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The legal dispute over Black Sabbath’s earliest recordings has been settled – and they could finally be released
By Classic Rock published
The legal beef between Sharon Osbourne and Sabbath’s original manager has been squashed – and it could be good news for fans

Watch a tearful Yungblud pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham last night
By Merlin Alderslade published
Yungblud made the most of playing Ozzy's home city

Bruce Dickinson opens up on what it was like joining Iron Maiden just as they were blowing up
By Merlin Alderslade published
Bruce Dickinson joined Maiden at a crucial point in their career. We all know what happened next

Korn return with Reward The Scars, in collaboration with new Diablo IV expansion Lord Of Hatred
By Matt Mills published
It’s the first new music from the nu metal superstars since 2022 album Requiem

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson recalls writing classic albums in empty Jersey hotel
By Matt Mills published
The singer looks back on writing Piece Of Mind, Powerslave and Somewhere In Time in a hotel on the Channel Islands

Slift announce North America, Europe and UK shows
By Paul Brannigan published
Slift reveal 2026 tour itinerary

The niece of late Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr has become a WWE wrestler
By Matt Mills published
Lizzy Rain joins the likes of Rhea Ripley and Seth Rollins in bringing heavy metal to wrestling fans’ screens

Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg reveals he first jammed with the band just 24 hours before they announced the departure of Joey Jordison
By Rich Hobson published
Weinberg played with Slipknot from 2014 to 2023, and admits he has "no regrets" about his time in the band as he lines up new projects

Songs by melodic death metal pioneers In Flames, At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity to be performed by Gothenburg orchestra
By Matt Mills published
Two symphonic celebrations of the Gothenburg Sound will be held in Sweden on December 4 and 5, in tribute to late At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg

Ex-Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley opens up about quitting alcohol
By Matt Mills published
The vocalist, who was a member of The Beast from 1994 to 1999, has been sober since June 2019

Slayer to play two special US shows celebrating 40 years of Reign In Blood this autumn
By Matt Mills published
Cannibal Corpse, the Cavaleras and Crowbar are among the support acts for the gigs in Minnesota and California

At The Gates drummer couldn’t listen to new album until “recently”, due to late singer Tomas Lindberg’s cancer battle
By Matt Mills published
Adrian Erlandsson admits he hasn’t yet read the lyrics of the Gothenburg innovators’ upcoming record, The Ghost Of A Future Dead

Watch CM Punk walk out to an AFI song and pay tribute to Harm’s Way’s Bo Lueders at WrestleMania
By Matt Mills published
The Straight Edge Superstar battled Roman Reigns at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Sunday

Fred Durst wants to set up an alternative to Coachella for musicians who aren't invited to Coachella
By Fraser Lewry published
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst wants to start his own "gathering"

Charity cuts ties with Sharon Osbourne after support for Tommy Robinson's anti-immigration rally
By Stef Lach published
Homelessness charity Centrepoint drops Sharon Osbourne as celebrity ambassador after her apparent support for far right movement

"The fans always come first." Iron Maiden won't be attending their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
By Paul Brannigan published
Iron Maiden aren't snubbing the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, they just won't be there

Petition launched to save studio where Iron Maiden recorded The Number Of The Beast
By Paul Brannigan published
"If this development goes ahead, we will lose far more than a studio"
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