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- August 9
- August 8
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- Lamb Of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest to headline Bloodstock festival 2026; Sepultura, Bleed From Within and 20 other acts also confirmed
- Watch Nine Inch Nails give live debut to new single As Alive As You Need Me To Be as they launch North American Peel it Back tour with Josh Freese back on drums
- Sharon Osbourne says that reports that Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning farewell show raised $190 million for charity are "just ridiculous"
- King Crimson affiliates Beat release live video for classic Frame By Frame
- August 7
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- A Sons Of Anarchy and The Walking Dead star has teamed up with Bad Omens for two weird, creepy teaser videos and the fandom are losing their minds
- "I didn't have a clear idea of what I was doing...I just felt lost." Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson on the existential crisis that helped shape one of his most beloved songs
- BBC to broadcast documentary film Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, about final three years of Black Sabbath singer’s life, later this month
- “Nobody walked away going, ‘That’s the last time we’ll see Ozzy’”: Metallica’s Lars Ulrich looks back on Black Sabbath’s retirement show, Back To The Beginning
- John Carpenter announces Halloween: The Complete Expanded Collection to be released in October
- Steven Wilson launches new prog rock radio show on SiriusXM
- Hear Trivium return with Ascendancy-coded new single Bury Me With My Screams
- August 6
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- Just when you thought vinyl couldn't get any more adorable, Black Sabbath release a 4" single
- Texan terrors Die Spitz share video for new single Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry For The Delay) as a preview for incoming debut album Something to Consume
- “I was so lucky and blessed to be a part of a very small group that got to call him ‘Dad’”: Jack Osbourne posts emotional tribute to late father Ozzy on social media
- New reissue of The Alan Parsons Project's I Robot to be released in October
- Metallica announce one of their most intimate shows ever, playing to just 250 people later this month – and you can win a ticket
- The Pogues announce expanded 40th anniversary edition of their classic 1985 album Rum Sodomy & The Lash
- New Creeper single Blood Magick (It's A Ritual) is a cross between Belinda Carlisle's Heaven Is A Place On Earth, Ozzy Osbourne's The Ultimate Sin, and Laibach, and if that doesn't get you excited for new album Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death we give up
- "A high point in the FZ catalogue!" Frank Zappa's One Size Fits All gets lavish 50th anniversary reissue
- "We had an artistic success, but not a financial one… but that’s another story.” Peter Gabriel's 1982 WOMAD set to be released this Friday
- "He catapulted me into an intense new world he chose to decline": Robert Plant pays tribute to Terry Reid
- August 5
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- Watch Linkin Park thrill 90,000 fans with a killer version of The Emptiness Machine recorded at their spectacular sold-out show at London's iconic Wembley Stadium earlier this summer
- Terry Reid, the powerhouse English vocalist invited to join Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, dead at 75
- Watch one of the most dramatic makeovers of 2025, as Davey Havok turns into goth rock Frank Zappa for new AFI anthem Behind The Clock
- "I can't fulfil what he needs musically!" Francis Dunnery departs Asia featuring John Payne after one gig
- The Jesus Lizard cancel upcoming shows after band member experiences "serious health incident"
- Michael Schenker releases first song with new singer Erik Grönwall
- August 4
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- The Decline Of Western Civilisation, Part II: The Metal Years is now free to watch on YouTube
- "I'm holding on tight to the love, the light, and the legacy left behind." Kelly Osbourne shares touching thank you note to all who've supported her amid the heartbreaking loss of her beloved father
- How to watch The Osbournes for free: Take a trip back in time and experience the chaos and fun of rock’s most loveable family
- Watch Opeth pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with heartfelt cover of Black Sabbath’s Solitude
- “Character assassination”: The Who’s Roger Daltrey hits back at ex-drummer Zak Starkey
- "You always remember your first concert. I remember my first concert, I watched this incredible band." Watch Weezer join Olivia Rodrigo onstage at Lollapalooza to play two classic songs
- “I don’t follow the rules of metal, which is probably wrong, and I’m sorry”: Metallica producer Bob Rock looks back on controversial Load and Reload albums
- Junkyard singer David Roach dead at 59
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- August 1
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- "To be with them on that day, it was like a magical dream." Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan shares his memories of Black Sabbath's emotional farewell show, and his thoughts on the death of Ozzy Osbourne
- You can now get an exclusive Babymetal Metal Hammer issue with a limited edition variant cover
- "Prince looked at me like I had five heads." Legendary US film director Spike Lee reveals what happened when he cheekily asked Prince to gift him one of his iconic bespoke guitars
- “I had to become the host of Headbanger’s Ball to get my video played!”: Hatebreed enlisted a Spider-Man director for a music video, then got banned from MTV
- King Crimson announce In The Wake Of Poseidon and Lizard reissues to be released in October
- This video of US pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter covering Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train as a 12-year-old is a wholesome and welcome reminder that the Prince of Darkness' timeless music will live forever
- Cardiacs announce that their final album, LSD, will be released in September
- It's in the trees. It's coming! We celebrate 40 years of Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now
