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The soundtrack of the video game, The Sopranos: Road to Respect, due out on PlayStation 2 in early November, will feature, among others, the following tracks: Mötley Crüe ('Girls Girls Girls'), Queens of the Stone Age ('Monsters In The Parasol'), Slipknot ('Disasterpiece'), Lullacry ('Stranger In You') and Stone Sour ('Hell And Consequence').

Former Alice Cooper guitarist Michael Bruce has confirmed that the Billion Dollar Babies lineup (1973) of the band are reuniting for one show at the Chiller Convention this October. Neal Smith (drums), Dennis Dunaway (bass), and Michael Bruce will be at the Convention all weekend signing autographs. They will also be playing a short set on Saturday night. The Convention takes place at The Crowne Plaza in Seacacus, New Jersey from October 27th to 29th.

Skid Row wil be touring to support their new album, Revolutions Per Minute. With tour dates to be announced, Kings X and Nashville Pussy are slated as suuport for the tour. Skid Row is Rachel Bolan (bass), Scotti Hill (guitar) and Snake Sabo (guitar) and Johnny Solinger (Volcals).

German thrashers Destruction will enter the studio this month to record their Best Of Classix album that will be released via AFM records early 2007. In an interview with BW&BK Magazine, longtime guitarist Mike Sifringer said the band "hope to have 18 tracks including two new songs." In another online update, the band remarked: "It's great fun to pick and rehearse the old songs at the moment. With a powerful sound a the brutal energy that the band delivers nowadays, there is no doubt that this will fuckin' shred!"

In an interview with Australia's TheMetalForge.com, Zakk Wylde had these comments about the progress of the new Ozzy Osbounre album: Wylde on the new Ozzy Osbourne album: “We have like twenty songs completed man, and I had everything to do with this album, including all the riffs and the mellow shit. I mean everything. That’s the way it should be done. Not like last time around! (2001’s Down To Earth, where Wylde was simply a session guitarist, with no song writing contributions towards the album) My track record speaks for itself. Between No Rest For The Wicked (1988) and No More Tears (1992), I think it’s fucking safe to say at this point that I know what the fuck I’m doing. I care about Osbourne. I mean, he’s the godfather of my son. I just didn’t want to see another situation like last time around where there were all these cock sucking clowns, who haven’t written a fucking song for anybody, coming around to the studio passing Ozzy songs. They’re just a bunch of fucking bullshit artists, and it really pissed me the fuck off. They just want to get their head inside Ozzy’s ass. I saw that coming, and I ain’t got time for that bullshit this time. I see it all the time. They don’t bleed this shit, and that’s the reason why I care. Once you get the money involved, all they want is to get their grubby fucking paws all over it all. The bottom line is my job is to protect him. So while I have a bit of time up my sleeves before these upcoming rehearsals, I’m going to be working with Osbourne. I’ll be there just to help him out on the melodies and all that stuff. Osbourne has got to get this album done. The music is done right now, it’s just a matter of the boss singing his balls off, and then its all good to go. The plan is to have the album released in February next year. By that time, Black Label Society will already be touring with the Shot To Hell album. So Ozzy will be headlining, with Black Label supporting, with an opening act supporting the two of us.”