Two days after the death of Ozzy Osbourne on Tuesday, July 22, fans immediately launched a petition for Birmingham International Airport to be renamed in honor of the legendary frontman — proposing it become Ozzy Osbourne International Airport. The petition is closing in on 77,000 signatures, but unfortunately the airport will not be renamed. According […]
Seven Kingdoms opened for Blind Guardian on November 29, 2025 in Toronto, ON at the Elizabeth Theatre, and our photographer Steve Taylor was there to capture all the action! Want More Metal? Subscribe To Our Daily Newsletter Enter your information below to get a daily update with all of our headlines and receive The Orchard […]
It often feels like an overnight success when a metal band finally makes it, but these artists honed their craft in the underground — sometimes for decades — before breaking out. If you were one of the few to witness a live show from Sleze or Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty… congratulations. You saw a […]
Last month we reported that Thorns mastermind Snorre W. Ruch and Slagmaur guitarist and bassist Rune “General Gribbsphiiser” Røstad were missing in the mountains near Tjønnstua, Norway. That news was reposted by Dagur Gíslason of Misþyrming, which added a level of legitimacy to the whole thing. Some readers reached out to say that the report […]
Slipknot percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan is getting into the world of Minecraft thanks to his new, custom world dubbed Vernearth. The world will operate in 45-day seasons, and of course will feature a bunch of Slipknot music. There’s a really lengthy explanation of the world below, which I’m sure means quite a bit to […]
The Amity Affliction, August Burns Red, Boundaries, and Heavensgate are teaming up for a pretty extensive North American tour in 2026. It kicks off April 10 in Worcester, MA and runs through May 17 in Philadelphia, PA. Get your tickets here. “We’ve been talking in the background about touring with August Burns Red for years […]
The late and great Ozzy Osbourne (still a sentence that feels weird to type) is set to receive the Lord Mayor’s Award in his hometown of Birmingham this Wednesday, December 3 on what would have been his 77th birthday. The accolade will be presented posthumously by the city’s Lord Mayor, Zafar Iqbal MBE, alongside Deputy […]
The Mars Volta reunited in 2021 and they’ve been productive as hell ever since. The Mars Volta dropped their self-titled comeback album in 2022, an acoustic version of that album called Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón in 2023, and then another new record called Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio this year. And guess […]
Multi-instrumentalist and online content creator Anthony Vincent‘s covers of “Jump Around,” “W.A.P.“, and “Break Stuff” have certainly gotten some love from Metal Injection. But one would imagine that love from the very own Sir Brian May himself – astrophysicist and lead guitarist of Queen, of course – feels probably second to none. Anthony Vincent posted to Instagram […]
Stick To Your Guns‘ Keep Planting Flowers, Lacuna Coil‘s Sleepless Empire, Killswitch Engage‘s This Consequence, Spiritbox‘s Tsunami Sea, Whitechapel‘s Hymns In Dissonance, Bloodywood‘s Nu Delhi, Alien Weaponry‘s Te Rā, Deafheaven‘s Lonely People With Power, Arch Enemy‘s Blood Dynasty, Underoath‘s The Place After This One… and those are just the notable releases within the first three […]
