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The HU Are Stranded in Sydney Australia as a Result of The Coronavirus Pandemic

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According to a report from Billboard’s and writer Bryan Reesman, Mongolian Metal band The HU are stuck in the Sydney Australia area stranded in another country because the borders of their homeland have been sealed off. Billboard called the band at their Airbnb “bunker,” as manager/translator Tuga Namgur calls it, where they are staying in the Sydney, Australia area. “Given that right now they’re not making money and had to cancel two months’ worth of touring, it’s a wiser housing option than a hotel.” Everyone in the band is well and they are keeping their spirits up. You can read the entire article here: Continue reading →


Ozzy Osbourne Has the #1 Rock Record in The World

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Ozzy Osbourne’s new album, Ordinary Man (Epic Records), is now the Number One rock record in the world, with Top Ten chart positions in seven countries. It is already the highest-charting album of Ozzy’s entire career. The album has debuted on three Billboard charts including #1 On Top Rock Albums Chart, # 2 Top Album Sales Chart, and #3 On The Top 200. Rock and Metal don’t often factor in the pop charts, but this is still very big deal for the music industry. Continue reading →


Metallica Implicated in A Scam By Live Nation To Enable Scalpers and Bots

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In a shocking report by Billboard Magazine, Metallica has been linked to a scheme by Live Nation the number one concert promoter and venue owner in the world, to facilitated the transfer of thousands of concert tickets per show directly into the hands of resellers and scalpers at the request of certain artists. This is not limited to Metallica and there is no evidence the individual band members are involved in perpetrating the scheme. The proof came to Billboard via an admission on a taped conversation between Live Nation president of U.S. concerts, Bob Roux, longtime Metallica associate Tony DiCioccio, and an independent promoter named Vaughn Millette. The recording dates back to February 2017, shortly before the launch of Metallica’s “WorldWired Tour” in North America, and hears DiCioccio asking Roux to set aside a portion of tickets so that they could instead be sold on the secondary market. This entire situation came to light after bots and resellers seemed to buy up all of the tickets for Metallica’s S&M 20th Anniversary concert in San Francisco, this September. Continue reading →