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Ozzfest Confirms a Return in 2027 for The United Kingdom and The USA

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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 →


System of a Down has Confirmed Early 2027 Tour Dates with Faith No More

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After much teasing online and in venues around the world, System of a Down has confirmed tour dates in early 2027 with Faith No More! The dates are the much-teased Australia and New Zealand dates that were said to start the global year of touring for FNM. Faith No More announced their reunion as a touring entity only, just recently, while System of a Down has been riding high on reunion tours, headlining stadiums, and Sick New World Festival dates nonstop since before the 2020 global touring break. Each band is signed to Global Touring under a booking agency, 30e. Both bands were originally supposed to tour together worldwide from 2021 – 2024, alongside bands such as Helmet, Russian Circles, and Spiritbox. It would be cool to see those bands booked for these new dates.  Pre-sale begins this week at the dates and link below with the general on sale on Friday, 31 July. Continue reading →


Ozzy Osbourne’s Classic Heavy Metal Song “Crazy Train” Joins The Spotify “Billions Club”

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For the second time in his career, Ozzy Osbourne has joined Spotify’s “Billions Club” with his classic debut solo hit song, “Crazy Train!” Ryan J. Downey’s Stream and Destroy newsletter shared the news. Ozzy previously joined the club in 2024 when Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” hit the mark. “Crazy Train” joins other recent Rock and Metal anthems from bands such as System of A Down, Soundgarden, Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Disturbed, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more! Many of Ozzy’s solo concerts for decades ended with “Crazy Train!” The song hit the charts again after the death of Randy Rhoads, with a live version charting from the Tribute album, with the help of a classic MTV video. The news comes just one week before the anniversary of Ozzy’s passing last July 22nd. Other rock and metal tracks on the list include Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters”, Aerosmith’s “Dream On”, Survivor’s “Eye Of The Tiger”, Papa Roach’s “Last Resort”, Guns N’ Roses’ “Paradise City”, Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life” and more. 500 songs, mostly Pop, Rap and Country, have made the list so far. Billions Club as a playlist first launched in 2020 and includes all of the songs on Spotify that have surpassed one billion streams on the platform. After the achievement, Spotify gifts artists the Billions Club plaque. Continue reading →