DATE: MAY 19, 2006

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MARCEE RONDAN/LATHUM NELSON

OZZfest 2006

 AVENGED SEVENFOLD NAMED AS MAIN STAGE MYSTERY BAND;

OZZY OSBOURNE TO HEADLINE SECOND STAGE IN

SAN ANTONIO, TX AND EAST TROY, WI;

No longer a mystery.

OZZfest has raised the stakes even higher this year by naming AVENGED SEVENFOLD as the final addition to this year’s main stage lineup. The band will join headliners OZZY OSBOURNE and SYSTEM OF A DOWN (who recently announced on MTV.com that OZZfest would mark the band’s final tour before going on an indefinite hiatus) plus DISTURBED, HATEBREED, LACUNA COIL and (also just added) power metal phenomenon DRAGONFORCE on the 27-date North American tour when it launches June 29 in Seattle at White River Amphitheatre.

"Ozzfest has so much history,” says AVENGED SEVENFOLD vocalist M. Shadows. “We are honored to be sharing the stage
with so many great bands and even more excited in being part of the
legacy that is Ozzfest."

The Huntington Beach, California quintet AVENGED SEVENFOLD featuring M. Shadows (vocals), Synyster Gates (lead guitar), Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Johnny Christ (bass) and The Reverend (drums) is embracing the ride of their wildly successful release City of Evil on Warner Bros. Records.  The Mudrock-produced, certified gold album "incorporates epic guitar solos, a bowel-rumbling bottom end and the gloomy imagery of vintage British metal" (Rolling Stone).  The album has spawned such hits as “Bat Country” and “Beast and The Harlot,” with the emotive and rocking “Seize The Day” to follow.  “Bat Country” was a Top 5 Alternative track and went #1 at Active Rock, while “Beast and The Harlot” went Top 5 at Active Rock.  Videos for both songs have been in heavy rotation at MTV, MTV2, MTVU, Fuse and Yahoo!  The band has been a dominating force on MySpace with over 5,500,000 hits to their page.  Revolver declared the band "decadent, deafening, and definitely destined for greatness."  Truer words have not been spoken.

Meanwhile, OSBOURNE--who recently announced an OZZfest first with his decision to headline the second stage at the festival’s July 8 stop at San Bernardino, CA’s Hyundai Pavilion of Glen Helen--has elected to headline two additional shows on the second stage on this summer’s trek (July 11 in San Antonio, TX at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre and July 22 in East Troy, WI at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre). The move will place the festival’s founder and namesake directly into the outstretched hands of his devoted fans.

As previously announced, OZZfest’s second stage will be headlined by the Zakk Wylde-led BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, with such high-decibel bands as ATREYU, UNEARTH, BLEEDING THROUGH, NORMA JEAN, A LIFE ONCE LOST, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE RED CHORD, FULL BLOWN CHAOS, WALLS OF JERICHO, ALL THAT REMAINS, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and BAD ACID TRIP.

OZZfest 2006 tour dates:

“+” indicates Ozzy headlining main stage.

“++” indicates Ozzy headlining second stage.

DATE             CITY, STATE             VENUE

+Thu    6/29    Seattle, WA                           White River Amphitheatre

+Sat    7/01    San Francisco, CA               Shoreline Amphitheatre

Sun     7/02    Sacramento, CA                   Sleep Train Amphitheatre

Tue      7/04    Albuquerque, NM                  Journal Pavilion

Fri       7/07    Phoenix, AZ                           Cricket Pavilion

++Sat  7/08    Los Angeles, CA                   Hyundai Pavilion of Glen Helen

Sun     7/09    San Diego, CA                      Coors Amphitheater

++Tue 7/11    San Antonio, TX                    Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Fri       7/14    Somerset, WI                         Float-Rite Park

Sat      7/15    St. Louis, MO                         UMB Bank Pavilion

+Sun   7/16    Chicago, IL                            First Midwest Bank Amph.

Tue      7/18    Pittsburgh, PA                       Post Gazette Pavilion

Wed    7/19    Detroit, MI                              DTE Energy Music Theatre

Fri       7/21    Columbus, OH                       Germain Amphitheatre

++Sat  7/22    East Troy, WI                         Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Sun     7/23    Indianapolis, IN                      Verizon Wireless Music Center

Tue      7/25    Toronto, CAN                        Molson Amphitheatre

Wed    7/26    Scranton, PA                         Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain

Thu      7/27    Buffalo, NY                             Darien Lake Six Flags PAC

+Sat    7/29    New York, NY                         Randall’s Island

Sun     7/30    Hartford, CT                           New England Dodge Music Center

+Tue   8/01    Boston, MA                            Tweeter Center

+Fri     8/04    Camden, NJ                          Tweeter Center @ the Waterfront

Sat      8/05    Virginia Beach, VA               Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amph.

+Sun   8/06    Bristow, VA                           Nissan Pavilion

Wed    8/09    Raleigh, NC                           Alltell Pavilion @ Walnut Creek

Sun     8/13    West Palm Beach, FL          Sound Advice Amphitheatre

For AVENGED SEVENFOLD information, please contact Warner Bros. Records Publicity:
Brian Bumbery   818 953 3203, brian.bumbery@wbr.com
Renee Harrison  818 953 3311, renee.harrison@wbr.com

For DRAGONFORCE information, please contact Jamie Roberts at Roadrunner Records: 212 274 7560, roberts@roadrunnerrecords.com

For OZZfest information, please contact MSO:

818 380 0400                                                           

Mitch Schneider (ext 235), mschneider@msopr.com                                         

Marcee Rondan (ext 248), marcee@msopr.com                        

Lathum Nelson (ext 227), lnelson@msopr.com                                                                

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