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Ozzy Osbourne: No ordinary man

Once he’d entered his 70s, Ozzy Osbourne told us that he wanted to “live life to the full”. Now, following the devastating loss of metal’s greatest-ever icon, we look back over exactly that: an incredible lifetime of changing heavy music forever, influencing more bands than anyone can possibly count, and of course causing some memorable mischief along the way…

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Sabaton announce new album, unleash two new singles

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Ghost: How Tobias Forge created a genre-redefining monster

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Album review: Bruce Dickinson – More Balls To Picasso

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Hear Don Broco go nu-metal on comeback single Cellophane

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Greyhaven to release new album amid Better Lovers European and UK tour

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Holy Wars unleash new single, Crucify

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Slipknot reveal long-awaited 25th anniversary deluxe reissue

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