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TONY IOMMI On OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'It's Like Losing A Brother'

Earlier this week, BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi talked to BBC Midlands about the death of his bandmate Ozzy Osbourne. The guitarist — who co-founded SABBATH with Ozzy, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward in 1968 — said: "It's been difficult, because it's just a shock, really. I haven't been ab...

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Watch: ALICE COOPER Joined By JOHNNY DEPP For Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid' In Honor Of OZZY OSBOURNE

In one of the most unforgettable and emotional moments in recent music history, the original ALICE COOPER group reunited live on stage at London's sold-out O2 Arena — performing together in front of 12,000 stunned fans on the same day their first new album in over 50 years, "The Revenge Of Alice Coo...

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ALICE COOPER On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'We Had A Mutual Respect For Each Other'

In a new interview with Darren Redick of U.K.'s Planet Rock, legendary rocker Alice Cooper was asked if Ozzy Osbourne's death earlier this week gave him pause in any way. Alice responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I was on my way to the stage when I heard about it, and I went, 'Oh, that'...

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ALICE COOPER On OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'Even Though Everybody Saw It Coming, It Just Took Our Breath Away When It Happened'

Alice Cooper and his band found out that the world lost Ozzy Osbourne just minutes before they were due to go perform in Cardiff, Wales, which is about two hours from the place where legendary BLACK SABBATH singer was born. Before hitting the stage, Alice recorded the following quote for his radio...

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Watch: QUEENSRŸCHE Performs Early Classics In El Cajon, California

The Eclipse channel on YouTube has uploaded video of QUEENSRŸCHE's July 18 concert at Sycuan Casino Resort in El Cajon, California. Check out the clips in the YouTube playlist below. (Note: After each song, the YouTube player automatically jumps to the next song in the playlist.) According to Setlis...

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BIFF BYFORD Has 'Quite A Lot Of Ideas' For SAXON's Next Album; September/October 2026 Release Expected

In a new interview with Riff X's "Metal XS", SAXON frontman Biff Byford was asked about a possible follow-up to the band's 24th studio album, "Hell, Fire And Damnation", which came out in January 2024 via Silver Lining Music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Well, we've started writin...

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GLENN HUGHES Shares New Single 'Voice In My Head' From Upcoming 'Chosen' Album

Rock legend and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Glenn Hughes has unveiled his new single and accompanying video, "Voice In My Head", taken from his upcoming studio album "Chosen", set for release on September 5 via Frontiers Music Srl. About the new single, Glenn commented: "'Voice In My Head' t...

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QUEENSRŸCHE And ACCEPT Announce Fall 2025 U.S. Tour

Progressive metal legends QUEENSRŸCHE will hit the road this fall on the "Volume And Vengeance Tour" alongside special guests ACCEPT. The trek will kick off on November 7 in Denver, Colorado at Summit and will conclude on December 20 in Temecula, California at Pechanga Theater Casino. Ticket pre-sal...

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DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG Unveils New Single And Video 'Strangers In Paradise'

DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG (DATOG),the project featuring former ACCEPT members Udo Dirkschneider (vocals),Peter Baltes (bass) and Stefan Kaufmann (guitar),along with Udo's son Sven Dirkschneider (drums),Manuela Bibert (vocals) and Mathias Dieth (guitar),has released a new single, "Strange...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Celebrates 24 Years Of Sobriety

Nikki Sixx is celebrating the 24th anniversary of his getting sober. The 66-year-old MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist credited his "willingness to confront [his] past" with giving him the tools to help him live his life without drugs or alcohol. Earlier today (Tuesday, July 2),he Instagrammed an image revealing...

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K.K. DOWNING And TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Release New Recording Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'Never Satisfied'

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK'S PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing has released a new version of JUDAS PRIEST's classic song "Never Satisfied". The track, which also features former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK'S PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, can be streamed below. The original versio...

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ADRIAN SMITH And RICHIE KOTZEN Announce February/March 2026 European Tour

Following on from their critically acclaimed second album "Black Light / White Noise", which was a U.K. No.1 hit on the Official Rock & Metal chart, IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith and THE WINERY DOGS frontman and acclaimed solo artist Richie Kotzen will be taking their show on the road early...

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MICHAEL SWEET: 'Every Band Has It Tough To A Degree. But I Do Think STRYPER Had It A Little Tougher'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Michael Sweet of Christian metallers STRYPER once again spoke about the fact that he and his bandmates have never been fully embraced in heavy metal and hard rock circles, largely because of their Christian lyrics. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERM...

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JINJER's EUGENE ABDUKHANOV On MESHUGGAH: 'In Many Respects, They Created The Whole Scene Which We Have Now'

In an interview with Forever Loud at last weekend's Download festival at Leicestershire, United Kingdom's Donington Park, bassist Eugene Abdukhanov of Ukrainian modern metallers JINJER spoke about what it was like to perform at the event right before Swedish progressive metal pioneers MESHUGGAH. He...

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WOLF HOFFMANN On ACCEPT's Longevity: 'We Had No Idea' That Our Early Songs 'Would Have As Much Staying Power'

In a recent interview with Empire Extreme conducted at the 2025 edition of the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke about the legendary German/American heavy metal band's longevity, having celebrated the 45th anniversary of th...