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Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76

The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne has died

The Independent UK

Ozzy Osbourne Dead at 76, Days After His Farewell Concert with Black Sabbath

Legendary heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has passed away at the age of 76, after a long battle with parkinsons, his family announced today

Latin Times

Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76: Tributes flood in from across world of entertainment for ‘beloved’ Black Sabbath frontman

Birmingham-born Osbourne was at forefront of the heavy metal scene and played Villa Park weeks ago

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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76

The singer, who later became famous on reality TV show The Osbournes, dies less than three weeks after retirement concert

The Guardian - UK

In Pictures: Hellraiser Ozzy Osbourne toned down his act to reach wider audience

Guided by wife and manager Sharon, the Black Sabbath frontman cleaned up his act to become a reality TV stalwart.

Evening Standard

Ozzy Osbourne, prince of darkness and Black Sabbath frontman, dies aged 76

‘Godfather of Metal’ bit the head off a dead bat and starred in his own reality TV show. He leaves behind a legacy as one of the most colourful showmen in rock ’n’ roll

The Independent UK

"Fire it up and rage with us against the dying of the light." Ash share new single Give Me Back My World, announce ninth album Ad Astra, featuring assists from Blur's Graham Coxon

Ash return with first taste of forthcoming album Ad Astra

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"Everyone in Olivia’s band is a huge Turnstile fan. Olivia herself is a huge fan." Arianna Powell is the guitar hero bringing rock 'n' roll to Olivia Rodrigo's live shows, and Gen Z are loving her for it

Arianna Powell is the guitar hero 2025 needs

Louder

Oasis promoters thank Manchester City Council following run of homecoming gigs

The rock band, made up of brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, wrapped up their final night performing at Manchester’s Heaton Park on Sunday.

Evening Standard

“Time to blast riffs and throw a TV out a hotel window”: IDLES, Wet Leg and Sam Fender all graduated from the Fender Next programme – meet its Class of 2025, ft. Horsegirl, Lambrini Girls, Man/Woman/Chainsaw and more

The Fender Next class of 2025 has been announced and you've got hopecore, punk-rock and the future sound of Chicago indie-rock right here

MusicRadar

"Next thing I know the lion’s gone for me": Paul Weller reveals that he was once set upon by a lion on the way to a gig

Plus, he talks movingly about the late Rick Buckler, the drummer in The Jam

MusicRadar

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham appear to tease pre-Fleetwood Mac album reissue with a Sunset Boulevard billboard

If you're a fan, put 19 September in your calendar

MusicRadar

Tanz fever: a whirl through the Viennese festival where dance erupts across the city

Austria’s month-long ImPulsTanz celebration goes beyond the norm to turn rope jumping, navel-gazing and masked protest into explosive shows

The Guardian - UK

Former Family multi-instrumentalist John 'Poli' Palmer has died, aged 82

Multi-instrumentalist John 'Poli' Palmer played with Family and also worked with Pete Townshend, Peter Frampton, Kevin Ayers. Elkie Brookes and more...

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“I would love to get that guitar back. Every other Strat I picked up didn’t have the same feeling”: How Warren Haynes turned to Les Pauls after his favourite Strat was stolen

The theft of the Custom Shop Strat in the '90s forced Haynes to think differently

Metal Hammer

Ghost’s Tobias Forge says Sleep Token are one of the bands proving rock isn’t dead: “You can form a band tomorrow and theoretically become a big band within a few years”

Forge takes issue with Kiss man Gene Simmons’ infamous “rock is dead” stance during a new interview

Guitar World

“I didn’t know John had a pink one coming out, so it looked like John had given me a pink guitar and I’d relic’d it. People were mad”: Zach Myers’ heavy relic’d PRS John Mayer Silver Sky has given him so much grief he might burn it

Myers got the jump on PRS when he started playing a relic'd pink Silver Sky – before the official Roxy Pink version came out

Louder

If you're a fan of the music Nine Inch Nails were making in the '90s, you might just love the new single from former Savages vocalist Jehnny Beth

Watch the video for Jehnny Beth's hard-hitting new single No Good For People

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"I cannot believe I’m actually typing this": Martin Garrix sings Metallica's praises after they proved to be the unlikely saviours of his Tomorrowland set

Lars Ulrich and co lent their main stage to the Belgian dance music festival following a huge fire at the site

Louder

Steeleye Span announce Winter tour dates in support of new album Conflict

Steeleye Span have released their first new studio album for six years and will tour the UK in November and December

Guitar World

“There was one bit I used to play at a bit of a stretch. He told me, ‘Oh, no, I play it like this’”: Paul McCartney gave Robbie McIntosh a guitar lesson on their first meeting – and showed him how to play a Beatles classic properly

The pair would come full circle and perform the song together years later during an MTV Unplugged session

Guitar World

“He loved that I was playing Peavey… when we ended up touring with them, I saw why”: BRONCHO’s Ryan Lindsey has built a career on unique melodic chug, and won fans in Josh Homme and Jack White. But he still owes Steve Stevens an apology

The singular indie-rocker uses a battered Silvertone and budget amps, and chases the demo to the nth degree. He explains how he developed a truly individual tone – and why he’s still traumatized after a run-in with the Billy Idol guitarist’s pedalboard

MusicRadar

“So much bass response for something so small and budget friendly”: Laney Amplification debuts the Digbeth Foundry range – affordable, powerful bass amps in combo and head formats

Something for everyone? The Digbeth Foundry range offers low-end amplification solutions from the compact 30-watt DBF30 combo to stage-ready 200-watt powerhouses

Evening Standard

Oasis assure cheating fans they’re safe at gigs in cheeky dig at Coldplay kiss-cam scandal

The Gallagher brothers insist they don’t care who fans are ‘mingling with, or tingling with’ during their sold-out reunion tour

The Independent UK

Nick Cave says death of son Arthur made him realise ‘God was a form of perception’

Musician wrote a lengthy response to a fan who asked what he had learnt in the decade since his son’s passing

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