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The brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in August 2025
From Metallica-endorsed alt-metallers Unpeople to satanic psych doomies Saturday Night Satan, Scottish prog metallers Tiberius and Salisbury shoegaze-revivalists Oversize, these are the bands you need to hear in August 2025
I never listened to Black Sabbath growing up – this is why I got an Ozzy Osbourne tattoo the day after he died
It took a while for me to appreciate the Prince Of Darkness’ true influence on heavy metal, but after his death, I needed something to reflect how big a part of me he’d become
The 10 most important and interesting Iron Maiden shows ever, by manager Rod Smallwood
Iron Maiden's longtime manager Rod Smallwood tells ten stories of ten landmark shows
At the Classic Rock Awards in 2008, Ozzy Osbourne gave one of his most revealing interviews
After picking up the Living Legend Award at the 2008 Classic Rock Roll Of Honour, Ozzy sat down to talk about being Ozzy Osbourne
"Half of my young fans were big Swifties, and now they’re doing goth make-up."
Nu gen singer-songwriter Bambie Thug gives us a brief but tantalising glimpse into their world
Legendary record producer Andy Wallace on working with Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Slayer and Jeff Buckley on some of the greatest rock albums ever made
How Andy Wallace helped shape the sound of a generation
Debate: what was metal's greatest decade?
70s? 80s? 90s? 00s? 10s? Which decade in metal has given us the greatest bands and albums?
How Mike Portnoy became Avenged Sevenfold’s saviour after the The Rev died
Dream Theater man’s stand-in role may have complicated his own position, but the younger band were grateful for his unflappable optimism as they fought to keep going
"Ozzy goes, 'I thought it was some ***hole dressed as the guy from Kiss!'" Anthrax's Scott Ian reveals his most hilarious memory of the Prince Of Darkness
Scott Ian recalls a funny encounter with Ozzy Osbourne that took place at one fateful Halloween show
I have to stop fighting the overwhelming evidence: nu metal and metalcore are officially dad rock now
Slipknot t-shirts being sold by Debenhams. Spotify 'Dad Rock' mixes featuring System Of A Down, Avenged Sevenfold and Killswitch Engage. Game over, mates
Duff McKagan: "Sabbath were there for me before punk."
Guns N' Roses legend Duff McKagan shares what Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne mean to him
The highs, lows, controversies and epic comebacks of Slayer
How one Mercyful Fate-worshipping little band from California changed the face of metal forever
Tom Morelllo on how Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath changed his life
Rage Against The Machine's mercurial guitarist helped curate the Back To The Beginning spectacular. It was a job he'd been training for his whole life
A timeline of Ozzy Osbourne’s greatest film, TV and videogame cameos
From screaming “boobs!” at a TV in Austin Powers to spilling orange juice during The Decline Of Western Civilization, these are the Prince Of Darkness’ greatest pop-culture moments
“He was not doing well physically”: The tragic story of a late goth metal icon’s final album
Type O Negative’s 2007 album Dead Again would prove to be frontman Peter Steele’s swansong
Bruce Dickinson and Ozzy Osbourne once planned to steal a taxi together
Watch Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson reflect on a drunken night where he ordered 50 beers then plotted grand theft auto with the Prince Of Darkness
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 25 2025
Sabaton, Hatebreed and Helloween are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
