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Ozzy Osbourne will only sing five solo songs at his final show this summer, support act Sammy Hagar reports
By Matt Mills published
And one of them will be No More Tears

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has 18 songs demoed for new solo album, will record it next year
By Matt Mills published
The Mandrake Project was Bruce’s first solo album in 19 years, and he seems to have no intention of taking that long again

Sharon Osbourne remembers first thoughts when she laid eyes on Ozzy: “What the f*ck?!”
By Matt Mills published
Sharon Osbourne first saw her husband at a Black Sabbath show when she was 18 – and it was unlike anything she’d experienced before

Metallica are going to re-release their Load
By Matt Mills published
The metal titans’ controversial sixth album is getting remastered and reissued via an expanded package, featuring demo versions and live recordings

Sleep Token are on the cover of Metal Hammer’s 400th issue – and there are two collectible covers to choose from
By Eleanor Goodman published
Sleep Token fans: will you choose the House Veridian Edition, or the House Feathered Host Edition?

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale says it’s an “honour” to be the only woman performing at Black Sabbath’s farewell show
By Matt Mills published
The singer/guitarist believes that other leading women in rock and metal will “be there in spirit”

"Life has simply caught up with me": Devin Townsend is taking an indefinite break from touring
By Fraser Lewry published
Devin Townsend won't be going on the road for "the foreseeable future" after his upcoming run of PowerNerd live shows

Take a sneak peek at Ghost’s phone-free world tour thanks to new music video Peacefield
By Matt Mills published
The song is taken from the Swedish devil church’s new album Skeletá

Jerry Cantrell has an amazing solo song on the Sinners soundtrack and no one seems to be talking about it
By Matt Mills published
Listen to the Alice In Chains guitarist/singer’s raspy and overlooked new track In Moonlight here

Slayer’s Kerry King admits he isn’t close with Tom Araya
By Matt Mills published
King says that Slayer’s singer/bassist is “a very different person” compared to when they started the band together in 1981

Hit horror movie Sinners is inspired by Metallica track One
By Stef Lach published
Sinners director says One from Metallica's ...And Justice for All album was the inspiration for his new hit horror film

Family of late Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison launches Kickstarter campaign for unreleased Vimic album Open Your Omen
By Stef Lach published
Joey Jordison's post-Slipknot band Vimic could finally see their debut album released thanks to family's crowdfunding effort

Code Orange are on hiatus: “It’s on the shelf for a good reason, for many reasons”
By Matt Mills published
Singer Jami Morgan confirms that the US metalcore hopefuls are on ice for the foreseeable future

Sleep Token invite listeners to "confront what lies beneath the mask" on exultant new single Damocles
By Fraser Lewry published
Vessel and co. will release their new album Even In Arcadia next month

Hear power metal wardogs Sabaton dive into mediaeval history with new song Templars
By Matt Mills published
The armour-plated Swedes have signed to Better Noise Music and are readying their next album

Kerry King has picked the Black Sabbath song that Slayer will cover at Sabbath's Back To The Beginning farewell show
By Paul Brannigan published
Kerry King is more than a little excited at the prospect of Slayer honouring Black Sabbath at Villa Park on July 5

Order an exclusive Slaughter To Prevail Grizzly red splatter vinyl variant from the official Metal Hammer store (it comes with cool pop-up art too!)
By Merlin Alderslade published
Slaughter To Prevail unleash their new studio album Grizzly this summer, and we have a special vinyl variant that you can't get anywhere else
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