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Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler recalls his very first meeting with Ozzy Osbourne, and the start of "the most incredible journey of our lives"
By Paul Brannigan published
My brother said to me, "There’s something at the door asking for you"

"Iron Maiden's crew said, ‘We can't believe it. No middle fingers, no coins or shoes being thrown!'"
By Merlin Alderslade published
Lzzy Hale on why she relishes the challenge of winning over potential hostile crowds

Watch Phil Rudd return to the stage – with several AC/DC classics and a full orchestra
By Fraser Lewry published
Rudd returned to action at a sold-out, 13,000-capacity show in New Zealand

System Of A Down’s Daron Malakian has some thoughts on being lumped in with the 90s nu metal scene
By Metal Hammer published
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
By Metal Hammer published
From Sleep Token’s Vessel to Whitechapel’s Phil Bozeman, Lorna Shore’s frontman picks his greatest vocal influences

"Ozzy would always tell me how he loved Ronnie." Vinny Appice says rumours of beef between Ozzy and Dio were untrue
By Stef Lach published
Ozzy surely hated the man who replaced him in Black Sabbath, right? Nope

Streaming of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath tracks skyrockets in wake of beloved icon's death
By Stef Lach published
Spotify numbers soar after Ozzy's death as Judas Priest, Oasis and Robbie Williams pay tribute to Prince of Darkness

Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth remembers legendary tour with Emperor
By Matt Mills published
Cradle’s 1993 shows with Emperor have entered black metal folklore – but very few people actually showed up to see them

Sabaton's upcoming album Legends will tell the stories of 11 great historical figures
By Fraser Lewry published
Legends will be released in October ahead of the Legendary European tour

Watch Paul McCartney and Elton John in the trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
By Fraser Lewry published
41 years on, the trailer for the sequel to the original Spinal Tap movie is finally upon us

Debate: who is the greatest heavy metal singer of all time?
By Merlin Alderslade published
Ozzy? Bruce? Het? Corey? Floor? Halford? Who is the true GOAT of heavy metal singers?

Halestorm are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer, as they prepare to release new album Everest
By Eleanor Goodman published
Lzzy Hale gives us the inside story of the personal journey that resulted in Everest – only in the new issue of Metal Hammer

"He was actually much cleverer than people gave him credit for!" Rick Wakeman pays heartfelt tribute to his late pal Ozzy Osbourne
By Jerry Ewing published
"I loved his madness," says Rick Wakeman as he pays an emotional tribute to his friend, the late Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne

Watch Machine Head pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by adding War Pigs and Children Of The Grave to their setlist at the very last minute
By Matt Mills published
The US groove metal veterans learned about Osbourne’s death mere minutes before taking the stage in Austria on Tuesday

Dave Mustaine wanted Megadeth to re-record songs from Metallica’s No Life ’Til Leather demo, ex-bassist David Ellefson claims
By Matt Mills published
Mustaine has songwriting credits on four of the songs on Metallica’s now-legendary demo

Petition launched to rename Birmingham airport after Ozzy Osbourne
By Matt Mills published
The heavy metal icon, who grew up in Birmingham, died of undisclosed causes this week at the age of 76

Watch Ghost bewitch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a performance of Lachryma
By Matt Mills published
Tobias Forge’s devil church returned to late-night TV in particularly thunderous form on Wednesday
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