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Watch: OASIS Dedicates 'Rock 'N' Roll Star' To OZZY OSBOURNE At London Concert

OASIS paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne on Friday, July 25 during the first of seven of the band's shows at London, United Kingdom's Wembley Stadium. "I want to dedicate this next one to Ozzy Osbourne — a rock 'n' roll star," OASIS frontman Liam Gallagher told the 81,000-strong crowd as he and his bandm...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE: OZZY OSBOURNE 'Went Out With Joy In His Heart'

Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD performed their cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Children Of The Grave" during their hometown concert last night (Thursday, July 24) at Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront. Prior to launching into the track, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe told the crowd (as transc...

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HELLOWEEN Releases New Single 'Universe (Gravity For Hearts)' From Upcoming 'Giants & Monsters' Album

German metal veterans HELLOWEEN will release their highly anticipated new album, "Giants & Monsters", on August 29 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). The LP, now available for pre-order, follows HELLOWEEN's self-titled No. 1 2021 record and promises to be the most versatile and dynamic release of...

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The Radiant Veil

One major problem with successful subgenres is that after an initial flush of creativity, the law of diminishing artistic returns inevitably kicks in. Post-metal has long since left its imperial phase behind and now constitutes an established mindset, rather than any particular musical code. Soundin...

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GENE SIMMONS On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'There Never Was One Like Him' Before 'And Probably Never Will Be' Again

On Tuesday, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons sat down with NBC News' Gadi Schwartz to discuss Ozzy Osbourne's legacy and their longtime friendship and intertwined early careers in the music industry. Asked how he remembers the BLACK SABBATH singer, Gene said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE: 'OZZY OSBOURNE Got To Say Goodbye, And He Got To Do It On His Terms, With His Band'

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe has paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne after the BLACK SABBATH singer died earlier today at the age of 76. Blythe took to his social media to share a photo of him with Ozzy and he wrote: "Like most of you reading this, I am immensely sad right now. "This picture was take...

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Masked Mystery Band PRESIDENT Announces Debut EP, 'King Of Terrors'

Mysterious masked British rock band PRESIDENT, which is rumored to be fronted by Charlie Simpson of the pop-punk act BUSTED and the post-hardcore outfit FIGHTSTAR, will release its debut EP, "King Of Terrors", on September 26 via King Of Terrors/ADA. The title, which is a Biblical reference, sees th...

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The Fine Line Between Heaven And Here

We are a quarter of a century away from the birth and blossoming of the post-metal movement, and the heavy music world is full of bands whose entire identity is wrapped in the works of NEUROSIS and ISIS, with perhaps some feral black metal thrown in for good measure. Many of these bands are great, s...

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Never-Completed Song From Late WARRANT Frontman JANI LANE, Recently Finished By JERRY DIXON, To See Light Of Day

According to a post on the Everything Jani Lane Facebook page, a special song late WARRANT frontman Jani Lane wrote but never completed has now been finished by WARRANT bassist Jerry Dixon and Frontiers Music Srl songwriters Giancarlo Floridia and David Julian, who have previously written for a...

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LIVING COLOUR's VERNON REID Announces New Solo Album 'Hoodoo Telemetry'

The virtuosic talisman Vernon Reid has announced details of his new solo album "Hoodoo Telemetry", which will be released on October 3, 2025 via Artone / The Players Club Records. To celebrate, he has revealed the video for the first single, "The Haunting", which you can watch below. If you've follo...

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Hesitating Lights

There are definitely too few hours in a day to fully appreciate all the great things that are happening in underground metal, but we can always try. FLOATING are a duo from Uppsala, Sweden, with a sound that brings together the dark, post-punk clangor of FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM and their dusty ilk, w...

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'Spinal Tap' Director Blasts BLACK SABBATH For Being 'So Dumb That They Thought' Stonehenge Scene Was 'Stolen' From Them

Rob Reiner, director of iconic mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap", has blasted the members of BLACK SABBATH for thinking that they were the inspiration for a classic scene in the movie when SPINAL TAP's live concert set of Stonehenge is mistakenly built to be 18 inches tall instead of 18 feet. A simi...

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Fyr

Mystic riff-worshippers from Falun, Sweden, GAUPA have matured into one of the most fascinating bands in the fuzzy-brained world of stoner rock and psychedelic doom. As their last full-length album "Myriad" confirmed, they have an open-minded creative policy that allows all manner of strange and exo...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW: 'I Can't Wait For JON SCHAFFER To Do Something Else Musically'

In a new interview with Spain's Stairway To Rock, former ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow was asked about the possibility of working again with ICED EARTH founder Jon Schaffer after previously serving two stints with the band, from 1993 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2011. Matt said (as transcribed by BLABBE...

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HELLOWEEN's ANDI DERIS 'Did Not Feel Any Pressure' Making 'Giants & Monsters' Album: 'We Proved Ourselves On The Previous' LP

‪HELLOWEEN‬ vocalist Andi Deris spoke to Finland's Chaoszine about the band's upcoming album, "Giants & Monsters", which will be released on August 29 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). The follow-up to HELLOWEEN's self-titled record was mixed at the legendary Wisseloord Studios (IRON MAIDEN, JUD...