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Sleep Token have added two more dates to their UK arena tour later this year due to phenomenal demand.The masked metal quartet will play a new date at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on December 2 and an extra date at The O2 in London on December 3, bringing the number of shows on the UK leg of ‘Teeth Of God’ tour to seven. The tour will begin in Glasgow on November 25 before moving on to Manchester, Birmingham, London and Cardiff.Tickets for the new London date are available now, while tickets for the Leeds date will go on sale tomorrow (February 12) at 10am – find yours here and see the full dates below.Tickets for the United Kingdom November Rituals have been swiftly depleted, necessitating further dates in December at the London o2 Arena, and a new date at Leeds First Direct Arena.London available now, with Leeds tickets available from Monday 10am at https://t.co/ybc5qWX20h pic.twitter.com/1bRvx3ttPz— Sleep Token (@Sleep_Token) February 9, 2024Sleep Token’s ‘Teeth Of God’ UK tour dates are:NOVEMBER 25 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro 26 – Manchester, Co-op Live 28 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena 29 – London, The O2 30 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena DECEMBER2 – Leeds, First Direct Arena3 – London, The O2The news of the UK tour follows the announcement of a US tour, which will take place in April with Empire State Bastard.The 21-date tour will commence with the band’s slot at Las Vegas’ Sick New World festival on April 27, before the band performs in cities across the country including Albuquerque, Atlanta, St.

Kanye West has removed a sample of Black Sabbath’s ‘Iron Man’ on his new album after criticism from both Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.On Friday (February 9), Ozzy hit out at West, calling him an “anti-Semite” and claiming the rapper used the sample of Sabbath’s song on his new album ‘‘Vultures’ without permission. West reportedly played the clip during an event promoting his new album with Ty Dolla $ign on February 8 at the United Center in Chicago.Ozzy wrote in a post that West “asked permission to sample a section of a 1983 live performance of ‘War Pigs’ from the US festival without vocals” but was subsequently “refused permission because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many.” The post was later amended to the song ‘Iron Man’.Osbourne added: “He went ahead and used the sample anyway at his album listening party last night.

Ozzy Osbourne has hit out at Kanye West, calling him an “anti-Semite” and claiming the rapper used a sample of Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ on his upcoming new album without permission.In a new post on Instagram, Osbourne tagged West and claimed the rapper used a sample of Sabbath’s famous anti war song on his new album, ‘‘Vultures’ without permission. It is reported that West played the clip during an event promoting his new album with Ty Dolla $ign last night (February 8) at the United Center in Chicago.Tagging the rapper, Osbourne revealed West “asked permission to sample a section of a 1983 live performance of ‘War Pig’ from the US festival without vocals” but was subsequently “refused permission because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many.”Osbourne added: “He went ahead and used the sample anyway at his album listening party last night.

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has shared that he thinks Ozzy Osbourne deserves to be knighted.Speaking to Classic Rock magazine recently, – and reported via Louder Sound – Halford voiced his support for the decade-long campaign to get the Prince of Darkness and former Black Sabbath frontman knighted.“If one person deserves a knighthood, it’s Ozzy Osbourne,” Halford said to Classic Rock. “Just for the joy he’s given people over the years.”Halford, like many others, is of the belief that Osbourne – a forefather of the metal genre – is well-deserving of knighthood for his contributions to the music industry.

Sleep Token fans who were unable to get tickets to the masked band’s upcoming US tour following a technical error.Fans who had signed up for pre-sale codes for the band’s ‘Teeth Of God’ tour didn’t receive them until 24 hours after the general sale had started, leading to thousands of people missing out on tickets despite signing up in advance. The fiasco, leading to a flurry of complaints on social media, led to AEG to reach out and apologise.“As a Sleep Token fan who took the time to register early for access to tickets, we know how committed you are to the band,” the email to the affected fans reads.

Bad Omens and Poppy have teamed up on their new high-octane collaboration ‘V.A.N.’ – watch the video below.The Virginia metalcore band teased their new song days ago when they wiped their social media, leaving only snippets with Poppy as a trace. Now, the pair have unveiled their new song – and an accompanying video to match.‘V.

Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has announced his first show since being fired by the band late last year.Yesterday (January 24), Weinberg took to Instagram to announce that he will be back behind the drum kit with Infectious Grooves, a supergroup consisting of members of Suicidal Tendencies, Faith No More, and Metallica, for the band’s appearance at the Byron Bay, Australia festival, Bluesfest.A post shared by Jay Weinberg (@jayweinberg)“I’m honoured and thrilled to head to Australia with the legendary Infectious Grooves for a special performance at Bluesfest,” wrote Weinberg in the caption, before suggesting that he had other projects yet to be announced: “Stay tuned for more.” The poster depicted in the Instagram post states “Australian Tour ’24”, suggesting that Weinberg may be joining the band for a full-length tour of the country.Infectious Grooves is a funk metal supergroup consisting of vocallist Mike Muir and guitarist Dean Pleasants of Suicidal Tendencies and Rob Trujillo of Metallica. Weinberg will be filling in for original drummer, Brooks Wackerman of Avenged Sevenfold, who will supposedly be unavailable to play the Bluesfest date.

Corey Taylor has shared a new video addressing fans’ concerns over his mental health after he cancelled a North America tour – see what the Slipknot frontman had to say below.Earlier this year, Taylor announced that he was cancelling his solo North American tour to take a break and focus on his mental health and spend time with his family. Yesterday (January 24), he announced a short run of four shows in Asia between late March and early April.Shortly after announcing the Asia tour, the rock and metal musician began receiving comments about confusion as to why his North America shows were cancelled in the name of mental health, but he was able to announce Asia gigs.Taking to Instagram, a solemn looking Corey Taylor said: “The truth of the matter is, I understand why so many of you are upset.

Ghost have released the final batch of their viral dildo and butt-plug box sets.The band first released the Phallos Mortuus box set, a bible-bound package containing a sizeable Papa Emeritus dildo and a bronze butt plug to coincide with the release of their 2013 LP ‘Infestissumam’. Upon its release, the adult toys went viral on social media due to their holy packaging.In October of last year, Ghost re-released the toys in a limited run to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Second LP and the release of the box sets.

Wednesday 13 has announced a UK and European tour celebrating 20 years of Murderdolls – find all the details below.The horror punk musician – real name Joseph Poole – will be marking 20 years of his former band with the late Joey Jordison of Slipknot.The tour will see Wednesday 13 and his current band – featuring former Murderdolls members Roman Surman and Jack Tankersley – perform full sets of tracks from their 2002 debut album, ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’ along with 2010 comeback album ‘Women And Children Last’.The stint will kick off on October 24 at Riverside in Newcastle, followed by stops in Glasglow, Manchester, Southampton, Nottingham, London and more, before they close out with a show at Roadmender in Northampton.The European leg will then pick up at De Casino in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium on November 12, with shows planned for Milan, Rome, Cologne and more, rounding up at Melkweg Oz in Amsterdam on November 24.Hardcore Superstar will perform at support across select dates. Tickets go on sale this Friday (January 26) at 10am GMT, and UK dates can be purchased from here.

Bad Omens have wiped their Instagram account, before sharing two new teaser videos featuring Poppy.On Sunday (January 21), the Virginia metalcore band’s Instagram was found to be wiped of all posts, except for two new video teasers which starred Poppy, suggesting a potential collaboration between the two.The ominous clip features unsettling visuals, including Poppy running through a dark corridor towards a completely white room, close-ups of a rabbit’s eye, various butterflies and moths in a terrarium, and black ink. At the end of the clip, black ink recedes to reveal the abbreviation “V.A.N”, the meaning of which has not yet been disclosed.

Lambgoat, the apology read: “Hi everyone. We just want to start off by saying we are incredibly sorry to anyone we offended with our actions and gimmicks on stage.

Anthrax and Kreator have announced 2024 UK and Europe co-headlining tour with the bands promising “So much fucking metal!”The 18-date-run will kick off at the O2 Apollo in Manchester on November 11. From there, the two bands will make stops in Wolverhampton, London, Dublin, Glasgow, Paris, Düsseldorf, Munich, Esch-sur-Alzette, Zurich, Milan, Stuttgart, Berlin, Budapest, Katowice, Frankfurt and Hamburg.

Ozzy Osbourne is planning “two more shows to say goodbye” before he fully retires from performing live.That’s according to the former Black Sabbath frontman’s wife and manager Sharon, who spoke about Ozzy’s future during her Cut The Crap show at London’s Fortune Theatre on Sunday (January 21).“He won’t tour again but we are planning on doing two more shows to say goodbye as he feels like, ‘I have never said goodbye to my fans and I want to say goodbye’,” she told journalist Jane Moore (via Music News).Sharon continued: “His voice is still absolutely perfect. And all the time he has been off he still does his singing lessons.

Ozzy was having an affair.The couple had been married for more than 30 years when the Black Sabbath frontman reportedly began an affair with a celebrity hairdresser, which went on for four years between 2012-2016.The revelation was followed by the pair temporarily separating after 33 years together.Speaking on stage at her Cut The Crap show at London’s Fortune Theatre on Sunday night (January 21) with friend Jane Moore (per The Mirror), Sharon said she was “used to” her husband “always” having groupies.“But when he knows the name of the person, where they live and where they work… it is a whole different thing as you are emotionally invested. I took, I don’t know how many pills,” she said.“I just thought, ‘My kids are older, they are fine and can take care of themselves’.

Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong has described Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich as an “unorthodox” but “great” drummer.The frontman, who last week released new Green Day album ‘Saviors‘, defended the Metallica drummer from the hate that is often directed towards his playing abilities.“Lars has a really unorthodox way of playing,” Armstrong said during a recent interview with The Howard Stern Show.“I think he’s a really creative drummer. I think as far as the metal drummers of his genre, even up until now, people that were influenced by Metallica, I think there is something very studious about the way other people play.”He continued: “But I think that the way that him and James Hetfield play together is so just in lock step.

Mudvayne frontman Chad Gray has said that the current wave of metal bands all “sound the same”, unlike when he was starting to make music.The singer was speaking recently to The Underground Australia, where he was asked about his views on the influence of nu-metal and his generation on the current music scene.“Dude, maybe I shouldn’t say this, but I don’t give a fuck. Because I’m me, and I’ve got stuff to say, and I’m going to say it. Music now to me — God bless them, new bands — but they sound the same.

KoRn’s Brian “Head” Welch has announced his partnership in the opening of a mental health treatment centre.The guitarist has launched Atlantic Behavioral Health, a treatment centre which provides intensive outpatient treatments in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Its focuses include addressing anxiety, depression, and various mental health disorders.

Sleep Token have announced a North American tour with Empire State Bastard, marking the band’s first activity since wiping their Instagram earlier this week.Today (January 19), the band took to Instagram for their first post in a supposedly new era, announcing their ‘The Teeth of God’ North American tour. “This April and May, North America shall gather in Worship once again, alongside special guests Empire State Bastard,” read the post’s caption.A post shared by Sleep Token (@sleep_token)The 21-date tour will commence with the band’s slot at Las Vegas’ Sick New World festival on April 27, before the band performs in cities across the country including Albuquerque, Atlanta, St.

Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish is working on new music with Spiritbox, it has been revealed.Last month, BMTH announced that they’d parted ways with keyboardist, songwriter and studio wiz Fish. “We want to thank him for the musical journey he took with us and wish him luck with everything in the future,” they wrote.Oli Sykes and co. have since embarked on a UK and Ireland arena tour, which is scheduled to run until next Tuesday (January 23).

Metallica have poked fun at their 2003 LP ‘St. Anger’ after announcing that songs from the album are now on FenderPlay.Four of the songs featured in ‘St. Anger’ – including ‘Frantic’, ‘St.