The Metal Bar

26/07/2025

On the show this week we pay tribute to Osbourne with a selection of his finest solo songs plus a guest appearance from a Tony Iommi solo album.

There's also new metal from Amorphis, checkout Chicago villains Bloodletter, Swedish act CLAWFINGER & Sabaton latest from their new album 'Legends'.

There's news & tunes from Despised Icon & Slipknot plus King Ultramega (featuring members of in Chains ) cover

22/07/2025

RIP Ozzy Osbourne

In a statement, his family said: "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love."

As he performed from a throne on stage at Villa Park less than three weeks ago, Osbourne told fans: "You've no idea how I feel - thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Black Sabbath

18/07/2025

On the show this week - new from Revocation w/- Jonny Davy from Job For A Cowboy, Viking overlords Amon Amarth deliver a new single as do Ukrainian outfit Katana & and In This Moment drop an style banger with Kim Dracula

We have news & tunes from Crowbar Malevolent Creation & Black Sabbath plus Kreator cover Maiden and we look at some of Joey Belladonna best performances with

20/06/2025

On this week new metal from Opeth Aversions Crown Fallujah & infamous G.I. Joe band and affiliates Cold Slither

There's also news & tunes from Morbid Angel Exodus Testament & Cryptopsy plus we'll spin some Deathnir and Revolting C***s BSL cover Rod Stewart?!

17/06/2025

Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 was one of my first "favourite" metal albums - amazing that Helloween are still doing it in 2025!

Taken from the album "Giants & Monsters" (August 29th, 2025)🎧 Stream, get it here: https://helloween.rpm.link/giantsmonstersYT“I've always wanted to write ...

13/06/2025

On the show this week new Paradise Lost - the UK legends deliver another killer track, there's also new from Swedish history buffs Sabaton, Finnish act Serpent God make their Metal Bar debuts and recruit Alice in Chains & Thousand Foot Krutch vocalists for a take on their track 'This Is Mongol'.

There's news & tunes from Cryptopsy & Cavalera Conspiracy plus we'll spin kiwi metal from Slave & 3000 A.D. Thrash Metal

The HU

12/06/2025

Cryptopsy - ALL SO VILE - NZ 2025 TOUR

Slamman Booking Asia and Valhalla Touring are proud to announce direct from Canada, one of the world's most brutal Death Metal bands, the mighty CRYPTOPSY headlining 2 shows to close out the year of 2025, on their ALL SO VILE tour!!!

Revered in extreme Metal circles for such groundbreaking classics as 1994’s “Blasphemy Made Flesh” and the 1996 magnum opus “None So Vile”, Cryptopsy find yet another gear on their soon to be release “An Insatiable Violence”, which further solidifies the band’s place in the upper echelon of Death Metal.

Cryptopsy will destroy December 2025 in Auckland/Tamaki Makaurau and Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara

TICKETS ON SALE TUESDAY 17TH JUNE 10am - undertheradar.co.nz

TOUR DATES:
14 DEC - Auckland - Whammy Bar
15 DEC - Wellington - Valhalla

Direct Ticket Link
- https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/tour/29493/Cryptopsy.utr

11/06/2025

Are Metal Hammer trying to sabotage Sleep Token? Why would you put this band in the “for fans of” section??

09/06/2025

Here's what the dynamics of Ozzy Osbourne's final concert with Black Sabbath, titled “Back to the Beginning,” will look like, scheduled for July 5, 2025 at Birmingham's Villa Park Stadium:
*Ozzy solo set
Ozzy will open with a solo mini-concert accompanied by his usual band, but it won't be a full set due to the effects of his Parkinson's and other physical ailments.
He said he will interpret "little things" comfortably, choosing the topics he can still touch without asking too much.
He himself claims to give "120%", supported by physical trainers, and plans to offer the maximum within his means.
*Black Sabbath Gathering
Next, he'll be joined by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, marking the first performance with the original lineup in 20 years.
However, this stretch will be very short—maybe a song or two, due to Ozzy’s physical condition.
Expect abbreviated versions of great classics like “Paranoid” or “Iron Man”, although they will possibly only be snippets of the songs.
*Super Festival with Superstars
The event will feature a spectacular lineup, featuring confirmed bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Anthrax, Gojira, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Mastodon, as well as guest artists such as Billy Corgan, Slash, Fred Durst, Jonathan Davis, Wolfgang Van Halen, among many others.
According to Zakk Wylde, all the bands will play songs from Black Sabbath, whether as a part of their set or as a tribute..
*Logistics and general format
It will likely start at noon and culminate at night, with multiple bands doing short sets to fit the same stage.
Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) will act as musical director, coordinating musicians and guests so the festival has a smooth cohesion.
Funds from the event will go to Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorns Children’s Hospice, as part of a charitable cause..
This event seeks to be the definitive epilogue of Ozzy’s live career, a symbolic and emotional closure, combining his personal legacy with the collective tribute from the metal community.

06/06/2025

This week there's new from English legends Onslaught official, former Fear Factory frontman Burton C Bell, Arizona act INCITE_Heavymetal & new from Polish titans Vader

There's news & tunes from & My Dying Bride plus the featured album is from Aussie kings King Parrot

We'll also spin some Kiwi metal from Extorted Shepherds Reign Alien Weaponry & Just One Fix cover Metallica

.bell

06/06/2025

New Alien Weaponry video is fu***ng cool, nice cameo from D. Randall Blythe too!
https://youtu.be/2S7Mo8cJlGc?si=HWodgSFKh571oGXm
Lamb of God

"Taniwha" feat. Randy Blythe is the third single from Alien Weaponry's highly anticipated third studio album, "Te Rā", out now!Order "Te Rā" now: https://lnk...