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Zakk Wylde Talks About Ozzy's Upcoming Album
Ozzy Osbourne is readying his 15th solo album and Billboard.com talked to guitarist Zakk Wylde about it.
"There's a bunch of kick-ass stuff on there," said Wylde. "It is just ass-kicking, heavy stuff, and we've got the ballads, some piano stuff and some acoustic stuff."
Wylde's Black Label Society is headlining the tour's second stage, and the guitarist is also playing with Osbourne on the select dates the former Black Sabbath frontman is doing on the tour.
He says "It would've been great if we got [Osbourne's album] done before the Ozzfest, but it's like trying to cram three pounds of crap into a two-pound leaking bag, if you know what I mean. There's not enough hours in the day to get everything done."
"But right now it's coming out slamming. I think once the Ozzfest is done, Ozz can start writing at home in the studio and start knocking vocals out." The as-yet-untitled album is Osbourne's first featuring all original material since 2001's "Down to Earth."
Zakk Wylde will release Black Label Society's sixth album, "Shot to Hell," on Sept. 19. Wylde, who co-produced the set with Michael Beinhorn, cracks that the title refers to "what happens to our kidneys, livers and pancreas, being out on the road with Black Label."
Ozzy's Country Mansion Catches Fire
The Associated Press reports that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's country mansion in Jordans, 26 miles west of London, caught fire on Thursday morning as the result of a faulty lamp according to the fire service.
Neither Ozzy, Sharon nor their children Amy, Jack and Kelly were at the house when the blaze occurred, a family spokesman said. Paramedics treated a member of the household staff for smoke inhalation.
The Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue service responded to the blaze at 7:25 a.m., after the family's alarm system alerted them, spokesman Fraser Pearson said. "We were able to prevent the fire from spreading," Pearson said. "It was relatively small." The fire caused minor fire and smoke damage to the entrance hallway of the mansion.
The fire service plans to try to meet with the Osbournes to advise them on fire safety, Pearson said.
Ozzy Doesn't Rule Out Black Sabbath Activity
Ozzy Osbourne recently spoke to Paul Saitowitz of The Press-Enterprise about his participation in the 11th rendition of Ozzfest, the traveling metal circus helmed by his wife, Sharon. And though this is the first time he will not be included on all dates, hanging it up is the furthest thing from his mind.
"No way, man, this is not a retirement thing at all," Osbourne said over the phone minutes before joining his band for a pre-festival rehearsal. "I've never really taken time off before, and touring in the summer gives me trouble with allergies, so I thought I'd relax a bit."
Instead of making fans wait 12 hours to catch him at the end of the night, this time around the "Prince of Darkness" will take the stage by day. He'll be out there with the sweaty, tattooed, screaming metal-core outfits — ATREYU, UNEARTH — playing on the second stage before the sun goes down.
"It's going to be crazy but that's what I'm all about, brother," Osbourne said. "I want to give people the chance to see me and my band up close ... the crazier the better, as long as no one gets hurt and people behave themselves."
According to Ozzy, Ozzfest fans will see a lot of his classic solo material and sadly just one BLACK SABBATH effort. Osbourne fronted BLACK SABBATH from its inception until he left to go solo in 1979, then reunited with them in the early '90s. The group has headlined three Ozzfests.
"I'm only playing one SABBATH song and I'm not saying what it is, but I'm also not saying that you've seen the last of SABBATH," he said. "We may get together again, but for now it's the solo stuff, which is a completely different animal."
Read the full article at The Press-Enterprise.
Ozzy Announces Three More Ozzfest Performances
Ozzy Osbourne has announced that he will headline the Monster Energy second stage on three additional Ozzfest dates. Along with his previously announced dates, his full list of second stage appearances is now as follows:
July
4 - Albuquerque, NM's Journal Pavilion
8 - San Bernardino, CA's Hyundai Pavilion of Glen Helen
11 - San Antonio, TX at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
18 - Pittsburgh, PA at the Post Gazette Pavilion
22 - East Troy, WI at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre
27 - Buffalo, NY at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
For a complete list of Ozzfest 2006 dates, starting next Thursday, June 29th in Seattle, WA, click here.
Slow Ticket Sales Caused WI Ozzfest Cancellation
Promoters have confirmed that slow ticket sales have caused Ozzfest to cancel its Twin Cities stop for the second year in a row, according to StarTribune.com.
The show, set for July 14 in Somerset, Wis., did not include fest founder and namesake OZZY OSBOURNE, who is performing only a handful of concerts this summer. SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DISTURBED and AVENGED SEVENFOLD were among the acts slated to appear at Float-Rite Park in Somerset.
Last year's show was canceled because Osbourne was ill.
Refunds are available at place of purchase.
The Search For Miss Ozzfest Has Begun
Big Dave and Eddie continue on their nationwide search to find the first-ever Miss OZZfest. The guys have already made stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. Now it's time for you to vote or just oggle the photos of the girls who have already entered. You can check them out as well as Dave and Eddie's photo journal from the road right here. More Miss Ozzfest hopefuls will be added in the near future as well.
Ozzfest emcee Big Dave and professional Ozzfest party guy, Eddie, will visit 19 of the festival's 26 cities to find the first-ever Miss Ozzfest. The duo will be accepting entries and taking photographs of Miss Ozzfest candidates in each city. Throughout the summer the Ozzfest fans can vote for your favorites at Ozzfest.com. All entries collected from Big Dave and Eddie will be posted for you to vote on. The top three in each city will be awarded FREE tickets to the show in their city, where at some point during the evening's festivities, the three contestants will be presented on stage to the fans who will vote on a winner. Photos of each winning contestant, including the top vote getters from Raleigh and West Palm Beach, will be posted once again on Ozzfest.com, where fans can pick their Miss Ozzfest 2006. Final voting will be held at Ozzfest.com on August 7 and 8. The winning beauty will be awarded the grand prize and receive round trip airfare and accommodations for her and a guest to attend the year's final show August 13 in West Palm Beach where she'll be crowned Miss Ozzfest 2006.
Ozzfest 2006 is set to kick off June 29th in Seattle, Washington.
Ozzy To Discuss Being Fired From Black Sabbath
According to Digital Spy, Ozzy Osbourne is among the celebrities that will speak candidly about being fired from high-profile jobs in a new TV series.
In "You Can't Fire Me, I'm Famous", former Mirror editor Piers Morgan — himself sacked after a photo scandal in 2004 — will interview famous faces about the real reasons for their departures.
Among those lined up are Ozzy Osbourne, who was ditched by his BLACK SABBATH bandmates; actress Martine McCutcheon, killed off in "EastEnders" in 1998; and Vinnie Jones, sacked for sinking his teeth into a journalist's nose.
The series begins Monday, June 5 on BBC One.
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Avenged Sevenfold and DragonForce On Ozzfest 2006
It comes as little surprise that Avenged Sevenfold have been officially confirmed as the mystery band on the main stage for Ozzfest 2006. The real surprise announcement is that power metal band Dragonforce, recently signed to Roadrunner Records in North America and rumored to be joining Gigantour 2006, has been added as the main stage opener as well.
Ozzy Osbourne is now slated to headline the second stage on three dates (replacing some dates that he was previously thought to be headlining the main stage):
July 8 - San Bernardino, CA's Hyundai Pavilion of Glen Helen
July 11 - San Antonio, TX at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 22 - East Troy, WI at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre
OZZY says, "After 10 years of headlining Ozzfest's main-stage I think it's time for a change. I haven't had a chance to play this close to an audience in years and I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to it."
Also announced is that Ozzfest emcee Big Dave and professional Ozzfest party guy, Eddie, have begun their nationwide search visiting 19 of the festival's 26 cities to find the first-ever Miss Ozzfest. The duo will be accepting entries and taking photographs of Miss Ozzfest candidates in each city. Throughout the summer the Ozzfest fans can vote for your favorites at Ozzfest.com. All entries collected from Big Dave and Eddie will be posted for you to vote on. The top three in each city will be awarded FREE tickets to the show in their city, where at some point during the evening's festivities, the three contestants will be presented on stage to the fans who will vote on a winner. Photos of each winning contestant, including the top vote getters from Raleigh and West Palm Beach, will be posted once again on Ozzfest.com, where fans can pick their Miss Ozzfest 2006. Final voting will be held at Ozzfest.com on August 7 and 8. The winning beauty will be awarded the grand prize and receive round trip airfare and accommodations for her and a guest to attend the year's final show August 13 in West Palm Beach where she'll be crowned Miss Ozzfest 2006.
Here's a recap of the complete official Ozzfest 2006 lineup and tour dates: More...
Blasko To Leave Rob Zombie To Join Ozzy
Bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson has now confirmed that he has left ROB ZOMBIE in order to join OZZY OSBOURNE's new recording/touring band. Speaking to Debby Rao of KNAC.COM, Blasko said, "It is kind of all talk; it is kind of all up in the air. But potentially I will be doing Ozzfest this summer. The whole rumor thing is kind of funny, in a sense that actually ya know I auditioned with Ozzy in the summer of 2003. I got the gig then. It is just that, what I was auditioning for got cancelled because he got in that accident. So of course that got cancelled. The following two (years) had been BLACK SABBATH headlining. Ozzy hasn't done anything solo till this past Thanksgiving. We went to London for the NFL kickoff, where we performed 'Crazy Train'. We did a couple of things over in London, a variety performance and we did Ozzy's induction to the U.K. Hall of Fame. I have performed with Ozzy on all the solo performances that he has done since I got the gig in 2003. Me playing for Ozzy is not really this new thing. It just so happens that this is the first time the two band gigs will cross paths (on tour). I have been juggling both and I had to make a decision. I just chose to go out on Ozzfest again. It will be my fourth time. That is always a really good time. There is nothing negative or any drama. It is just how things worked out."
Read the full article at KNAC.com.
Ozzy To Play Second Stage of Ozzfest In Devore, CA
Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports: Ozzy Osbourne will make his debut appearance on the second stage of his Ozzfest festival when the event rolls into Devore, California on July 8. As previously reported, Osbourne is scaling back his Ozzfest performances this year and will appear on the main stage at just nine shows.
"I haven't had a chance to play this close to an audience in years and I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to it," he says of the upcoming second stage appearance.
Osbourne is also hoping to get back into the studio this year with longtime collaborator Zakk Wylde, which would be their first collaboration on new material since 2001's "Down to Earth."
Here are Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest appearances:
June 29: Auburn, Wash. (White River Amphitheatre)
July 1: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
July 8: Devore, Calif. (Hyundai Pavilion)
July 16: Tinley Park, Ill. (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre)
July 22: East Troy, Wis. (Alpine Valley)
July 29: New York (Randall's Island)
Aug. 1: Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center)
Aug. 4: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Center)
Aug. 6: Bristow, Va. (Nissan Pavilion)
Ozzy Osbourne To Headline Prince's Trust Gig
DotMusic.com is reporting that OZZY OSBOURNE has been signed up to play at the Prince's Trust Tower of London concert.
Ozzy and the band MCFLY will join the Prince of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cornwall to celebrate the charity's 30th birthday.
Surviving BEE GEES Barry and Robin Gibb, Pink, Annie Lennox, the SUGABABES, Lionel Richie and Ronan Keating have already been announced as performers at the concert.
Yorkshire indie band EMBRACE will sing their first live rendition of the official England World Cup anthem, "World At Your Feet", at the May 20 event.
Osbourne, 57, who sang at Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, said: "I have met lots of young people helped by the Prince's Trust and been inspired by all of them."
The show will also be screened live on ITV1 and presented by Cat Deeley, Ben Elton, Vernon Kay, Patrick Kielty and Kate Thornton.
Read the full article at Launch UK.
Bad Acid Trip Confirmed For Ozzfest 2006
In case you missed the quiet announcement (like we did), California metallers Bad Acid Trip have been added to the second stage for this summer's Ozzfest. The band, which has toured with System of a Down, released their debut, Lynch the Weirdo, on System frontman Serj Tankian's Serjical Strike label in 2004. The album was produced by System guitarist Daron Malakian. This year's Ozzfest begins June 29 in Auburn, Washington, and will run through August 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
To recap, the Ozzfest 2006 tour dates and lineup are as follows: More...
Ozzy's Headlining Ozzfest 2006 Dates Revealed
Nine of the 10 Ozzfest dates that Ozzy Osbourne will be headlining during this summer's trek have been revealed. Ozzy will headline the bill during the tour's first night in Auburn, Washington, on June 29, as previously reported, and he'll also close out shows in San Francisco (July 1); San Bernardino, California (July 8); Chicago (July 16); East Troy, Wisconsin (July 22); New York (July 29); Boston (August 1); Camden, New Jersey (August 4); and Bristow, Virginia (August 6). The Ozzman's 10th appearance will be announced in the coming weeks.
Ozzfest 2006 To Announce Major Headliner In May
According to Ozzfest.com, another major headliner for Ozzfest 2006 is to be announced on May 23rd. No further information is currently available.
Initial Ozzfest 2006 Tour Dates Released
The initial dates for Ozzfest 2006 have been announced. The tour dates are as follows:
Jul. 01 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
Jul. 02 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
Jul. 07 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
Jul. 08 - San Bernardino, CA @ Hyundai Pavilion
Jul. 14 - Kansas City, KS @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 15 - St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank Pavilion
Jul. 16 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul. 19 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Music Energy Center
Jul. 21 - Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 - East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Jul. 23 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jul. 26 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
Jul. 27 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul. 29 - New York, NY @ Randall's Island
Jul. 30 - Hartford, CA @ New England Dodge Music Center
Aug. 01 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Aug. 04 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at The Waterfront
Aug. 05 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
Aug. 06 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Virginia Beach
Aug. 09 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel Pavilion
Aug. 13 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphiheatre
To recap, the official lineup for this year's Ozzfest is as follows:
Main Stage:
OZZY OSBOURNE (10 shows only)
SYSTEM OF A DOWN
DISTURBED
TBA**
HATEBREED
LACUNA COIL
**Major main-stage band to be announced on May 23
Second Stage:
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
ATREYU
UNEARTH
BLEEDING THROUGH
NORMA JEAN
Second Stage (rotating):
A LIFE ONCE LOST
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD
THE RED CHORD
FULL BLOWN CHAOS
WALLS OF JERICHO
ALL THAT REMAINS
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
Breaking News
Official Ozzfest 2006 Lineup Revealed
Here is the lineup for Ozzfest 2006 according to a posting on Ozzfest.com, a few hours prior to the previously announced 9 p.m. EST:
Main Stage:
Ozzy Osbourne
System of A Down
Disturbed
Hatebreed
Lacuna Coil
Second Stage:
Black Label Society
Atreyu
Unearth
Bleeding Through
Norma Jean
A Life Once Lost
Strapping Young Lad
The Red Chord
Full Blown Chaos
Walls of Jericho
All That Remains
Between The Buried and Me
A major mainstage act is also said to be announced on May 23rd. There's much speculation of this being Metallica, although their record label and the band have denied those rumors. The full press release posted on Ozzfest.com follows. More...
Official Ozzfest 2006 Announcement Tomorrow
Ozzfest.com sent out the following teaser: "You've heard the rumors and now the truth is just days away." Ozzfest.com will be updated Thursday March 9th at 9pm EST with an exclusive Ozzfest 2006 announcement. You can expect to find out who's on the tour and what cities the tour is hitting. You can check out this Ozzfest 2006 E-card now and get the same info set to some Ozzy music. Of course we'll have the info here as soon as it's announced.
Just For Fun
Watch Ozzy's "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" Ad
Ozzy Osbourne fan site Ozzyhead.com has uploaded Ozzy's "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" TV commercial, which began airing in the UK earlier this month. You can download and watch it here.
Ozzy In 'I Can't Believe It's Not Butter' Campaign
U.K.'s Checkout magazine is reporting that Unilever UK Foods is launching a TV campaign for its "I can't believe it's not Butter" brand featuring Ozzy Osbourne and impersonator Jon Culshaw.
The 7-million-pound campaign goes live this month and is designed to support the relaunch of the product, which has a new recipe, and a new pack design.
The campaign will also include press and poster advertising.
Brand manager Noam Buchalter said: "The aim of the activity is to communicate the improvements made to the spread and to highlight the new packaging."
Jon Culshaw impersonates Ozzy Osbourne in the TV ad, which plays upon the fact that it is as difficult to tell the two Ozzies apart as it is to distinguish between "I can't believe it's not Butter" and butter.
"'I can't believe it's not Butter' now tastes so much like butter that the two Ozzies can't tell the difference," added Buchalter. "'I can't believe it's not Butter' has always been a great impersonator of butter and proud of it. Who better to star in the ads than the U.K.'s best impersonator? Jon and Ozzy make a great double act and their infectious personalities will have a great impact on consumers."
You can check out a photo of Ozzy and his impersonator at this location.
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Disturbed Confirms Ozzfest 2006 Appearance
Disturbed frontman, David Draiman confirmed his band will tour the Ozzfest circuit this summer.
Draiman revealed his forthcoming tour schedule to a Seattle Radio on January 7. The pierced singer stated, ""It looks like at this point that we are confirmed for Ozzfest this summer, so that should be a good thing. It's looking like that's gonna happen, so…"
Disturbed last played Ozzfest in 2003 on the main stage with Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, and Chevelle.
As previously reported, Black Label Society has also been confirmed for the Ozzfest 2006. Atreyu and Avenged Sevenfold have been offered spots on the tour, but not publically committed either way.
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