In a post to social media, Ozzfest has now confirmed that the reactivated heavy metal festival, founded by Sharon Osbourne and her late husband Ozzy in 1996, will return to the UK and the U.S.A. in 2027. The latest announcement, which was shared on the official Ozzfest social media earlier today (Monday, September 21), follows reports of a U.K. Ozzfest edition for 2027, which will take place at Villa Park, the home ground of the Aston Villa Football Club, in Ozzy’s original hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom. The new Ozzfest teaser, which can be seen below, shows Ozzy with the Ozzfest logo as well as images of the U.K. and U.S. flags, accompanied by the brief message, “Ozzfest will come to the UK and US”. Continue reading
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PODCAST: Should Bands Continue After Losing a Crucial Member? Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Pantera + STP
When bands lose an irreplaceable member due to death or another reason, should they continue? Or is it a lame-ass cash grab? Sound off in the comments! Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: A Cold Paradise – A Cold Paradise
A Cold Paradise’s self-titled debut album is an enigma. A bit like the parable of the blind men and the elephant, where each one touched a different part of the animal and drew different conclusions about what it might look like. But before we proceed, let me warn you that a bit of “gatekeeping” is required to properly assess the album most honestly. But when it comes to Metal, its core message was gatekeeping: Metal rules; all other music sucks. This concept was the inspiration behind many of Judas Priest’s anthems; what faith did you think they were defenders of? It was also advertised in the early days of Twisted Sister as the band sold “Death to Disco” shirts.


