Lots More Ozzfest Setlists

Some setlist info is starting to filter in from bands at this years Ozzfest. Here they are so far:

ATREYU
Bleeding Mascara
Someone's Standing On My Chest
Right Side of The Bed
Lip Gloss and Black

GOD FORBID
Force Fed
Anti Hero
Better Days
Broken Promise More...

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Contrive To Play Free Show, More

Australia's Contrive is playing a free show at The Greenroom (33 Elizabeth St, Melbourne) Friday July 16th. Tribal Clown, Picture The End, The Sunset Provision, and Bowelmouth will also be playing. Contrive takes the stage at 11pm.

Contrive will also be playing in ADELAIDE with Embodiement 12:14, Truth Corroded, Frankenbok, Never Again, and Shotpointblank.

Saturday July 17th
"Battle Royale" presented by (The War Room) @ The Enigma Bar

CONTRIVE are on stage at 9:00pm.

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Hezzakya Recording Debut Album

Canadian stoner rock band, Hezzakya are currently in the processes of recording their debut ten-song album. The tracks are being laid locally in Vancouver at Komrad Studios. The album is set for release in early august.

Said guitar player Mike Steiger, "We are about 3/4 of the way done. We just finished vocal tracks for 5 songs. It's gonna be really heavy. I must admit, I can't wait for everyone to here it."

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Dave Grohl To Guest On New Nine Inch Nails Album

Former NIRVANA/QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE drummer Dave Grohl recorded a guest appearance on drums for the new NINE INCH NAILS album, "Bleedthrough", during a session at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Ca. this past Friday (July 9).

The follow-up to NINE INCH NAILS' 1999 double album, "The Fragile", is set to feature production contributions from Rick Rubin (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, AUDIOSLAVE, SLAYER), Atticus Ross (12 ROUNDS, TAPEWORM), Jerome Dillon, Leo Herrera, and mix engineer Rich Costey. Among the songtitles set to appear on the CD are "The Line Begins To Blur", "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" and "My Dead Friend". No release date has yet been scheduled.

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Wolverine Writing New Material

Sweden's WOLVERINE have commenced the songwriting process for their next studio album, tentatively due next year through Elitist/Earache Records. "This time around we won't do a concept album," the band write on their web site. "We decided we wanted to try to create an album that just has a collection of really great songs that are able to stand on their own. A new challenge that we very much are looking forward to. We hope to get together in a few weeks to continue our work."

WOLVERINE's latest album, "Cold Light Of Monday", was released late last year through Elitist/Earache. Download an MP3 of the track "New Best Friends" here.

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Kittie Post New Video Online

KITTIE's video for their new single, "Into the Darkness", has been posted online at Launch.com.

The "Into the Darkness" clip was shot in late May with the husband-and-wife team of Greg Kaplan and Rafaela Monfradini (EVERY TIME I DIE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD). The song comes off KITTIE's third album, "Until The End", due on July 27 through Artemis Records.

The follow-up to 2001's "Oracle" was recorded during the month of March at Longview Farm Studios in Massachusetts and was produced by Steve Thompson (KORN, ANTHRAX). Six of the album's tracks were written prior to last summer's U.S. tour, allowing the band to try them out live as they trekked across the country. Joining the KITTIE lineup as the permanent second guitarist is Lisa Marx, formerly of the Seattle hardcore band TO SEE YOU BROKEN.

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Alex Skolnick Performs With 30-Piece Orchestra

Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick recently took part in the premier of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Concert", featuring a 30-piece orchestra. " It was simultaneously one of my most challenging and most rewarding musical experiences," Alex said. "To play in such a situation requires a lot of focus and concentration. You have to give it all your energy but still not lose your place with the sheet music and with the conductor (make a mistake and it's VERY obvious!). But when it all comes together it's something else. The music covers a lot of territory, from suspense to cabaret to pop and driving rock. Some sections were like an electric guitar concerto. It was funny to think back to the very early days of TESTAMENT in those sweaty dive bars; I never could have imagined I'd one day be surrounded by strings, brass, woodwinds, classical percussion and a conductor. It was a thrill to work hands on with creator/composer Frank Wildhorn. For now it's looking like our next round of performances is the week of September 8th at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut (with an eight-piece ensemble) with more large orchestra performances as a future possibility. Even if you're not a Broadway fan, you'll probably enjoy this, as it's got a rock edge both in the story and the music (at one time Sebastian Bach was in the lead role). Check out this show if you can!"

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Lamb of God, Atreyu, God Forbid Ozzfest Set Lists

Some setlist info is starting to filter in from bands at this year's Ozzfest.

LAMB OF GOD (in order)
Ruin
11th Hour
Pariah
As The Palaces Burn
Subtle Arts of Murder and Persuasion
Laid to Rest (new song)
Black Label

ATREYU (in no particular order)
Bleeding Mascara
Someone's Standing On My Chest
Right Side of The Bed
Lip Gloss and Black

GOD FORBID (in order)
Force Fed
Anti Hero
Better Days
Broken Promise

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The Crown's CD/DVD Info Revealed

Metal Blade is set to release Crowned Unholy on August 10th.

"Crowned Unholy" is a remake of the band's fifth album "Crowned In Terror" with re-recorded vocal tracks by original vocalist Johan (replacing Tomas Lindberg's vocals), re-recorded bass tracks by Magnus, a new version of the intro (originally written by Marko, now programmed by Janne), drum sound digitally enhanced by Janne, and cool synthesizer-spiced parts here and there, all programmed by Janne.

"Crowned Unholy" will be released with a free bonus DVD entitled The Crown Invades Karlsruhe. The bonus DVD is a full live show filmed professionally on their last tour when The Crown played Karlsruhe, Germany on November 24, 2003. Here is the set list of that particular show:

1. No Tomorrow
2. Face of Destruction / Deep Hit of Death
3. Deathexplosion
4. World Below
5. Deliverance
6. Blitzkrieg Witchcraft
7. Cold is the Grave
8. Zombiefied
9. Dream Bloody Hell / Kill `Em All
10. Under the Whip
11. Bow to None
12. Total Satan
13. House of Hades / Crowned in Terror
14. 1999-Revolution 666

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Lake of Tears Album Release Date and Setlist

The release date for Black Brick Road has been set to August 30.

The gig at the Sweden Rock Festival was a success! It was the first gig in seven years and the band was overwhelmed by the great audience (~3000 people).

Daniel: "We would like to thank everyone who attended the gig... we had a fantastic time and it was all thanks to you!"

After being called in a second time to play "Headstones" as the encore, the band met up with the fans in front of the stage for a short signing/photo session. Worth mentioning is that it was the first time Magnus Sahlgren played with the band live.

Setlist:
Boogie Bubble
Cosmic Weed
Making Evenings
Crazyman
Hold on Tight
Pagan Wish
The Greymen
Encore:
Headstones

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Spiritual Beggars Work On New Album

Spiritual Beggars are entering Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden next week. They are working with producer Fredrik Nordström again (who produced the bands previous albums “Ad Astra" and “Mantra III").

Guitarist Michael Amott comments: “We have been working on this new music for over a year, on and off. We have got a great collection of songs that we think are of a slightly heavier and more intense direction than the songs on 'On Fire' (2002). The spirit of HEAVY rock is still alive and well in the camp here and it´s all smiles as we rehearse this stuff, we just know this is going to sound absolutely HUGE when we lay it down on Fredrik Nordströms Studer 2 tape machine!!!."

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