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Earlier this month, Ozzy Osbourne was honored through the Congressional Record by U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana's 5th Congressional District. The record was made in the House of Representatives on May 12, and the full entry can be viewed here. In her remarks, Spartz said: "Mr. Speaker, I rise...

During METALLICA's May 24 concert at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo performed a cover of the ACCEPT classic "Fast As A Shark". Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. METALLICA launched the "M72" world tour in Ams...

Professionally filmed video of MEGADETH's April 30 concert at Tecnópolis in Buenos Aires, Argentina can be seen below. Featured songs: 00:00 - Tipping Point 04:28 - Hangar 18 09:40 - Let There Be Shred 13:38 - Symphony Of Destruction (cut) 17:10 - Tornado Of Souls (cut) 21:48 - Mechanix 26:23 - Peac...

Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and nine-time-Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA, took part in the "The Collection: Live - A Conversation With Kirk Hammett" book event on Saturday, May 23 at Zoom Saal in Frankfurt, Germany. The intimate, live discussion took a deep d...

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN kicked off the 2026 leg of their "Run For Your Lives" world tour Saturday night (May 23) at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) in Athens, Greece. An official video recap of the concert can be seen below. Although most of the setlist has remained the...

In a new interview with Spain's Metal Journal, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill confirmed that he and his bandmates have commenced work on the follow-up to 2024's "Invincible Shield" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've done most of the music, or all the backing tracks anyway; we...

THE BLACK CROWES played a cover version of the AC/DC classic "Riff Raff" during their headlining concert Saturday night (May 23) at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, Georgia. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below (uploaded by the Chuck Jones channel on YouTube). THE BLACK C...

In a new interview with the 99.7 The Blitz radio station, CHEVELLE drummer Sam Loeffler weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We have no tracks. We have nothing. We're just three guys playing this mu...

ANTHRAX recruited acclaimed U.K.-based session drummer Darby Todd to sit behind the kit for the band's concert Saturday night (May 23) at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) in Athens, Greece as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Longtime...