OZZFEST 2008 Stage Lineups And Set Times

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Main Stage:

METALLICA 9:45 - 11:15
OZZY OSBOURNE 8:00 - 9:15
SERJ TANKIAN 6:45 - 7:45
HELLYEAH/Dimebag Tribute 5:30 - 6:30
JONATHAN DAVIS 4:25 - 5:15
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY 3:35 - 4:15
SHADOWS FALL 2:50 - 3:25
APOCALYPTICA 2:10 - 2:40
IN THIS MOMENT 1:30 - 2:00

Second Stage:

SEVENDUST 4:30 - 5:00
DEVILDRIVER 3:30 - 4:00
KINGDOM OF SORROW 2:30 - 3:00
SOILENT GREEN 1:30 - 2:00
WITCHCRAFT 12:30 - 1:00
GOATWHORE 11:30 - 12:00

Texas (Third) Stage: *

THE SWORD 4:00 - 4:30
DROWNING POOL 3:00 - 3:30
RIGOR MORTIS 2:00 - 2:30
WITHIN CHAOS 1:00 - 1:30
THE DESTRO 12:00 - 12:30
1st Place Battle of Bands 11:00 - 11:30
2nd Place Battle of Bands 10:30 - 10:40

* Homage to the “many great metal bands that come from Texas.”

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METALLICA: ‘DEATH MAGNETIC’ Release Date Is 09.12.08

Source: Metallica.com

The official release date for METALLICA’s new album, “DEATH MAGNETIC” is September 12th, 2008.

Read more HERE.

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MARILYN MANSON Lawsuit Update (07.27.08)

Source: CBS2.com

Marilyn Manson — sued for millions by a former band mate who maintains the offbeat singer spent money belonging to the band partnership on extravagant acquisitions — says he is the sole decision-maker when it comes to the group’s money.

Manson makes the assertions in a five-page declaration included in hundreds of pages of documents his lawyers filed Friday in connection with an Oct. 3 motion to dismiss ex-band keyboardist Stephen Bier’s lawsuit on grounds there are no triable issues.

Central to the litigation is whether steps were ever taken to dissolve the band partnership. Manson maintains it ended 12 years ago, and Bier was an employee after that.

Read more HERE.

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METALLICA: ‘DEATH MAGNETIC’ Track Listing, Album Cover Revealed

Source: Blabbermouth.net

“DEATH MAGNETIC” track listing:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Broken, Beat & Scarred
04. The Day That Never Comes
05. All Nightmare Long
06. Cyanide
07. The Unforgiven III
08. The Judas Kiss
09. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse

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My Thoughts On THE DARK KNIGHT [spoiler free]

I actually stopped watching the previews and new trailers and ‘making ofs’ and behind the scenes about a month ago (with the exception of the www.gothamcablenews.com stuff). I was a little worried that there would be very few suprises left.

I was way wrong there. THE DARK KNIGHT marketing team is the best in the business. Nothing given away. And the last 40 minutes follow a storyline I didn’t expect.

The movie is an A+++++++++ It’s long and you will thank CHRISTOPHER NOLAN for every second you get to see. The twists and turns keep you guessing wtf!? And at least five times during the course of the movie I found myself dropping KEANU REEVES most endeared movie line (’woah’). I’m going to see it again tomorrow (which I never do with a new release) just to see all shit I missed due to that annoying habit of blinking I was unable to overcome.

CHRISTIAN BALE, HEATH LEDGER, AARON ECKHART, and GARY OLDMAN are a dream team. Even at two two and a half hours I still thought I could’ve used more Bale and Eckhart but that’s just me being selfish. The story front to back jumps from the four main characters the way it should. Not too much of any one thing. Not too little of any one twist.

A lot of focus is on Ledger and his Joker portrayal. Because it’s just that good. I thought his casting as The Joker was spot on when it was announced and was heartbroken when I heard about his accidental passing. A posthumous Academy Award for a supporting role has been earned.

I have to confess to being a bit uncomfortable with audience laughter in regards to Joker moments in the movie. Ledger is nothing but intense, freaky, and ‘off’ in a way that I suppose could make people respond in bits of nervous laughter, perhaps in the same way I thought Javier Bardem came across in last years Academy Award winning Best Picture winner ‘NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN‘.

But make no mistake. The JOKER really is a creepy bastard. I wouldn’t want to meet him, nor (like his lesser unfortunate advesaries) would I double cross him or stand up to him. You know that shiver you get up your spine. The JOKER would draw that out of even the bravest of souls in the real world. Only the BATMAN and tragic Gotham District Attorney HARVEY DENT dare to stand in the way of the mass-murdering clown and they pay a heavy price for disrupting the self described ‘agent of chaos’ and his ‘non-planned’ plans. Nolan’s masterful direction and Ledger’s portrayal really make for a strong philisophical conundrum for the hero who has to decide to let evil die or put evil away (knowing the risks should he escape).

THE DARK KNIGHT should get a nomination for Best Picture. It deserves the comparisons it has gotten to Michael Mann’s HEAT and The Departed. Someone even said The Godfather. Whether it wins depends on what else is released this year. I’m not even sure what else is in the running at this point. The point is: Go see it! NOW!

A final note. Keep an eye out for THE WATCHMEN movie trailer. It’s going to be a big one. It is considered THEE single greatest comic book story ever conceived and for good reason. ZACH SNIDER of Frank Miller’s ‘300′ fame is directing and the preview looks very very promising.

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SLIPKNOT: ‘PSYCHOSOCIAL’ Video Posted Online

Source: YouTube.com

Watch it HERE.

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MARAZENE To Headline 2nd Annual CREAM OF THE CROPS Festival, Partial Lineup Announced

Source: De Los Santos Productions, www.Myspace.com/Marazene

Chicago based Machine-Metalists MARAZENE ( http://www.myspace.com/marazene ) will headline the 2nd Annual CREAM OF THE CROPS Festival to be held Labor Day Weekend; Sunday, August 31st, 2008.

Held in the heart of the Mississippi Valley in Davenport,IA, The Cream of the Crops Heavy Metal Music Festival is dedicated to highlighting the wealth of talented local and regional acts in the Midwest.

Bands confirmed so far:

Marazene (Chicago, IL)
Speedfinger (Rock Island, IL)
Mindset Evolution (Peoria, IL)
Lost Nation (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Mob Rules (Rock Island, IL)
Three Years Hollow (Moline, IL)
The System After (Peoria, IL)
Freaklabel (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Wastelander (Flint, MI)
Through Terror (Davenport, IA)
Blind The Sun (Rock Island, IL)
Left of Center (Moline, IL)

Live remotes will be provided all day by Rock 104.9, and tattoo and piercing giveaways will be offered by the festivals chief sponsor; OTool Design Custom Tattoo and Body Piercing. The event is the collaborative brainchild of OD Productions and Rodman Productions.

Last year Des Moines’s FACECAGE (Great Big Mouth Records) and Tenessee based STRAIGHT LINE STITCH (Koch Records) anchored an all day 15 band lineup on and this year the trend continues with dual stages and a lineup of some of the best underground metal bands ever assembled on the banks of the Mississippi River.

COTC2 headliners, Marazene recently announced support dates with Wednesday 13. The following dates are confirmed:

July 22 — Cleveland, OH @ Peabodys
July 23 — Mokena, IL @ Pearl Room
July 25 — Milwaukee, WI @ Vnuk’s Lounge
July 27 — St. Paul, MN @ Station 4

Marazene have toured with such acts as MUSHROOMHEAD, PSYCLON NINE, DEADSTAR ASSEMBLY, and THE HUMAN ABSTRACT and continue to write follow-up to their debut album, “MachiNation”, self-released on 06.06.06.

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VH1 Confirms 3rd Season Of ‘ROCK OF LOVE’

Source: Bravewords.com

VH1 has confirmed that POISON singer BRET MICHAELS will continue his Rock Of Love reality series in early 2009 with ROCK OF LOVE BUS With Bret Michaels.

The official press release can be read HERE.

This is not to be confused with the VH1 reality show with both SHARON OSBOURNE and the ‘ROCK OF LOVE’ girls from the first two seasons which is set to air THIS Fall on VH1.

The hard-partying gals of Rock of Love 1 and 2 are in major need of a manners lesson, and who better to tutor them in lady skills than metal mama Sharon Osbourne?

Read more about this show HERE.

Nor is it to be confused with the OZZY OSBOURNE family variety show which FOX is set to produce and air sometime soon.

Read more on that show HERE.

Amazing!

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MARAZENE Add Milwaukee Show To WEDNESDAY 13 Tour Dates

Source: De Los Santos Productions, www.myspace.com/marazene

Chicago based machine-metalists MARAZENE will hit the road in July as support for WEDNESDAY 13 on select US dates.

The following dates are confirmed:

7.22 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
7.23 - Mokena, IL @ Pearl Room
7.25 - Milwaukee, WI @ Vnuk’s Lounge
7.27 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4

Marazene completed three national tours in 2007 with such acts as MUSHROOMHEAD, PSYCLON NINE, DEADSTAR ASSEMBLY, and THE HUMAN ABSTRACT as well as dozens of Midwestern regional tour dates in support, all under the banner 100% DIY.

Marazene are currently in the studio writing the follow-up to their debut album, MachiNation, self released on 06.06.06.

Marazene multi-instrumentalist and co-founder Dietrich Thrall recently issued a studio update for the band: “We have a couple dozen really strong song ideas and we’re writing more every day. There’s plenty of new material in all different stages of development and we’re constantly bouncing riffs off of one another on whatever instrument the part calls for.”

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RUSH To Perform On ‘THE COLBERT REPORT’ TONIGHT

Source: The Associated Press

RUSH will perform “TOM SAWYER” on Comedy Central’s “THE COBERT REPORT” Wednesday, July 16 at 11:30 p.m. EST.

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SCARS ON BROADWAY: New Track, ‘CHEMICALS’, Posted

Source: Myspace.com/ScarsOnBroadway

Listen to it HERE.

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SLIPKNOT: Track Listing For ‘ALL HOPE IS GONE’

Source: opiumofthepeople.net

01. Execute
02. Gematria (The Killing Name)
03. Sulfur
04. Psychosocial
05. Dead Memories
06. Vendetta
07. Butcher’s Hook
08. Gehenna
09. The Cold Black
10. Wherein Lies Continue
11. Snuff
12. All Hope is Gone
13. Child of Burning Time (Bonus Track)
14. Til We Die (Bonus Track)
15. Vermillion Pt. 2 (Bloodstone Mix) (Bonus Track)
16. iTunes Exclusive Track [Pre-Order Only]

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OZZY OSBOURNE And Family Returning To Television In New Variety Show

Source: TVWeek.com

The FOX network has won the rights to a new-style variety show that will star Ozzy Osbourne and his brood. FOX will produce at least six episodes of the show.

Read more HERE.

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SLIPKNOT Unveil New 2008 Masks

Source: Spinner.com, Blabbermouth.net, MayhemFest.com

Just in time for the ROCKSTAR MAYHEM tour. Check out the new SLIPKNOT masks HERE.

SLIPKNOT will co-headline the first ever ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Tour this summer with DISTURBED. The full Rockstar Mayhem lineup will also include; DRAGONFORCE, MASTODON, AIRBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, 36 CRAZYFISTS, MACHINE HEAD, BLACK TIDE, SUICIDE SILENCE, THE RED CHORD, and WALLS OF JERICHO.

Here’s the dates:

Jul. 09 - Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheater
Jul. 11 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Jul. 12 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jul. 13 - San Bernardino, CA Glen Helen Pavilion
Jul. 15 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
Jul. 16 - San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
Jul. 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Jul. 19 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
Jul. 20 - Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 - Kansas City, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 23 - St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 25 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Centre
Jul. 26 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 27 - Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Race Park
Jul. 29 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
Jul. 30 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
Aug. 01 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 02 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
Aug. 03 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
Aug. 05 – Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center
Aug. 06 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
Aug. 08 - Toronto, ON @ Downsview Park
Aug. 09 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 10 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
Aug. 13 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug. 15 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
Aug. 16 - Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center
Aug. 17 - Washington DC @ Nissan Pavilion
Aug. 19 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

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SEVENDUST To Perform For U.S. Troops In KUWAIT and AFGHANISTAN On USO Tour

Source: Bravewords.com, Sevendust.com

Sevendust will head overseas July 3rd to July 16th on their USO tour. I heard IRAQ too but I don’t see it specifically on the Sevendust site.

Read a statement by SEVENDUST guitarist, CLINT LOWERY, HERE.

SEVENDUST will perform at this years lone OZZFEST date on Saturday, August 9 at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas, Texas. Check HERE for the full 2008 OZZFEST lineup.

Upcoming SEVENDUST tour dates:

7/26 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center / WEDG Edgefest
7/27 - Saratoga Peforming Arts Center / WHRL Big Day Out
7/29 - Providence, RI / Lupo’s Hearbreak Hotel
7/30 - Hartford, CT / Webster Theater
7/31 - Baltimore, MD / Ram’s Head Live
8/1 - Philadelphia, PA / TLA
8/2 - Cincinnati, OH / Bogarts
8/4 - Ft. Walton Beach, FL / The Swamp
8/5 - Orlando, FL / House of Blues
8/6 - Atlanta, GA / Tabernacle
8/8 - New Orleans, LA / House of Blues
8/09 - Dallas, TX / OZZFEST 2008
8/22 - Post Falls, ID / Greyhound Park & Events Center
8/23 - Auburn, WA / KISW Pain in the Grass
8/29 - DuQuoin, IL / Grandstand - DuQuoin State Fair

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