Coal Chamber, the ’90s alt-metal band fronted by current DevilDriver singer Dez Fafara, will reform for next year’s Soundwave festival in Australia. Commented Dez: “Coal Chamber is playing Soundwave Down Under! These reunion shows are for the fans that want to see us again as well as all the people that never got to see Coal Chamber. It is and always will be a very special part of my life, so these few shows are for those people and for us. “If you’re not from Australia, better get a ticket now to come see this event!” Added guitarist Miguel “Meegs” Rascón: “Australia has never seen us, nor have we seen…

According to Ozzfest.com, Ozzfest will return this year for a one-day only festival in Dallas, Texas Saturday, August 9. Ozzy Osbourne will be accompanied by Metallica, Serj Tankian, Jonathan Davis, Hellyeah’s Vinnie Paul (Pantera) and Chad Gray. Others include Sevendust, Drowning Pool, Shadows Fall, Devildriver, and many more. “Ozzy just finished an 11-month world tour so I think he deserves a summer off,” says Sharon Osbourne. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for more Ozzfest news as it comes in.