Weekly Music News 27.07.25
The funeral of Ozzy Osbourne took place on Wednesday in his hometown of Birmingham. Thousands of his fans and "Black Sabbath" fans paid their last respects as his hearse made its way through the streets of the English city where he grew up and where the band formed in 1968. Since Ozzy's death, many fans have made pilgrimages to sites around Birmingham, which has rightly earned its reputation as the birthplace of heavy metal. Osbourne and his Black Sabbath bandmates recently received the Freedom of the City in recognition of their contribution to Birmingham. The band's story began there in 1968, when its four original members were looking for an escape from factory work. There is no doubt that heavy metal's furious sound has roots in the city's manufacturing heritage. Osbourne never forgot his working-class roots, and his strong accent gave them away.
Following last year's "SEASON // WINTER", the band "Her Last Sight" released the mini-album "SEASON // SUMMER" today.
Listen on: Spotify
Wow...... "Helloween" delivers a second single from "Giants & Monsters", due at the end of next month. Leaving behind the electric energy of the powerful lead single "This Is Tokyo", the band aims even higher with "Universe (Gravity For Hearts)", written by guitarist Sascha Gerstner. This wild song opens with floating guitar arpeggios and Michael Kiske's high yet soulful vocals, before a storm of guitars, bass and drums launches this huge, eight-and-a-half-minute epic straight into space at full throttle.... With relentless drumming, intergalactic guitar tapping and a breathtaking solo section, "Universe (Gravity For Hearts)" confidently joins the band's iconic long-form epics, including "Halloween", "Keeper Of The Seven Keys" and "Skyfall".
Guitarist Richie Sambora releases a new single, "Born to Rock", which sounds as if it was written about him. This crunchy, stadium-ready anthem celebrates invincible rock and roll. The song was previewed on Sambora's 66th birthday. He broke his left hand playing football, suffering an injury so severe that he could not play guitar for a long time.
Listen to the full song here: Spotify
A drummer swap between "Foo Fighters" and "Nine Inch Nails"???
"Nine Inch Nails", which wrapped up the European leg of its "Peel It Back" world tour with an amazing Lisbon show, has recruited a new drummer (well... not really): Josh Freese, the "Foo Fighters" drummer who unexpectedly left the band this past May. NIN announced the news on social media with a photo of Josh and the caption "Let's fucking GO". Of course, Josh already has a history with Trent Reznor and company, having toured with them between 2005 and 2008 and appeared on 2007's "Year Zero" and 2008's "The Slip".
Meanwhile, drummer Ilan Rubin (of Israeli descent) has joined "Foo Fighters" after a long career with "Nine Inch Nails", effectively swapping places with Josh. Nothing has been officially confirmed by the Foos, but an exclusive Hollywood Reporter story reveals that the 37-year-old Ilan is now in the band, chosen after an audition in mid-July following Freese's departure in May. It is currently unclear whether Rubin will join only for the tour or as a full-time member.
Photo: (Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Netflix; Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
Another new song from Maya Zeltzer, titled "Falling Angel". Maya said of it:
"Like Talking, I wrote this one at a meditation retreat too. The song is dedicated to an angel I once saw falling from the sky. For a moment it was so beautiful. Falling, falling, falling, dressed in white, but my heart broke because he did not survive the fall..."
What is this???? "Spinal Tap" releases a new version of the classic "Stonehenge" with none other than Elton John. The new recording arrives ahead of "Spinal Tap 2", the sequel to the 1984 cult film "This Is Spinal Tap". At the same time, Spinal Tap has released a new album, "The End Continues", containing 13 songs, nine of them new.
Following the release of its single "A Little Love", "Biffy Clyro" releases another new song, "Hunting Season", offering another exciting taste of the trio's tenth album, "Futique", due September 26.
The band "We Came As Romans" releases a new single, "Where Did You Go?", from its upcoming album "All Is Beautiful... Because We're Doomed". Due very soon, it was one of the last songs written for the album.
Guitarist David Gilmour will launch a new film, "Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome", screening at IMAX cinemas worldwide on September 17. A month later, on October 17, the album "The Luck and Strange Concerts" will be released.
Paul Mario Day, the original singer of "Iron Maiden", has died. Paul had cancer and was 69 when he died. He joined the band in 1975 at the age of 19. Dennis Wilcock replaced him in October 1976 and was himself later replaced by Paul Di'Anno.
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