Who’s the real Prince of Darkness?

[tag]Ozzy Osbourne[/tag] is a veritable heavy metal titan that has been making music for forty years and he is the undisputel prince of darkness. That is what some think. Others think that he is just a man reduced to a pop culture punchline by years of overindulging and the embarrassing spectre of that MTV reality show. The White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie is giving him a run for his money in the creepy weirdo department;…

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Amaranth dawn of Nightwish pop era

This is a few months late but the point here is not to talk about the single itself but how the talented Anette Olzon is able to replace the almost legendary Tarja Turunen; she was asked more or less politely to leave the band in October 2005. Having listened to every track they recorded and admiring their work it is hard to not talk about that. So after about a long search lasting not far…

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As I Lay Dying announce tracklist for upcoming LP

The melodic death metal band [tag]As I Lay Dying[/tag] has announced the tracklist for their soon to be released studio release “An Ocean Between Us”, due on August 21 via Metal Blade. I’ve always liked AILD and simply loved their 2005 album “Shadows Are Security”, i only hope they don’t screw up with a faulty sequel. The tracklist: 1. Separation 2. Nothing Left 3. An Ocean Between Us 4. Within Destruction 5. Forsaken 6. Comfort…

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Artmania 2007 4 the headline

Everybody was waiting for the headliners. Within Temptation was about to sing. But at first there was a wait; people waited for the set to be ready. Very crowded set and it is hard to describe it so let the pictures talk. Statues and lights and things like that. That is way over the top you could say. That is you could say without having watched them. When they sing and the set plays the…

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