "Eruption" were selected as two of the tracks with the best guitar solos of all time. PINK FLOYD's "Comfortably Numb" topped the list, with "Sweet Child O' Mine" following in second place. Third was "Freebird" by LYNYRD SK...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Prepares To Film BIG NOIZE DVD

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Hey everybody... Still recovering from my trip out to Hollywood and the KLPX festival in Tucson. It was a crazy time, but a lot of fun!! Great to see all my fr...

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HOLY MOSES Bassist Checks Into Psychiatric Hospital

German thrashers HOLY MOSES have posted the following message on their official web site: "Unfortunately, we have to let you know that our bass player Ozzy [Robert 'Ozzy' Frese] had to go into a psychiatric clinic unexpected. As soon as Ozzy is back on his feet, he will be back in the band again, bu...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist: AXL ROSE Is Just Misunderstood

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarists Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates. An excerpt from the chat follows: Ultimate-Guitar.com: How was the whole Ozzfest experience like for AVENGED SEVENFOLD? Zacky: It was a big deal for us to be on Ozzfest especiall...

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HATEBREED Frontman: 'We Really, Really, Wanna Do A U.S. Tour With METALLICA'

Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: Last year you did your ten-year anniversary tour. How did it feel reaching that milestone? Jamey: It feels great. To go back and do two huge sold-out shows in Co...

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H.I.M.: New Video Interview With VILLE VALO Available

A video interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo, conducted by Toazted.com last weekend at the Lowlands festival in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands, can be viewed at this location. In a recent interview with the free Texas weekly publication What's Up, Valo said that H.I.M. will record demos for the...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks About 'Shot To Hell': Video Interview Available

A video clip of guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde talking about the new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album, "Shot to Hell", has been posted online at TheShowBuzz.com (scroll down, look for "Today on ShowBuzz" on the right handside). "Shot to Hell", is scheduled for release on September 12 through Roadrunner Reco...

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GODSMACK Drummer: 'I Always Wanted To Be PETER CRISS'

David Glessner of the San Antonio Express-News recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his one-off gig substitute drumming for Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBATH: "Sharon Osbourne called me and said, 'Can you learn 25 songs in 10 day...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: Video Of ZAKK WYLDE Jamming Posted Online

GuitarPlayerTV.com has uploaded a video clip of OZZY OSBOURNE/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Zakk Wylde warming up on his instrument. Watch it at this location. In other news, a full-length video clip of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY performing the song "Stillborn" live in Paris, France in 2005 has been posted...