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"While this chapter has come to a close, this is by no means the end of my path as a musician." Modern metal heavyweights Trivium abruptly part ways with drummer Alex Bent

Drummer of 9 years splits with Trivium hours before Aftershock Festival show – Sepultura's Greyson Nekrutman steps in

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“It’s Sharon’s song. One of her favourites. Lemmy wrote it with the two of us in mind”: Just before he died, Ozzy Osbourne revealed the song that made him cry during the Back To The Beginning gig

All the emotion came out during Ozzy’s solo set at Back To The Beginning

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Ozzy: No Escape From Now review – an imperfect but essential look at Ozzy Osbourne’s final years

Though it’s sometimes slapdash, Paramount Plus’s two-hour documentary offers impressive insight into the Prince Of Darkness’ late-life struggles

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One of rock music’s most underrated bands played Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, and they’re still cooler than a fridge after 40-plus years

Jimmy Kimmel is currently hosting his show from a theatre in Brooklyn, so he brought in one of New York’s best rock bands for a special performance

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Preorder a limited-edition vinyl variant of Megadeth’s final album, plus an art card signed by the band only available through Metal Hammer

The thrash metal legends’ final album will drop next year

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“I think we’re all being pushed to the edge right now”: Listen to Megadeth’s thrash-adocious new single Tipping Point, the first taste of Dave Mustaine and co.’s final album

The speedsters’ self-titled swansong is due out at some point next year

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Opeth announce one-off UK show for 2026

Swedish prog metallers Opeth will play Halifax's The Piece Hall on August 1

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Order your exclusive Iron Maiden bundle featuring an Eddie T-shirt you won't find in shops

The bundle also comes with an alternate Metal Hammer cover

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I'm an Iron Maiden fanatic and decided to rank every single one of their live albums from worst to best

Iron Maiden are the undisputed heavy metal daddies of live albums. Here's every one they've released so far, in reverse order of excellence

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“It’s shocking, it’s disheartening, it’s insulting – most importantly – it’s a wake up call”: Rock band speak out as AI-generated ‘artist’ modelled on their music gets more Spotify listeners

Holding Absence singer Lucas Woodland urges fans to “oppose AI music” as a non-existent band overtake them on Spotify

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I saw Black Sabbath play three days after their debut album was released - and tickets cost 30 pence

When bluesman Freddie King pulled out of a show in early 1970, a young band from Birmingham stepped in

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"You forgot the bass!" Metallica's ...And Justice For All producer recalls his shock at hearing album's final mixes

Flemming Rasmussen produced Metallica's ...And Justice For All and was as surprised as anyone else by the bass guitar sound

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AC/DC smashed "permitted noise level" during Edinburgh show

AC/DC performed at Murrayfield Stadium in the Scottish capital in the summer and – surprise, surprise – they were very loud

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New book puts Canadian prog metal pioneers Voivod in the spotlight

Jeff Wagner's 540-page biography, Always Moving: The Strange Multiverse Of Voïvod is published in November

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Debate: who are the greatest metalcore band of all time?

Killswitch Engage? Converge? Architects? Tell us who’s the best of the blegh-st

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Nine Inch Nails announce new North American tour dates for 2026

The Peel It Back tour isn't done yet, with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross heading back out for a fresh batch of shows in the US and Canada

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"In Brazil, especially in the early 80s, it was all about Samba – nobody would talk about metal." Five minutes with Sepultura legend Iggor Cavalera

Hammer chats with global metal icon - and all-round metal legend - Iggor Cavalera

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TesseracT celebrate tenth anniversary of Polaris with new clear vinly remastered reissue

TesseracT's third album, Polars, saw singer Dan Tompkins return to the band's line-up

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The long lost album from Joey Jordison's post-Slipknot project Vimic is finally here. But does it live up to his legacy?

Almost a decade since Vimic first released music, their debut album Open Your Omen is finally here

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"The whole day felt bigger than music or sport; it was about women showing strength, power and unity on a global stage." Watch Sophie Lloyd shred Bon Jovi, Black Eyed Peas and more at the Women’s Rugby World Cup final

The renowned YouTuber played in front of 82,000 people at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday

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4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month

From Chepang's philosophical grindcore to Slung's sleek doomgaze, screamo revivalists Static Dress and chaotic metalcore mob Idle Heirs, these are the bands you need to hear in October 2025

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Watch the wholesome trailer for new BBC documentary Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, which airs later this week

The hour-long film airs on October 2 and chronicles the Black Sabbath singer and his wife/manager’s move from the US to the UK

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“You tour for so long. You’ve got a family, a mortgage, and you come home from America after eight weeks with £100. That’s unsustainable”: Dan Tompkins had to leave Tesseract – so what brought him back for third album Polaris?

2015 album saw the djent pioneers continue their move away from frenzied metal to thought-provoking prog, meaning the singer had to embrace a new way of creative thinking

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Ozzy Osbourne's face appears on the side of New Zealand's tallest building

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"We had a decision to make as to whether we wanted to carry on or not": Steve Harris on Nicko McBrain's departure from Iron Maiden

Nicko McBrain announced his retirement from touring with Iron Maiden earlier this year

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