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OneSideZero Set To Rock Second Stage At Ozzfest 2002


Onesidezero has scored a coveted spot on the Ozzfest 2002 Second Stage. The LA based band joins the prestigious list of former second stage bands that went on to multi-platinum success. The metal festival is expected to kick off in July. Onesidezero is excited to be joining the summer’s hottest rock festival. Jasan Radford (vocalist) says, ” We are extremely grateful to Ozzy and Sharon for giving us the opportunity to play and tour with some our favorite bands, and to be a part of the Ozzfest experience.” Onesidezero is currently one of the most sought after bands on the… Read more »

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Creed, Limp Bizkit Meet In Ring On WWF Forced Entry


After an extended rivalry and a couple of physical challenges, Creed’s Scott Stapp and Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst will finally get in the ring. No, they’re not gonna come to blows on pay-per-view, but their songs will play over the PA while WWF superstars beat the testosterone out of one another. Creed’s “Young Grow Old,” which was previously available only as a bonus track on the Australian and Japanese pressings of Human Clay, and a new remix of Limp Bizkit’s “Rollin’ ” will coexist on the next WWF album, WWF Forced Entry, which comes out March 26. A Kid Rock… Read more »

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Pressplay Expands Online Music Catalog With TVT Records


Pressplay today announced a music content licensing agreement with TVT Records, the largest freestanding independent record label in the U.S., which will add TVT’s music to pressplay’s growing library. The agreement brings music from artists including Nine Inch Nails, Sevendust, XTC, Default, Underworld, Naughty By Nature and C.M.C. featuring Ja Rule, among others, to pressplay’s music library. Default’s debut album “The Fallout” and Sevendust’s latest “Animosity” are currently #1 and #2, respectively, on Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart. Pressplay’s online music library already includes songs from the world’s three largest record companies – Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and… Read more »

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Godsmack, Nickelback, System Of A Down On 'Scorpion King' Soundtrack


Godsmack, System of a Down, Creed and Nickelback will contribute new songs to Music from and Inspired by “The Scorpion King”, the soundtrack to the third Mummy movie. The disc is due March 26th. The Godsmack song, “I Stand Alone,” will be the collection’s first single, hitting radio stations February 5th. The soundtrack also features new songs from Sevendust, Drowning Pool, Coal Chamber, Hoobastank, Mushroomhead and Twelve Stones; a new remix of P.O.D.’s “Set It Off”; and previously released material, including the Rob Zombie and Ozzy Osbourne collaboration “Iron Head.” The Scorpion King, starring The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan and… Read more »

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New Year's Eve Live Music Highlights


While Dec. 31, 2001, may not rank up there with the millennium celebrations, there’s still plenty of top-notch live music being presented in the clubs and arenas of the U.S. this New Year’s Eve. So, if you’re planning to get off the couch while Dick Clark rings in 2002 in Times Square, rest assured that there are worthwhile options in most major cities. In New York, band of the moment the Strokes will open for perennial indie favorite Guided By Voices at the famed Apollo Theatre. Further downtown, Phish’s Page McConnell will premiere his new band, Vida Blue, which features… Read more »

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Creed Pick Tantric, Not Puddle Of Mudd, To Join Tour


Fans restlessly anticipating Creed’s announcement of opening acts for their upcoming tour can now put their minds at ease. Louisville, Kentucky, quartet Tantric has been tapped to prime the crowd for the first leg of the Weathered tour, according to Creed’s publicist. Tantric will help the arena rockers kick things off January 16 in Atlanta and will stay along for the ride until the first leg concludes February 17 in Kansas City, Missouri. The band, composed of former members of Days of the New and singer Hugo Ferreira, is touring behind its eponymous debut, which was released in February, and… Read more »

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Durst's Disses Won't Muddy Creed's Selection Of Tour Openers


Throughout their career, Creed have repeatedly refuted claims that they’re a Christian rock band. Still, frontman Scott Stapp could teach us all a thing or two about turning the other cheek. After a bitter public feud with Limp Bizkit – whose frontman, Fred Durst, called Stapp an “egomaniac” and a “fuckin’ punk” onstage last year – Creed are seriously thinking about taking Durst protégés Puddle of Mudd on the road in January. “I’m not going to hold a grudge against a band because they have a person that’s involved with what they’re doing that has personal insecurities and jealousies,” Stapp… Read more »

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Puddle Of Mudd Line Up Tour, Radio Festivals


Ass-smacking enthusiast Wes Scantlin and his Puddle of Mudd bandmates will launch a monthlong headlining tour October 18 in Atlanta, but they’ll also take time to pay back some of the radio stations spinning their hit “Control.” Prior to the tour’s launch, Puddle of Mudd will play WAVF-FM’s Wavefest in Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday with 311, the Long Beach Dub Allstars and others. WFXH-FM’s Fustercluck, with Sevendust, Pete Yorn and others in Savannah, Georgia, and WCHZ-FM’s Rockfest, featuring Sevendust, Days of the New and others in Augusta, Georgia, have also been worked into their itinerary. St. Louis band Mesh… Read more »

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Fuel's 'Human' Goes Double Platinum, Marks Year On Chart


Fuel has now surpassed two more milestones with its second album, Something Like Human-it has achieved multi-platinum status for sales topping two million and has now been on the Billboard 200 album chart for one year. Fuel guitarist Carl Bell tells LAUNCH that their success is a far cry from the simplest goals of their early days. “I think at that time, we put the first record out, we were just, you know, ‘It’s a major record, we’re on a major record deal,’ and it was all cool, you know? After that it was just gravy, I guess, you know… Read more »

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As Ozzfest Ends, Bands Continue Their Wicked Ways


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 »

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