The birthplace of heavy metal is preparing to honour one of its greatest icons as Birmingham comes together to celebrate the very first Ozzy Day on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The city-wide celebration will feature a free programme of live music, public art, special performances, and fan tributes, transforming
Released: July 14, 1992 Rust in Peace pushed Megadeth’s technical side about as far as it could go. The playing was rapid, tangled, and exact, with songs that could change direction three times before most bands reached the chorus. Trying to top it by becoming even more complicated was
Progressive sludge metal titans Mastodon have officially announced their ninth studio album, Marrow Deep, set for release on August 28 via Loma Vista Recordings. The announcement follows the recent release of the album’s first single, “Your Ghost Again,” and now arrives with the debut of a second track, “Snakes
On July 11, 2000, Lars Ulrich sat behind a microphone in Washington and argued that musicians should control what happens to their music. It should have been an easy position to defend. Instead, his appearance before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee became one of the defining images of the
By Devious Dayna Lee’s Palace was packed with death metal fans on July 9 as Wormhole, Kataklysm, and Six Feet Under brought a night of crushing riffs and pure brutality to Toronto. The stacked lineup delivered three very different takes on extreme metal, giving fans everything from technical chaos
MISS MAY I — Levi Benton[vocals], Jerod Boyd [drums], Ryan Neff [bass], and Elisha Mullins [guitar ] — are thrilled to announce their upcoming new album NO PLACE FOR ME, which arrives October 2 via Solid State Records. Pre-order it here. Today, the band also shares the video for the new
Long-running German thrash outfit EXUMER will release their new full-length, Death Mask Messiah, on August 28ththrough Metal Blade Records. Death Mask Messiah, which marks the band's first new studio output in seven years, further cements EXUMER's legacy as a dauntless thrash metal institution. A
Released: July 7, 2017 Decapitated were never short on precision. That was the easy part. From the early records on, the band had the kind of technical control that makes other musicians lean forward and wonder how the hell the pieces stay together. The riffs were sharp. The drumming was
Few rock vocalists have built a career as diverse and respected as John Corabi. From fronting Mötley Crüe during one of the band’s most talked-about eras to performing with The Dead Daisies, Union, The Scream, and Ratt, Corabi has remained one of hard rock’s most authentic voices.
Released: July 5, 1988 Slayer had already proved they could go faster than almost anyone. Reign in Blood did that job. It was short, violent, and basically over before your brain caught up. After a record like that, the easy path would have been to chase speed again and hope
By Devious Dayna Protest the Hero are back with Within on July 17, their first full-length album in six years. The reason for the wait, according to vocalist Rody Walker, is simpler than fans might expect. “Slowly,” he laughed when asked how the record came together over that time.
Released: July 4, 2005 (Internationally) Alice Cooper did not need to sound expensive on Dirty Diamonds. That would have missed the fun. By 2005, Alice had already done the big horror-metal thing again. Brutal Planet and Dragontown were darker, heavier, and more industrial. They had weight. They had a