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Ozzy Osbourne is on the cover of the new Metal Hammer
We celebrate the life of the godfather of heavy metal and look back at his farewell show Back To The Beginning
Not even Chino Moreno knows why Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter isn’t touring overseas anymore: “It’s still something that I feel he is figuring out”
Carpenter announced his intention to stop playing international shows with his alt-metal band in 2022
Metallica's Lars Ulrich salutes one of the greatest live albums ever, a record he says he's listened to "about 18,000 times"
Lars Ulrich pays tribute to "the best hard rock live album ever".
Kittie have re-recorded a nu metal classic to celebrate its 25th anniversary and make us feel ancient
The Canadian four-piece’s song Spit was released two-and-a-half decades ago, and your lower back isn’t what it used to be
The new Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 trailer contains a weird industrial remix of Metallica’s Master Of Puppets
Ever wondered what it would sound like if Metallica played one of their greatest songs while scaffolding fell on them? Activision’s got you covered!
We need to talk about those heavy metal needle drops in Alien: Earth
Alien: Earth is receiving critical acclaim across the board - and it's packing some surprising metal bangers
"We can't wait to share some of these new songs with you!" Between The Buried And Me announce UK and European tour for early 2026
US prog metallers Between The Buried And Me will release their new studio album, The Blue Nowhere, in September
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford reveals his reaction to Ozzy Osbourne’s death: “I curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours”
The Metal God says he’s “still grieving” following the death of Black Sabbath’s Prince Of Darkness in July
Babymetal are the first Japanese band to get a US Top 10
Babymetal's collab-heavy new album Metal Forth makes history as they become the first "all-Japanese" band to debut in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200
Tom Morello on final Ozzy Osbourne meeting and future of RATM
In a new radio interview, Tom Morello addresses why RATM cancelled tour dates in 2022, the future of the band and the last time he saw Ozzy Osbourne
BBC explains why it pulled Ozzy Osbourne documentary
Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home was originally scheduled to be broadcast on Monday, but was pulled at the last minute
So there's a Sleep Token tribute band now and it honestly looks like great fun
Watch a video from Sleep Broken's performance in Milton Keynes this past weekend. What would Vessel make of this?!
Bad Omens announce 2025 European tour - including their biggest UK shows ever
One of metalcore's fastest-rising bands will return to the UK and Europe this winter
"It's what music should be." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson on phone-free shows
While he says enforcing an all-out ban would be difficult, Iron Maiden frontman loves the concert vibe without phones
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
Dream Theater hook up with Z2 Comics for special Parasomnia graphic novel release
Reunited US prog metallers Dream Theater have released their new Parasomnia: The Graphic Album in various formats
