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Kelly Osbourne fires back at WWE and Becky Lynch following controversial Ozzy Osbourne promo line in Birmingham
Ozzy Osbourne's daughter was not impressed by the mention of her father during a controversial Becky Lynch promo on last night's Raw
The doom metal legend who could have been Ghost’s original singer if it hadn’t been for a missed MySpace message
Ghost could have sounded very different if Tobias Forge had his way
Mastodon pay tribute to late ex-bandmate Brent Hinds at their first show since his death
Watch Mastodon’s Brann Dailor honour ex-guitarist Brent Hinds’ death at a gig in Alaska
Debate: What's the best Black Sabbath album?
Whether it’s a classic like Paranoid or a left-field pick like Born Again, we want to know which Black Sabbath album you can’t stop spinning
70000TONS OF METAL, the original, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise, is back for 2026 with another incredible lineup
Sponsored by 70000Tons of Metal
Sail from beautiful Miami to the stunning Bahamas with Anthrax, Amorphis, Dark Tranquillity, Beast In Black, Soilwork and much more!
Watch Aston Villa FC pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne before their first game of the new season
The Prince Of Darkness’ hometown team Aston Villa honour the late singer at Villa Park, site of his final gig
“He was thinking, ‘Wow, these guys are full on’”: Ben from Parkway Drive is teaching Chris ‘Thor’ Hemsworth how to play drums… for Ed Sheeran?
Even Norse gods need drum lessons
How a novelty 90s comedy song gave Tool’s Maynard James Keenan his first hit
Before Tool broke big, Maynard James Keenan was squealing like a pig on a 90s hit
This legendary alt-metal band are sitting on an album recorded at the height of their success – but it may never come out
The 9 new heavy metal songs you need to hear this week
Listen to these killer new tracks from Spinal Tap, Primal Fear and Orbit Culture, then tell us which is your favourite
System Of A Down’s Daron Malakian has some thoughts on being lumped in with the 90s nu metal scene
Scars On Broadway/System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian is interviewed in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer
Lorna Shore’s Will Ramos names the most inspirational singers in metal
From Sleep Token’s Vessel to Whitechapel’s Phil Bozeman, Lorna Shore’s frontman picks his greatest vocal influences
Test your knowledge of The Beast with Metal Hammer’s ultimate Iron Maiden quiz
Hallowed be thy name if you can get these 20 fiendish questions about Iron Maiden correct
Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst has the sexiest voice of any UK festival performer this year, according to new scientific study
Self-proclaimed “music experts” say that the Rollin’, My Way and Break Stuff rapper has a more attractive voice than Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan
Metal Hammer’s tracks of the week: July 11, 2025
Soothe your post-Back To The Beginning blues with new tracks from Babymetal, Deftones, Halestorm and more, and vote for your favourite
Bring Me The Horizon have just surprise-released a new album
The Lo-files project contains 23 lo-fi reinterpretations of the UK metal band’s biggest songs
The man who almost sang for Metallica has no regrets: “I could have ruined metal”
Armored Saint vocalist John Bush says it wasn’t his “destiny” to front the biggest metal band of all time
One of metal’s greatest cult bands have returned after 30 years – but what are the chances of a new album?
Max Cavalera: “If it was all up to me, I’d love to do it”
Ghost’s Tobias Forge originally planned to sing a Black Sabbath deep cut at the Back To The Beginning gig
Papa V Perpetua sang Ozzy solo classic Bark At The Moon – but it could have been very different.
Members of Slipknot, Lamb Of God and Anthrax set to join the Osbournes at Comic-Con Midlands this weekend
Slipknot’s Sid Wilson, Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe and Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Frank Bello will do meet-and-greets and sign autographs in Birmingham on July 12 and 13
Metal Hammer Italy launches first issue with Iron Maiden on the cover
Celebrate 50 years of Iron Maiden with the inaugural issue of Metal Hammer Italy – also featuring Ghost, Sleep Token, Machine Head and more
Win a Night Demon Curse Of The Damned ultimate box set
We've teamed up with cult heavy metallers Night Demon for an exclusive competition
Watch Spiritbox bust out one of their heaviest songs as they make American TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Canadian quartet played Soft Spine and probably rattled a few US television sets in the process
