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OZZY OSBOURNE Hits 60

The Pulse of Radio reports: It's hard to believe, but rock and roll's prince of darkness Ozzy Osbourne turns 60 on Wednesday (December 3). The father of heavy metal and former BLACK SABBATH frontman never anticipated such longevity, figuring he'd succumb to his rock and roll excesses long before he...

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KREATOR: New Song Posted Online

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR have posted a new song, "Warcurse", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Hordes Of Chaos", which will be released in Europe on January 19, 2009 via SPV Records (except in Germany, where it will be issued on January 16). The CD will ....

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I'm Definitely A Dictator; It's Just The Way I Am With Music'

Pat Prince of Powerline A.D. recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline A.D.: Do you ever compare yourself — competitively — with some of the other contemporary guitarists out there? Yngwie: Never. And...

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KREATOR: New Video To Be Unveiled In Two Weeks

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will unveil their new video for the title track of their forthcoming album, "Hordes Of Chaos", in about two weeks. The clip was shot on November 2 in Berlin, Germany with director Jörn Heitmann (RAMMSTEIN),who has also worked on the band's video for the song "En...

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ANTHRAX Drummer To Judge Guitar Center Drum-Off Regional Finals In Chicago

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will be one of the special guest judges for the Chicago-area regional finals of the Guitar Center Drum-Off, set to take place December 2 in Chicago, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. More information can be found on the poster below. The Drum-Off '08 grand finals will be held on...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, JASON BITTNER, PAPA ROACH To Perform At DRUM-OFF '08 Grand Finals

PAPA ROACH, Nicko McBrain of IRON MAIDEN and Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL are among the scheduled performers at the Drum-Off '08 grand finals, set to take place Saturday, January 10, 2009 at The Music Box at Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. For 20 years, Guitar Center has been committed to p...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Featured In 'World Of Warcraft' Commercial

According to IncGamers, Blizzard Entertainment, the company behind the hugely successful World of Warcraft, has released a new TV commercial featuring rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. The advertisement features Ozzy, in a typically humourous sitaution, calling for his wife Sharon as the Lich King chastize...

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RICKY WARWICK To Support WARRIOR SOUL In UK

THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick will support WARRIOR SOUL in the UK in December. The dates are as follows: Dec. 07 - Barfly - Cardiff, UK Dec. 08 - JB's - Dudley, UK Dec. 09 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK Dec. 10 - Barfly - Glasgow, UK Dec. 12 - LA2 - London, UK ...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY To Take Part In Royal Variety Performance

QUEEN guitarist Brian May will take part in the Royal Variety Performance on Thursday, December 11 at the iconic London Palladium. Celebrating its 80th anniversary, this year's show will be performed in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. The Roya...

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OPETH Confirmed For Sweden's HOUSE OF METAL Festival

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have been confirmed for next year's installment of the House Of Metal festival, set to take place February 27-28 in Umeå, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: THE HAUNTED MUSTASCH TORTURE DIVISION OPETH STORMWARRIOR SAIT DEAMON For more informati...

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RICKY WARWICK Solo Tracks Featured In 'Who Killed Nancy?' Movie

THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has two songs featured in the new movie "Who Killed Nancy?", directed by Alan Parker. The songs — "Three Sides To Every Story" and "Tattoos & Alibis" — are both taken from Warwick's 2003 solo debut, "Tattoos & Alibis". The movie will premiere on February 2...

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OPETH Frontman Checks In

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Well, the North American tour went great; in fact, I think it was one of my favourite tours ever! BARONESS were great guys and a great band, and HIGH ON FIRE...well, I love those guys. Pike was like my b...

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OLIVER WEERS To Support WHITESNAKE In Copenhagen

Denmark's OLIVER WEERS will support WHITESNAKE in Copenhagen on Friday, December 19. WEERS will perform with his band consisting of guitarist and album producer Soren Andersen, bass player Claus Langeskov (WHITE LION),guitarist Anders Bo (THE LICKS) and drummer Morten Hellborn (HANNAH SCHNEIDER). O...

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FEAR FACTORY's CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS Says He Turned Down OZZY OSBOURNE Gig

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY/ARKAEA guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: If I understand correctly, FEAR FACTORY is temporarily on hiatus so that Burton C. Bell can focus on his sid...

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KREATOR: German Signing Sessions Announced

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR have scheduled the following signing sessions in Germany: Friday, January 16, 2009 SATURN Hamburg, Germany (Mönckebergstr. 1, 20095) Tel.: +49-(0)40-309580) 5:30 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2009 SATURN Fürth, Germany (Würzburger Str. 6) Tel.: +49-(0)911-975950) 2:...