Sharon Osbourne has taken to Twitter to dispel rumours that she fired drummer Bill Ward from the recently reunited Black Sabbath lineup.

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UK mob The Dirty Youth have recorded a special acoustic cover of a Korn track! Sound unlikely? It’s of ‘Narcissistic Cannibal’. Yeah, right? Amazingly, it totally works!

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Some of the UK’s finest thrash will be playing Manchester this Saturday in aid of HMV’s Next Big Thing campaign – with death metal newcomers Cerebral Bore involved too! Nice.

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We’re elated to finally hear some positive news from the Deftones camp regarding bassist Chi Cheng, who has been in a coma since being involved in a car crash in November 2008.

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Oh hell yes. Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor is on the cover of the new issue of Metal Hammer – out now! Also featuring the FREE new debut album from Mortad, free posters and stickers, plus Lamb of God, Korn, Dream Theater, Opeth, Ozzy, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Every Time I Die, Soulfly and more!

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Our sister mag Classic Rock will be releasing a special fanpack edition of the new Slash album in the UK! We definitely approve.

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Metallica have announced their own festival, and it’s a bit…erm….ah…ah fuck.

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Check out this exclusive clip of Soulfly talking about their epic new album, ‘Enslaved’! Gnarly.

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Three classic Dio albums are getting reissued, deluxe style. Come and find out what new features can be found on ‘Holy Diver’, ‘Last In Line’ and ‘Sacred Heart’!

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They’re one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time, and finally, have a new album with David Lee Roth for the very first time since 1984! Find out what our Man In The Shed Dom Lawson makes of it all…

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