Staying Power ; Heavy Metal Still Gold Mine Inside World of Rock Music
The Washington Times › July 30, 2004
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So, how does it feel, music fan, to be in the middle of the summer of metal? Loud enough for you? Bands such as 3 Doors Down and Staind get as much radio airplay as teen pop. Linkin Park and Korn have just set off on the highly anticipated Projekt Revolution tour with an unlikely associate, rapper Snoop Dogg.
The Ozzfest tour is selling big in most venues, according to promoters. And it's not just the metal dinosaurs - Black Sabbath is headlining - who are drawing fans to the annual heavy metal festival.See the full content of this document
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Staying Power ; Heavy Metal Still Gold Mine Inside World of Rock Music
Newer bands such as Lamb of God (an "extreme metal" band from Richmond that signed a major-label deal last year), Unearth and Every Time I Die are attracting young metalheads, too.
Ozzfest is flourishing in a soft summer market, while Lollapalooza, the alt-rock revue that had ...See the full content of this document
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