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Ozzy Osbourne has set a October 16th release date for his new album, Down to Earth, his first recording of new material since Ozzmosis six years ago. The eleven-track disc was produced by Tim Palmer (Robert Plant, Tears for Fears) and features a lineup of longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde, along with bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin. Fans can also go to www.getozzynow.com starting September 24th and order an advance copy of the album, which features a ten-minute CD-Extra video montage of rare footage of Osbourne with original guitarist Randy Rhoads.

In the new movie Rock Star, a young man fronting a cover band is tapped to join his heroes and replace their lead singer. The story should sound familiar, since it’s patterned after what happened to Tim “Ripper” Owens, the cover-band singer who replaced Rob Halford in Judas Priest. However, Owens told LAUNCH that while Rock Star might sound similar to his story, the moviemakers chose to exclude him and his bandmates from the project. “There was a New York Times article on me, and they bought the rights to the story and they called us,” he said. “And from… Read more »

Ozzfest 2001 drew to a close Sunday, leaving many fans wondering what the future holds for their favorite bands. Whether it’s working on a new album, heading back out on the road or prepping their next video, to cop a metal cliché from Ozzy’s 1989 solo album, there seems to be no rest for the wicked. For those who missed out on this summer’s hardest happening, the live album Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium, featuring live cuts from all the Ozzfest offenders, hits stores Tuesday. Black Sabbath are hoping to book more studio time to finish up their new album,… Read more »

Epic Records and Divine Recordings are proud to announce the August 14 release of OZZFEST: 2001 THE SECOND MILLENNIUM, a collection of headbanging anthems from the 2001 Ozzfest tour. This release features the strongest and most diverse lineup to date including performances from all three Ozzfest stages also marks the first time any of these artists have appeared on the same compilation. OZZFEST 2001: THE SECOND MILLENNIUM was recorded over two days in the Midwest at the beginning of the tour, this 16-track live collection includes work from rock godfathers Black Sabbath (“The Wizard”) and Zakk Wylde’s (Ozzy guitarist) Black… Read more »

Disturbed is finding some new challenges now that it has moved from its spot as the OzzFest second-stage headliner to a role as support act on the main stage. The group made the switch after an estimated 20,000 fans swarmed the second stage on the tour’s opening day in Disturbed’s hometown of Chicago last month (June 8). Guitarist Dan Donegan tells LAUNCH how things have changed on the big stage. “It’s definitely different,” he says. “I mean it’s a bit more challenging ’cause, you know, a lot of the venues, most of the venues, have pavilion seats so you have… Read more »

It was heavy metal heaven Saturday at the sun-baked Blockbuster Bowl as an estimated 50,000-plus headbangers took in this year’s 12-hour-long edition of OzzFest, featuring a strong roster of young rock outfits and headlined by the granddaddy of metal bands, Black Sabbath. The main stage, the largest of three, got rolling mid-afternoon with Taproot, Mudvayne and former Ozzy Ozbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde offering varied styles of heavy rock under a blinding sun that pushed temperatures to around 100 degrees. Occupying the middle of the day was Crazy Town, whose members sent numerous shout-outs to the other bands on the bill;… Read more »