Ozzfest, the iconic global touring hard rock music festival launched more than 30 years ago by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, will return in 2027 with three historic stops: the UK (Milton Keynes), U.S. (San Bernardino, CA) and for the first time ever in Mexico (Mexico City).
New York City Death Metal artist, concert promoter, and scene legend Jeovanny Ulises Estrella has died. His family shared the news on social media that he passed on October 30th, following an outpouring of love and support from friends and peers. He passed away after a brief illness at age 50. Jeo was born in the Dominican Republic, came to America, and became a fixture in the New York Death Metal and Hardcore scenes as a young man, playing in countless killer bands and booking shows with his Means 4 War Records and Bookings agency. Without him, tons of international, national, and local extreme metal bands would never have played a gig in the Tri-State area. An accomplished and respected touring guitarist and drummer in Death Metal, most recently with Trez Muertoz, who released their TxMx EP in 2025, but also for past projects such as Demized, Reborn From Chaos, Dead Season, Demigods, Diminished, From Beyond, and many more. He also owned an apparel company. One of the last things he did was help form the Uptown Rumble exhibition with The Bronx Historical Society. Jeo was also a passionate member of the NYDM club and extremely dedicated to his family, which suffered the tragic loss of one of his twin sons, Jeovanny Jr., just over one year ago in September of 2025. Services will take place at Ortiz Funeral Home in the Bronx, New York, on November 4th, 2026. Details can be found below. RIP.
New Music Friday returns for November 6th, 2026, with another ridiculous pile of new albums, EPs, reissues, and underground discoveries.
This week is absolutely stacked. We’re talking new music from Carnifex, Hatebreed, Comeback Kid, Prong, Konvent, Midnight, Saor, Extol, and more, alongside anniversary editions and reissues from KISS, Motörhead, Evanescence, and Big Wreck.
As usual, the real fun is digging past the obvious names. Black metal, death metal, doom, hardcore, progressive metal, stoner rock, post-metal, and plenty of bands that probably deserve more attention than they’re getting. There’s something here for almost every kind of heavy-music obsessive.
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Bay Area thrash metal veterans, Death Angel, have just released their brand new single, “The Never Was,” accompanied by an official lyric visualiser. The track arrives ahead of an extensive touring schedule, which includes Europe and Australia, and their annual holiday shows. Catch the new video and more below.
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Milan post metal unit, Rise Above Dead, have just unleashed their latest single, “Voices Fade Away.” It is taken from their forthcoming album, Voidmass, due out November 27, via Argonauta Records, on CD and digital formats. Catch the new track and more below.
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To celebrate 35 years of their career, Moonspell are launching the first edition of Moonfest. The new festival celebrates not only this milestone in the band’s history, but also the spirit of heavy metal, its diversity, and its longevity. Keep reading below for more.
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