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CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 19: Robert Trujillo and Wolfgang Van Halen perform onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) Wolfgang Van Halen Backs Out of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Final Concert
Wolfgang Van Halen can’t be part of the final Ozzy/Black Sabbath concert because his band, Mammoth, is opening for Creed on a new tour.
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Brent Hinds Says Mastodon is ‘A Shit Band with Horrible Humans’
Commenting on a Mastodon post, former guitarist Brent Hinds said that he won’t “miss being in a shit band with horrible humans.”
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Photo Credit: Shawn Stanley Gwar Announce North American ‘The Return of Gor Gor Tour’
Gwar will be hitting the road this fall with Helmet, The Dwarves, and Blood Vulture on the “Return of Gor Gor Tour.”
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Former Lamb of God Drummer Chris Adler Says He’s Been ‘Estranged’ From His Brother Willie Since Leaving The Band
Former Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler says that he has not spoken to his brother Willie, the band’s rhythm guitarist, since he was fired.
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VIVEIRO, SPAIN – JUNE 26: Reece Scruggs of the American heavy metal band Machine Head performs in concert at Resurrection Fest Estrella Galicia 2024 on June 26, 2024 in Viveiro, Spain. (Photo by Mariano Regidor/Redferns) Machine Head Guitarist Missing Tour Due to Family Medical Crisis
Machine Head guitarist Reece Scruggs will skip the band’s 2025 European tour to be with his father, who is battling lung cancer.
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4 Metal Bands Who Reinvented Themselves Without Selling Out
From Lorna Shore to Slayer, there are a handful of heavy metal bands who have been able to reinvent themselves without losing credibility.
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THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 2149 — Pictured: Actor Javier Bardem during an interview on Monday, June 16, 2025 — (Photo by: Theo Wargo/NBC via Getty Images) ‘No Country for Old Men’ Actor Javier Bardem is Such Huge Metal Fan, He’s Going to Concerts Alone
Javier Bardem told Jimmy Fallon that he’s a huge metal fan, name dropping bands like Metallica and Bad Omens.
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Liquid Death Selling Cans of Ozzy Osbourne’s DNA
Ozzy Osbourne drank 10 cans of Liquid Death Iced Tea, and then each can was sealed to preserve his DNA, which fans can buy.
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(Photo by Naki/Redferns) 4 Times Heavy Metal Was Too Extreme for the Mainstream
From Cannibal Corpse to Gojira, occasionally heavy metal music is just too much for mainstream culture to handle.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 24: Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ABA) Sharon Osbourne Says She Kicked a Band off the Final Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath Concert
Sharon Osborne says she had a heated dispute with the manager of an unnamed band she kicked off the Back To The Beginning concert.
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MADRID, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 05: Marcus Bischoff of the German extreme metal band Heaven Shall Burn performs on stage at La Riviera on February 05, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Mariano Regidor/WireImage) “We Still Have No Idea What Just Happened”: Heaven Shall Burn Cancel Show Mid-Performance, Vocalist Taken to Hospital
Heaven Shall Burn frontman Marcus Bischoff ended the band’s “Rock am Ring” set after just one song due to an apparent neck injury.
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 08: Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Ozzy Osbourne Says He’s Giving ‘120 Percent’ in Update on Final Concert Preperations
Ozzy says he has a trainer to help him “get back to normal.”
