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Official BLACK SABBATH 'Classical' Tour Will Feature 'State-Of-The-Art Graphics' And Be Performed By Local Orchestras: 'It's Very, Very Exciting'

During a February 6 appearance at MIDEM 2026 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, Sharon Osbourne and Andy Copping, the promoter for Live Nation U.K. and the creative force behind the U.K.'s Download festival, spoke about the upcoming classical tour of BLACK SABBATH's catalog, performed by...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Says OZZFEST Will 'Absolutely' Return In 2027: 'We're Gonna Do It'

Sharon Osbourne, the British TV personality, music manager and the widow of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, has confirmed that there are plans to put on another edition of the Ozzfest traveling festival in 2027. " Yes, absolutely. Yeah, we're gonna do it," she said during a February 6 appearance at MIDEM 2...

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Members Of ACE FREHLEY's Solo Band Announce September 2026 Australian Tour Celebrating Late KISS Legend

The four musicians Ace Frehley handpicked for his Australian tour in 2018 — Philip Shouse on bass, Ryan Spencer Cook on guitar/vocals, Jeremy Asbrock on guitar/vocals, and Christopher Williams on drums. — are returning to the country where it all began, this time to honor the legendary original KISS...

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Watch: OZZY OSBOURNE Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award And All-Star Tribute Performance At 2026 BRIT Awards

Ozzy Osbourne was honored with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement award and an all-star tribute performance at the 2026 BRIT Awards on Saturday night, February 28 in Manchester, England. After a video tribute, country music icon Dolly Parton appeared via video from Nashville to honor Ozzy, saying: "O...

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ROB ZOMBIE Shares Music Video For 'F.T.W. 84' From 'The Great Satan' Album

Heavy metal legend, acclaimed filmmaker and pop culture icon Rob Zombie has shared "F.T.W. 84", the fourth and final single from his eighth studio album, "The Great Satan", which is being released today (Friday, February 27) via Nuclear Blast Records. Following the success of his Top 10-charting rec...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award At 2026 BRIT Awards This Weekend

The BRIT Awards 2026 announced that global rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, the celebrated founding member and frontman of BLACK SABBATH and pioneering "godfather" of British heavy metal, will be honored at this year's ceremony on Saturday, February 28 with a BRITs Lifetime Achievement award, in recognition...

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See Trailer For Official BILLY IDOL Documentary 'Billy Idol Should Be Dead'

Rock legend Billy Idol is included in the newly announced nominations for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2026 alongside Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, OASIS, Sade, IRON MAIDEN, Jeff Buckley and many more. In celebration of the nomination, Idol is debuting the brand new trailer for the forthco...

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SUZI QUATRO Releases Music Video For Title Track Of Upcoming 'Freedom' Album

Rock 'n' roll legend Suzi Quatro will release her new album, "Freedom", on March 27. The official music video for the LP's first single, the title track, can be seen below. In a recent interview with Dawn Osborne of TotalRock, Quatro stated about how she chose "Freedom" to be the first single and ti...

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TOOL, PANTERA, MEGADETH, LIMP BIZKIT, PAPA ROACH, GOJIRA, Others Set For 2026 LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival

Louder Than Life returns to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky September 17-20 for its twelfth edition, delivering the largest lineup in the festival's history and the biggest bill ever assembled by producer Danny Wimmer Presents. TOOL and LIMP BIZKIT join previously announced he...

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PAUL RODGERS Shoots Down Rumors About His Health: 'I Feel Fit And Strong'

Legendary BAD COMPANY and FREE vocalist Paul Rodgers has shot down rumors about his health following the revelation that he had been approached to sing on an album that VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen has been working on with TOTO guitarist Steve Lukather. Last year Alex revealed that he was puttin...

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WILLIAM SHATNER Announces New All-Star Metal Album Featuring 35 Hand-Picked Metal Icons

William Shatner is turning the volume up to pain-threshold max.. The legendary actor, author, and cultural icon today announces his latest album — a heavy metal extravaganza powered a veritable army of metal stars, each one personally selected and hand-picked by Shatner to help deliver a project tha...

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BURTON C. BELL Explains Why He 'Won't Sign' Copies Of His Final FEAR FACTORY Album, 'Aggression Continuum'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the Scandalous podcast, former FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell touched upon the band's latest album, "Aggression Continuum", which was released in June 2021 via Nuclear Blast Records. The LP, which was recorded primarily in 2017, features Bell and fel...

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ROB HALFORD Talks 'The Ballad Of Judas Priest' Documentary And His Lyrical Inspiration: 'As I've Gotten Older, I've Gotten Angrier With The World'

"The Ballad Of Judas Priest", a new documentary about legendary Grammy-winning English heavy metal band JUDAS PRIEST and their epic journey to the top of rock and roll, is receiving its world premiere at the 76th Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival, which is taking place February 12-22. C...

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METAL CHURCH's KURDT VANDERHOOF Refuses To 'Talk Smack' About Ex-Bandmates MARC LOPES And STET HOWLAND: 'If They Have An Issue, That's Fine'

In a new interview with Pete Pardo and Lynne Versaci of Sea Of Tranquility, founding METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof spoke about the band's new lineup, in which he is joined by longtime guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bass icon David Ellefson (MEGADETH),powerhouse drummer Ken Mary (FLOTSAM AND JET...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS Rips GENE SIMMONS For Suggesting ACE FREHLEY's Death Was Result Of 'Bad Decisions': 'That Was Totally Uncalled For'

During an appearance on the February 13 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless ripped Gene Simmons for suggesting the death of Gene's KISS bandmate guitarist Ace Frehley was the result of the guitarist's "bad decisions". "That upset me greatly because,...