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  • Kelly Osbourne reveals the final conversation she had with dad Ozzy: “He got to say goodbye. And then he let go.”

    Kelly Osbourne has opened up about the last time she spoke to her dad Ozzy Osbourne before he died.

    Ozzy passed away on July 22, 2025, just 17 days after he played his last ever show at the Back To The Beginning gig at Villa Park in his hometown of Birningham.

    In an emotional interview with on the We Need To Talk podcast, Kelly reveals that doctors had warned Ozzy not to play the Back To The Beginning Show

    “They told him, ‘If you do this show you’ll die’, but he chose to do it anyway” she tells host Paul C Brunson. “Because it meant more to him than anything.”

    Asked what her last conversation with her father was, Kelly says: “He sat me down, and this was about three days before he died, and he goes, ‘You can live the rest of your life knowing there was one man on this planet who truly loved you.’ I started to cry and said, ‘Please don’t talk like this.’ Cause he said, ‘You know I’m not going to be here forever.’”

    She adds that the Back To The Beginning shows, which also featured Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool and several other rock and metal A-listers, came from Ozzy’s desire to say goodbye to his fans, and credits her mother, Sharon, with making it happen.

    “My mom allowed him to die the happiest I’ve ever seen him,” says Kelly. “All he wanted before he left this planet was one last show. My mom worked he arse off to make that happen, and it was one of the most incredible moments in music in music history.

    “There’ll never be anything like that again. It was all the people who got to be who they are because of him coming to pay tribute to him, and he got to say goodbye. And then he let go.”

    Sharon Osbourne recently told Metal Hammer that a film of the Back To The Beginning show would be released this year, featuring appearances from all the bands who played, including Black Sabbath and Ozzy himself.

    “It’s coming. It will be out this year,” Sharon says. “The most precious thing that people can give you is their time, and they all took time out of their summer to come and do this show. Everybody deserves to be seen and heard.”

    She also confirmed to Metal Hammer that Ozzfest would return in 2027 – and that it would take place at Villa Park.

    “It’s going to be at Villa Park again,” said Sharon. “Whether it’ll be two nights [in Birmingham], that’s up for the fans to tell me.”

    At the time of going to press, no date or festival headliners had been announced. “Of course we’re speaking to people,” she told Metal Hammer. “I can’t let that out yet, but it’ll be soon.”

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  • Urarv – Deliver New Single

    Avantgarde black metal unit Urarv has unleashed “Dødheimsgard”, the first single from their upcoming full-length effort Nychta Psychis, which hits the streets on October 16th via Darkness Shall Rise Productions.
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  • Angine de Poitrine Debut New Song “Zugzegk” On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    On Monday night, Angine de Poitrine made their US television debut performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy

  • VILLANELLE Drop Bouncy Single ‘Some Chew Lip’

    Following a huge summer of live shows, VILLANELLE have shared a bouncy, garage rock single overflowing with raw energy.

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    Following the arrival of the band’s debut EP ‘Measly Means’ back in May, the new track is titled ‘Some Chew Lip’.

    An injection of pure rock ‘n’ roll energy, it’s easy to imagine any crowd losing their minds as this blares through the speakers. Made to get your pace quickening and your feet moving, it’s a loud, sweaty slab of catharsis, the kind that VILLANELLE have already become experts at supplying.

    Speaking on the track, frontman Gene Gallagher has shared:

    “‘Some Chew Lip’ is about someone who you love who is a very unique character who is acting up like an idiot.” 

    Have a listen below.

    After a summer that included a run on the Vans Warped Tour and an appearance at All Points East, VILLANELLE will be rounding out 2026 with another North American run before returning home for their biggest UK headline shows to date.

    Check out their full list of upcoming shows below.

    SEPTEMBER

    18: DALLAS Dos Equis Pavilion
    19: ATLANTA Shaky Knees Festival
    22: TULSA BOK Center
    24: LOS ANGELES The Echo
    28: CALIFORNIA Ohana Festival
    28: ARIZONA Valley Bar

    OCTOBER

    1: DALLAS House of Blues
    2: AUSTIN 3Ten
    4: AUSTIN Austin City Limits Festival

    NOVEMBER

    17: GLASGOW King Tuts
    19: MANCHESTER Gorilla
    23: LONDON Scala

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  • Album Review: Big Country Redux – Eastworld

    Album Review: Big Country Redux – Eastworld

    Reviewed by Gareth Pugh

    I’ve always had a massive soft spot for Big Country and their 1983 debut, “The Crossing”, was one of the very first albums I ever bought and still gets a regular spin to this day. The year 2026 marks 25 years since we tragically lost the band’s founder, vocalist, guitarist, and main songwriter, Stuart Adamson. Coincidentally, it is also the 40th anniversary of their third album, The Seer. To celebrate Stuart’s fantastic musical legacy, the remaining members of Big Country (now performing as Big Country-Redux) are releasing a brand-new album “Eastworld”. Led by co-founder Bruce Watson, the record features reworked and reimagined versions of some of Stuart’s less well-known songs, including tracks he co-wrote with Bruce and former bassist Tony Butler.

    The album features ten new recordings delivered with vigour and passion by the band’s current line-up, and alongside Bruce, the band includes his son Jamie Watson (guitar/vocals), Chris Stones (bass), and temporary members Tommie Paxton (vocals/guitar) and Reece Dobbin (drums), the last two borrowed for a year from the tribute band Restless Natives, Paxton faces the impossible task of emulating original frontman Stuart Adamsona and has succeeded admirably, especially on rousing tracks like “Kiss the Girl Goodbye” and “The Hostage Speaks,” which successfully revive the band’s signature E-bow, bagpipe-guitar sound.

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    While diehard fans will recognize these tracks, Bruce fleshes out more obscure cuts like “Normal” and the closer, “Pan-American Irish Girl,” and leans into a more jovial, late-career aesthetic. The band also takes bold risks with deeper cuts; “Winter Sky”, originally a stripped-back Celtic inspired B-side to “Just a Shadow”) is reimagined as a rootsy, Cajun-tinged track complete with accordion and violins. The title track—another “lost” B-side—benefits immensely from a full-band arrangement and a dark mid-section. However, the standout is the emotionally charged “Troubled Man.” featuring guest vocals from Belly and Lorna of Pistol Daisies, its melancholy arrangement and vocal contrasts give the song profound depth and feeling.

    This album is a bittersweet listen, it’s enjoyable, but it feels more like a covers band with one original member than the real Big Country. Stuart Adamson was the heart and soul of Big Country—it was his dream, vision, drive, and immense talent that drove their success, and I am glad Bruce has added the “Redux” suffix to their name, as it perfectly reflects the band’s current state. I wish Bruce and company all the best, but this project feels like the final embers of a dying fire, likely to appeal only to die-hard fans and completists.

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  • Snet – V Bazinach Vedomi Review

    [Album artwork by Tomáš Mitura]

    Release date: September 10, 2026. Label: Me Saco Un Ojo Records.
    What I love most about Sněť is that it dips its toes into but never fully commits to doom. That is, Sněť is not a death/doom band. Rather, Sněť is a riffy Czech death metal band that riffs and riffs some more for good measure. That Sněť flirts with doom is not manufactured so much as a natural byproduct of playing a heavy, walloping kind of death metal that mostly just wants to pulverize you, the listener. And that’s exactly what Sněť accomplishes on their sophomore effort, V bažinách vědomí.

    V bažinách vědomí roughly translates to “in the pools of consciousness,” which is an objectively cool title. And if the album title wasn’t a strong enough hint, you should know that all ten of its tracks are in Czech, not English. That most can’t understand a word Rad Zdechlin is spewing—because it’s in Czech, and not because it’s being spewed—won’t stop them from appreciating the sense of dread it imbues. In fact, maybe it’s better most of us don’t know what Zdechlin is saying. The inherent mystery is part of the charm, and I appreciate that Sněť sticks to their linguistic guns. Great death metal speaks for itself. And Sněť’s V bažinách vědomí is great death metal.

    Sněť’s follow up to Mokvání v okovech—its notably strong debut—is biting, serious, haunting, heavy, and, at times, hypnotic. It’s also pretty unrelenting. The fervent bounce of “Kladivo ve tme” is as obvious an example of this dynamic as any of the other nine songs. Brief. Intense. Thoughtfully executed. Sharp guitars. Riffs like needles. This is how death metal ought to be. Sněť understood and executed the mission.

    The slower moments—like the one about a minute and a half into “Ve stinu slunce”—are the aforementioned doom flirtations, in the tradition of Autopsy, Asphyx, and Obituary. Lesser bands draw these slower passages out to no end. But not Sněť. These are, appropriately, moments of relative reprieve from the general assault of most of V bažinách vědomí.

    One word I keep coming back to here is “serious.” Sněť plays serious death metal that is meant to be taken, listened to, and consumed seriously. And everything about V bažinách vědomí—the production, riffs, drumming, album and song titles, and atmosphere—is a product of this seriousness. That it sounds natural, and not clinical, is a serious credit to Sněť, who as a collective seem uniquely committed to seeing that vision through. Though I was somewhat familiar with Mokvání v okovech, this new one delivers a fiercer Sněť with a bigger appetite and tighter songwriting.

     

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  • Trainspotting director Danny Boyle wanted to reunite the original Undertones and Sex Pistols line-ups to play the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony

    Film director Danny Boyle wanted to reunite the original Sex Pistols and The Undertones line-ups to perform at his opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics in London.

    And The Undertones came tantalisingly close to reuniting with original frontman Feargal Sharkey for the occasion, drummer Billy Doherty has revealed in an exclusive new interview with eonmusic.

    The Derry punk legends, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, were approached about performing as part of a planned celebration featuring bands representing the four regions of the United Kingdom.

    “They wanted to have bands from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland,” Billy Doherty recalls.

    “It was us, I think the Pistols, I think it might have been the Manic Street Preachers, and it might have been Simple Minds… [and] Feargal agreed to do it.”

    Although the original idea ultimately fell through, Boyle retained the concept: in the end, the four regions were represented at the ceremony on July 27, 2012, by Duran Duran [England], Stereophonics [Wales], Snow Patrol [Northern Ireland] and Paolo Nutini [Scotland].

    The original proposal represented the most significant opportunity to put Feargal Sharkey back on stage with his former bandmates since The Undertones originally split in 1983. Sharkey went on to embark on a successful solo career, while Doherty, Michael Bradley, John O’Neill and Damian O’Neill returned to the stage in 1999 with new frontman Paul McLoone.

    In his interview with eonmusic, Billy Doherty recalls in the mid-1980s, The Undertones were offered what he describes as “lottery money” for five reunion shows, but Sharkey refused to participate.

    “He didn’t want to know,” the drummer recalls. “We contacted John Peel for John Peel to influence him. That actually made matters worse.”

    A second offer followed the next year, with even more money on the table, but Sharkey again declined.

    The Undertones continue to tour with McLoone on vocals and are marking 50 years since their formation with an extensive UK and Ireland tour this autumn.

    Danny Boyle later fulfilled his dream of reuniting the Sex Pistols… but only in his fictional FX drama Pistol.

    The TV drama caused a huge row among the Sex Pistols, with John Lydon distinctly unimpressed by the director’s love letter to his band, calling the series “the most disrespectful shit I’ve ever had to endure”.

    Lydon’s former bandmates Steve Jones and Paul Cook, took the singer to court after he attempted to ban the use of Sex Pistols songs in the drama, and won.

    Jones, Cook and Glen Matlock are currently touring the US with Frank Carter on vocals.

  • “The Scene Police Story: A Story Of Rebellion, Passion, and Financial Ruin” by Dennis P Merklinghaus

    Let’s be honest for a second, most books about punk rock tend to fall into two unbearable traps.

  • Movements Announce 2027 UK & Europe Headline Tour

    Movements have announced a run of UK & European headline dates taking place in early 2027.

    With the band’s fourth album ‘Happier Now’ out now via Fearless Records, they’ll be returning to this side of the Atlantic for a run of shows throughout February and March.

    Featuring support from Gouge Away, they’ll kick things off in Antwerp on February 21, making plenty of stops across the continent before things finish up with a Glasgow show on March 17.

    Tickets for all shows will go on general sale this Friday (September 18).

    Check out the full list of dates below.

    FEBRUARY

    21: ANTWERP Trix Club
    23: PARIS Trabendo
    24: HAARLEM Patronaat
    26: HAMBURG Fabrik
    27: COLOGNE Kantine
    28: MUNICH Technikum

    MARCH

    2: MILAN Legend Club
    3: SCHAFFHAUSEN Kammgarn
    5: BERLIN Kesselhaus
    6: PRAGUE Futurum Music Bar
    9: SOUTHAMPTON Enginerooms
    10: LONDON Electric Brixton
    12: BRISTOL SWX
    13: BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy 2
    14: MANCHESTER Manchester Academy 2
    16: LEEDS Project House
    17: GLASGOW SWG3 TV Studio

    Rock Sound recently caught up with Patrick Miranda to learn more about the band’s latest album ‘Happier Now’.

    Speaking on the journey to reach the point they’re now at, he told us:

    “I think everything that we have been through as a band, everything that I’ve been through personally – my social life, my relationships – has all got me to where I am right now and where we are right now as a band. I’m obviously extremely appreciative of everything I have gone through, and how even the struggles and the shit have ended up helping me grow as a person and given me a better outlook and understanding of what I want from life and what I want from music.”

    Read the full interview here.

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  • Dylan Taganas – Rolling Heavy Thunder

     

    Long Island multi-instrumentalist Dylan Taganas is a musical chameleon. At just 21 years old, the New York artist seamlessly fuses classic rock, progressive metal, psych-pop, folk, and jazz into a singular, highly personal sound. Lyrically, his tracks dive into the introspective, detail-oriented mindset of a perfectionist. Having spent years performing in various acts—opening for major international artists like Bamboo, Sharon Cuneta, and Arnel Pineda, as well as sharing the stage with Gin Blossoms frontman Robin Wilson—Taganas is a seasoned performer who currently handles bass duties for punk outfit 2/14, alt-rockers Anything Ever, and indie-alt band Glenn Strange.

    His solo work tracks a captivating evolution: from the hard-rocking grit of his 2020 debut single “Feelings’ Blues” and the solemn, eulogy-inspired tribute “I Hoped, I Wondered,” to the explosive, punk-metal fusion of his single “Drained.” Driven by relentless experimentation and deep musicality, Taganas continues to prove himself as one of the most versatile young talents coming out of the East Coast.

    Rolling Heavy Thunder features a punk energy, hard rock vibes and it’s amazingly performed and produced. It’s got every piece in the right place (including production) and it’s very enjoyable from start to finish. The song is energetic but catchy at the same time, with fantastic vocals and stunning solos, reminding me of Queen and The Darkness. 

    Give it a go by clicking on the Spotify player below and follow Dylan Taganas if you like what you hear.

    https://instagram.com/dylantaganas