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Nine Inch Nails have confirmed that support for their upcoming ‘Peel It Back’ tour will be coming from Boys Noize. Check out the details below.The iconic rock band – comprising Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – announced details of a huge tour back in January, dubbed ‘Peel It Back’.

Ghost have announced details of a brand new album called ‘Skeletá’. Check out the latest details below, as well as the explosive new single ‘Satanized’.The announcement came as the Swedish occult metal band – led by Tobias Forge – began teasing that a new frontman was on the way, following on from Papa Emeritus IV.Forge has inhabited a series of different characters throughout the band’s career, with a different incarnation fronting the group for every new touring cycle.

Mötley Crüe have announced the postponement of their Las Vegas residency as frontman Vince Neil prepares to undergo a “required medical procedure” – find out more below.The band were due to kick off an 11-show run at the Dolby Live at Park MGM between March 28 and April 19. However, the band last night (March 4) took to social media to inform fans that the shows are being rescheduled for September.The 11 shows will now take place between September 12 and October 3, with all previously purchased shows for the residency being honoured at the newly rescheduled shows – you can find any remaining tickets here.Addressing the “required medical procedure” that Vince Neil has to undergo, the singer said: “To all the Crüeheads who were looking forward to see us this Spring, I’m truly sorry.

System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian has opened up about his shelved collaboration with KoRn‘s Jonathan Davis.The legendary metal band’s bassist and member of Seven Hours After Violet discussed why he decided to not release his joint track with the KoRn vocalist while appearing as a guest on the Las Vegas radio station KOMP 92.3.As Blabbermouth notes, Odadjian had reported back in April 2023 that the song would be released as part of Seven Hours After Violet’s self-titled debut LP. However, upon its release on October 11 2024, the song was not featured on the album’s tracklist.“Morgoth [real name Michael Montoya – and guitarist of Seven Hours After Violet] had a chorus he had sang for [Davis] a while back. ‘Cause he produces a lot of bands, and he’s worked with Jonathan Davis.

Slayer have shared details of their first UK shows in six years, including a massive outdoor gig in London. Check out the details below.The thrash metal are set to hit the UK for their first shows since a slot at Download in 2019, and will be joined by an impressive number of support acts.Two shows have been announced as part of the new tour, with the first being held at the Blackweir Fields in Cardiff on July 3, and the second taking place at Finsbury Park in London three days later (6).The dates come in celebration of 40 years since the band formed, and the two shows mark the biggest gigs they have ever played in the UK.

Spiritbox‘s Courtney LaPlante has shared her disappointment after the band’s latest single was released without their permission.They are set to release their new LP ‘Tsunami Sea’ this Friday (March 7) and have given tasters of the album in the form of three singles: ‘Soft Spine’, ‘Perfect Soul’ and ‘No Loss, No Love’. Today (March 3), it appeared they had shared the LP’s fourth and final single offering ‘Crystal Roses’, with the track being released on streaming platforms.However, LaPlante later took to her official X/Twitter account to address the release of the song, stating that Spiritbox had not approved any release and were not aware of the single being shared.I don’t normally like to air out behind the scenes things like this, but we did not approve putting out another single today.

Bring Me The Horizon have announced their 2025 North America ‘Ascension’ arena tour set to kick off this autumn.The Sheffield metal pioneers will be embarking on their newly announced North American arena tour with a gig on September 23 at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC. From there, the band will make stops in cities such as Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, and more.

GHOST have given another teaser of their “new” frontman Papa V Perpetua with a billboard in Las Vegas – see the image below.The Swedish occult metal band are led by Tobias Forge, who since the band began has inhabited a series of different characters, with a different incarnation fronting the group for every new touring cycle.The most recent character was Papa Emeritus IV, who led the band through their album ‘Impera’ in 2022 and its accompanying ‘Imperatour’ tour that wound up in October 2023.Last month, when Black Sabbath announced the full line-up for their final ever show in Villa Park, Birmingham on July 5, among the stacked list of supporting acts was the name ‘Papa V Perpetua’.Shortly after that announcement, GHOST took to their official Facebook page to share a post that read: “[MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY] We wish to inform you V is coming ………. To Birmingham on July 5th.”Now, a billboard has popped up in Las Vegas with the band’s logo and phrase “V is coming…” beneath it.

Bring Me The Horizon have spoken to NME about why they chose to cover Oasis’ iconic ‘Wonderwall’ , and recalled how they were caught off-guard by Liam Gallagher’s approval. Watch our video interview above.The Sheffield rock pioneers caught up with NME while on the red carpet for the BRITs 2025, and opened up about putting their own unique spin on the Britpop classic.

Slipknot played their 2008 track ‘Gematria (The Killing Name)’ for the first time ever this week – check out the footage below. The band were playing the first of a mini-tour of Australia on Friday night (February 28) in Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse when they decided to dig into their catalogue to give the track its live debut. ‘Gematria (The Killing Name)’ was first released on their fourth studio album ‘All Hope Is Gone’ in 2008, and frontman Corey Taylor has said in the past that despite him loving the song himself, the rest of the band would never “never play it”, telling All Things Music in 2023: “Unless the Pope ends up opening up for Slipknot someday, that shit will never happen”.

McFly’s Danny Jones has recalled how he once hung out with Ozzy Osbourne “in his Y-fronts”.Speaking on the BRITs 2025: The Warm-Up TV show last night (February 27) ahead of the awards ceremony tomorrow (March 1), the singer spoke about the time he once visited the Black Sabbath frontman around the time when The Osbournes was being aired. The show ran from 2002-2005.“I remember getting invited back to the Osbourne’s house, and I’m sat in the lounge, and I’m thinking, ‘This is cool – this is what I’ve seen on TV and that,’” Jones said.

Slayer appear to be teasing some UK reunion tour dates for 2025. Find all the details below.The thrash metal band played their first shows in five years last autumn, when they appeared at two US festivals: Riot Fest Chicago and Aftershock.

System Of A Down have vowed to “drastically” switch up the setlists for their upcoming 2025 tour.Last December, System Of A Down announced their longest stretch of tour dates in years as they take over South America in April and May, and North America in August and September.The dates – all of which are sold out – will mark the first time since 2017 that the band are performing back-to-back shows for an extended period of time, having only played one or two shows a year in recent times.Bassist Shavo Odadjian previously said that these shows are meant to “test the waters” following years of one-off shows. “The relationships were not as great as they are now.

Sleep Token have been hinting at new material by sharing sheet music online. Check out what it sounds like below.Fans began to notice the new cryptic updates earlier this month and yesterday (February 26) a podcast called State Of The Scene posted on X, sharing the news that the masked metal group have been pointing fans in the direction of a private Instagram account called @featheredhost.This account currently has over 1,000 followers and it was soon revealed to be one of two accounts the band made.

Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token and Deftones are amongst the 150 names announced on the stacked Louder Than Life festival 2025 line-up.The four-day fest in Louisville, Kentucky takes place at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center from September 18 to 21, where the likes of Slayer, Avenged Sevenfold, Spiritbox, Knocked Loose and Lamb of God will perform.Other acts on the massive line-up include Rob Zombie, Bad Omens, $uicideboy$, A Perfect Circle, Evanescence, I Prevail, Trivium, Machine Head, Bruce Dickinson, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Glassjaw, letlive., All Time Low, Dayseeker and more.Check out the line-up poster below.A post shared by Louder Than Life (@louderthanlifefest)“Louder Than Life has always been about showcasing the future of rock and heavy music while honouring the legends who paved the way,” promoter Danny Wimmer said (via Kerrang).“Bands like Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, $uicideboy$, Motionless In White, Spiritbox, I Prevail, Slaughter To Prevail, Lorna Shore, Wage War, Dayseeker and Knocked Loose aren’t just performing – they’re defining the next generation of headliners.“At the same time, pioneers like Slayer, Deftones, A Perfect Circle and Avenged Sevenfold have set the standard, proving that this music is always evolving.

Ozzy Osbourne is reportedly back in the gym in preparation for the upcoming final Black Sabbath gig.The comments come after the start of the month saw the legendary metal band announce details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham on July 5.As well as containing the original line-up – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – the band will also be joined by a star-studded list of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more.Now, ahead of the gig taking place later this summer, it has been shared that the frontman is looking to build up his strength for the gig and has been starting to return to the gym ahead of the massive show.The comments were made by producer Andrew Watt during a new interview on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show.In the discussion, Watt – who worked with the Prince Of Darkness on his last two studio albums, 2020’s ‘Ordinary Man’ and 2022’s ‘Patient Number 9’ – shed light on his current health status.“He’s OK. It’s just his body is not doing what he wants it to do all the time,” Watt explained.

Stranger Things actor Jamie Campbell Bower has shared a cover of Sleep Token‘s ‘Euclid’ – check it out below.On Sunday (February 21), Bower – who is a solo musician apart from an actor – shared his first release of the year on YouTube. The track is a cover of Sleep Token’s ‘Euclid’, taken off their acclaimed 2023 ‘Take Me Back To Eden’.The rendition sees Bower nail the cover, delivering a performance as powerful as Sleep Token’s own frontman Vessel and largely remains true to the original.

Korn bassist Fieldy has claimed that he hasn’t spoken to his bandmates since 2019.In mid-2021, Fieldy (real name Reginald Arvizu) told fans he would not be appearing on Korn’s upcoming tour, explaining that he had been “dealing with some personal issues that at times have caused me to fall back on some of my bad habits and has caused some tension with the people around me”Now, the bassist has revealed that during his five-year break from Korn, he hasn’t spoken to his bandmates at all.“I haven’t talked to those guys since 2019. So it’s like we’re just kind of both…. They’re truckin,’” he explained in a recent interview with the Basement Talk podcast.

Black Sabbath‘s 2013 concert film Live… Gathered In Their Masses has been released onto YouTube for free – check it out below.In 2013, Black Sabbath performed in Australia for the final time – and was coincidentally the band’s first time in the continent with Ozzy Osbourne in over four decades – where they filmed a live album and accompanying concert film.Dubbed Live… Gathered In Their Masses, the film and album was recorded over two nights at the Rod Laver arena in Melbourne, and was packed to the brim with beloved Black Sabbath classics as well as new tunes from their final studio album ’13’. Among the songs performed were ‘War Pigs’, ‘Black Sabbath’, ‘Iron Man’, ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ and ‘Paranoid’.Now, the complete concert film has been uploaded onto YouTube for free, courtesy of American concert-streaming platform Qello.

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Sharon Osbourne has opened up about the “biggest mistake” of turning down a film audition for her husband Ozzy Osbourne.Sharon – who is the Prince of Darkness’ wife and manager – appeared as the latest guest on Billy Corgan‘s The Magnificent Others podcast. While speaking to the iconic Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Sharon asked him if he wanted to know “The biggest mistake I ever made for Ozzy” to which he responded: “Of course! You’re going to admit to a mistake?”She then shared: “He got offered to go and read for Pirates Of The Caribbean, and I’ve never said this to anyone, and I said no.