Heavy Metal News & Interviews: The Loaded Radio Podcast

Ian Hill's No Choice, Dream Theater 17, Sharon On Megadeth

Ian Hill explains why he left Judas Priest after 56 years: arthritis in his shoulder and thumb, six shows in eight days, a tendon that snapped in Brussels, and a decision

Hetfield's No-Politics Vow, Kelly Osbourne, Butcher Babies

James Hetfield stopped Metallica's fourth Sphere show to tell the crowd what the band isn't: 'Metallica is not here, like some other entertainers, to influence you.' He d

Mastodon Fossil Vinyl, Lost Sabbath Tapes, Metallica Sphere

Mastodon are pressing real mastodon fossil into vinyl. The Bone Dust Edition of Marrow Deep is 170 copies at $150, made from a bag of 11,000-year-old mastodon teeth the b

Kenny Hickey On Type O Negative's Future And New Silvertomb

Kenny Hickey of Type O Negative, in full: the live album is almost edited, Mike Marciano is mixing it and the target is early 2027; 'Prometheus', the unreleased Peter Ste

Def Leppard 2027 Tour, Billy Idol Day, Deafheaven Go Heavy

Def Leppard announce a 45-date 2027 North American arena tour with Goo Goo Dolls and The Struts, March 2 in Allentown to July 2 in Indianapolis, with five Canadian stops.

Sabbath's Lost Album, Ozzy Film Premiere, Slayer Bleeds

Black Sabbath nearly made one last album with the original four. Producer Andrew Watt says Ozzy, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler were all in and the plan died with a long em

Mustaine's Leftovers, Lamb Of God's Logo, Staind Go Big

Dave Mustaine says Megadeth's number one farewell album may not be the last word: at a Grammy Museum Q&A he revealed plans to go through the "half-songs" left over from t

Sepultura's Smaller Goodbye, Scorpions Movie, Chad Gray

Sepultura's last show ever moved from a 26,000-capacity stadium to a 9,000-seat hall, and the band added an intimate 'Last Ceremony' event two nights before the finale. S

Metallica Deep Cuts, Ice Nine Kills Xmas EP, Voivod Cancel

Metallica played a completely different 16-song set on night two at the Las Vegas Sphere, including "Devil's Dance" for the first time since 2008 and "The Outlaw Torn" fo

We're Back with Left To Suffer And Dead Poet Society: Two New Albums

Left To Suffer guitarist Peter Higgs joins the show days before Unwelcome Guest, the Atlanta band's first album for Hopeless Records, mid-way through a 32-date tour openi

Metallica At The Sphere, Kid Rock Gospel, Mantas On Cronos

Metallica opened their Las Vegas Sphere residency with a 16-song set that included "...And Justice for All" for the first time since 2014 and "The Call of Ktulu" dedicate

Root On Manson, Sandoval Quits I Am Morbid, Alice Cooper

Slipknot's Jim Root has answered the Marilyn Manson backlash — by saying he doesn't know who the band tours with. "I stay out of the logistics of touring," he told a fan

Slipknot Fans Vs Manson, Anthrax Carry On, Ex-Fear Factory

Slipknot fans are pushing back on Marilyn Manson's spot on the 2027 stadium tour — six dates including Wembley — with some vowing to skip his shows. Manson denies all all

Slipknot Warn Fans, Andy Williams Statue, Type O Live Album

Slipknot's Jim Root says the new album is "gonna hurt some feelings" — no repeat of Iowa or the self-titled, and when a fan begged for "heavy, not Stone Sour," Root repli

Nirvana's VMA Moment, Fieldy And Head Reunite, GWAR Loss

Nirvana accepted the MTV Video Vanguard Award, and Krist Novoselic used the moment to call Kurt Cobain "one of one." Dave Grohl, Krist and Pat Smear took the stage with n

Knocked Loose Donate, Jasta On Hetfield, Ill Niño vs Rizzo

Knocked Loose have quietly become the single biggest donor to Jamie Ulshoffer, the woman left paralysed when a man fell from a tree onto her during the band's Louder Than

Bullet For My Valentine, King Diamond, Sabbath Cover Model

Bullet For My Valentine have announced their eighth album, 'Social Apocalypse', out 19 March 2027 on Spinefarm, with Will Ramos of Lorna Shore and Chrissy Costanza of Aga

Angry Anderson Dies, Peart Memorial, Maria Brink Solo

Rose Tattoo frontman Angry Anderson has died at 79, weeks after suffering a heart attack during the band's European farewell tour. Scott Penfold looks back at fifty years

Slipknot Tour Tease, Axl And Carrie, Mastodon Lawsuit

Slipknot have plastered cryptic posters across ten cities in the Americas, pointing to a site that spits out the numbers 9 and 28. Scott Penfold breaks down what's coming

Chad Gilbert Has Died, And Geezer Butler On Lzzy Hale

New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert has died at the age of 45, following a cancer diagnosis in 2021. The band said he passed peacefully in his sleep on the morning of