The leaked lineup for this years edition of the “Ozzfest” tour has turned out to be true with the official “Ozzfest 2010” press release now available online below:

“More than 15 years after OZZY OSBOURNE debuted OZZFest, the defining blueprint for hard rock tours and festivals returns this August in six American cities with an explosive bill co-headlined by OZZY and, in their first-ever OZZFest appearance, Mötley Crüe—touring together for the first time with OZZY since he invited the group on their now legendary 1984 arena tour. Expect the energy to go way off the charts at the all-day extravaganza of music and deranged merriment.

The 2010 OZZFest–back after taking a year off in 2009 and the 2008 one-off stadium spectacular in Dallas, TX with OZZY and Metallica headlining–will kick off August 14 in San Bernardino (the birthplace of the first OZZFest in 1996) and then make stops in Chicago, IL, Hartford, CT, Camden, NJ, Pittsburgh, PA and Boston, MA. Live Nation will promote the tour nationally.

The main stage will feature full sets from Ozzy, Mötley Crüe and Rob Halford (who last appeared on OZZFest in 2004 with Judas Priest), performing songs from his solo career along with material from Judas Priest and Fight. DevilDriver and Nonpoint will round out the main stage line-up. Second stage headliners and six-time OZZFest veterans Black Label Society will be joined by Drowning Pool, Kingdom of Sorrow, and Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch, Saviours and Kataklysm.

Each OZZFest date will include 13 bands on two stages with music beginning at 1:00 PM. In addition, concert-goers can once again visit the OZZFest “Village of the Damned” featuring a mix of interactive activities, shopping and entertainment throughout the venue concourses.

These OZZFest dates mark the first concerts in the U.S. in connection with the June 15 release of SCREAM (Epic Records), the OZZFest’s founder’s first album in three years and 10th studio album overall. OZZY’s band consists of his OZZY’s new guitar player, Gus G., bassist Blasko, drummer Tommy Clufetos and keyboardist Adam Wakeman.

Tickets for the show’s go on sale May 22 at www.OZZfest.com and www.LiveNation.com.

The 2010 OZZFEST dates are as follows:

Sat, Aug 14 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater

Tue, Aug 17 – Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amp.

Thurs, Aug 19 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion

Sat , Aug 21 – Hartford, CT – Comcast Theater

Sun, Aug 22 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna

Tue, Aug 24 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center”

The Murderdolls have announced that they have completed tracking their new album “Women And Children Last” and will soon begin mixing it. A release later this year is expected through Roadrunner. As previously reported, the group were joined in the studio by Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars for a guest cameo.

Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Mastodon, Anthrax and more are among the many artists confirmed for select stops of the upcoming European 2010 “Sonisphere Festival” shows. Different band line-ups will take part in each stop of the trek with those announced thus far running as follows:

June 16th Warsaw, POL – Bemowo Airport

Line-up:
Metallica
Slayer
Anthrax
Mastodon
Behemoth

June 19th Prague, CZE – Letiste Hradcany u Mimone

Line-up:
Metallica
Heaven And Hell
Slayer
Anthrax
Mastodon

July 30th – August 01st Knebworth, UK – Knebworth Park

Line-up:

Iron Maiden
Rammstein
Alice Cooper
Motley Crue
Slayer
Anthrax
The Cult
Iggy And The Stooges

August 07th Stockholm, SWE – Stora Skuggan

Line-up:
Iron Maiden
Heaven And Hell
Motley Crue
Alice Cooper
Iggy And The Stooges
Slayer
Anthrax

August 08th Pori, FIN – Kirjurinlouto

Line-up:
Iron Maiden
HIM
Heaven And Hell
Motley Crue
Alice Cooper
Iggy And The Stooges
Slayer
The Cult
Anthrax

Additional dates are currently pending with more information available at www.sonispherefestivals.com.