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On the July 8 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Tony Iommi reflected on last weekend's "Back To The Beginning" event which marked the original BLACK SABBATH lineup's first performance since 2005 and the quartet's final live appearance. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

DISEMBODIMENT's "Mutated Chaos" EP was one of 2021's death metal highlights: a filthy, five-song belch of grotesquery from the mean streets of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Four years on, the band have finally delivered a debut album, and it is absolutely fucking foul. At a time when there is no shortage of k...

Genre-bending isn't for everyone, but it's become Nathan James's identity. The budding goth-metal artist is building a name for himself in the modern rock world, and he has the streaming numbers and radio support to prove it. Even if you haven't heard of James, there's a chance you've seen him perfo...

There are definitely too few hours in a day to fully appreciate all the great things that are happening in underground metal, but we can always try. FLOATING are a duo from Uppsala, Sweden, with a sound that brings together the dark, post-punk clangor of FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM and their dusty ilk, w...

Tim Cronin, founding member of stoner rock pioneers MONSTER MAGNET, has died at the age of 63. Bob Pantella of MONSTER MAGNET and THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX confirmed Tim's passing, writing in a social media post: "Words cannot express how great this guy was… You had to know him. Rest in peace Tim." It was...

The Royal Mint has today unveiled an eye-catching commemorative coin celebrating 50 years of IRON MAIDEN. The East London icons are joining the ranks of musical royalty in The Royal Mint's Music Legends series, which has previously celebrated the likes of QUEEN, Elton John and David Bowie. Crafted w...

In a new interview with Drew Stone of The New York Hardcore Chronicles Live!, founding VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn spoke about his upcoming reunion with ex-VENOM drummer Antony "Abaddon" Bray for a special concert on November 30 at Shinjuku Antiknock, a legendary music venue in Tokyo, Japan....

In a new interview with Rob Cass of dopeYEAH talk, former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell reflected on his friendship with THIN LIZZY legend Phil Lynott. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, obviously, we met him a bunch of times. I never felt like I knew Phil b...

STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox will sit out the band's upcoming Latin American tour on advice of his doctor. The 64-year-old musician, who underwent a brain surgery in May 2024, will once again be temporarily replaced by Howie Simon (JEFF SCOTT SOTO, GRAHAM BONNET), who previously filled in for Fox on sev...