At MetalMania Live, we crank one thing and one thing only—live metal and hard rock. Every scream, every solo, every riff? Raw, real, and ripped straight from the stage. No studio tricks, no overdubs—just the loud, unapologetic sound of metal the way it was meant to be heard: live and in your face.
This week, the metal world delivered a sonic earthquake of announcements—from surprise album drops to legendary returns. Let’s break it all down, MetalMania style.
🎸 Deftones Announce New Album “Private Music” – First Single Out Now
They’re back, and it’s not quiet.
Deftones have officially announced their next album, Private Music, set to drop this August. The first single, “My Mind Is A Mountain,” is already streaming and it’s everything you’d expect from the alt-metal pioneers—brooding atmosphere, soaring dynamics, and that unmistakable Chino Moreno mystique. We’ll have our ears peeled for a live cut of this track, and you better believe it’ll hit our setlist the second it does.
Deftones’ return means one thing at MetalMania Live: we’re one step closer to more hauntingly heavy live recordings from one of metal’s most genre-defying bands.
⚒️ Tony Iommi: New Solo Album in the Works
The riff father himself, Tony Iommi, is back in the lab—crafting a brand-new solo album.
This time, the Black Sabbath legend is reportedly focusing on a single vocalist to carry the weight of the album’s vocal duties. That’s right, one frontman to rule them all. No word yet on who’s holding the mic, but knowing Iommi, it won’t be a lightweight.
We’re already fantasizing about the inevitable live versions of these tracks. Whether it’s a dark, doom-soaked riffstorm or something a bit more experimental, you’ll hear those performances live-only right here on MetalMania Live.
📚 Ozzy Osbourne Readies Final Memoir
The Prince of Darkness is cracking open the vault one last time.
Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed his final memoir will be released this October. No ghostwriters. No filters. Just pure Ozzy. Expect the unhinged, the untold, and the unholy. From Sabbath to solo chaos, medical miracles to musical mayhem—it’s all going on paper.
And while this may be his last book, the live Ozzy catalog is eternal. We’ve got the wildest, most iconic live cuts from Ozzy’s long career rolling 24/7 on MetalMania Live—because when it comes to madness, there’s only one king.
🤘 Babymetal x Bloodywood: A Fusion of Cultures and Chaos
Here’s a collab that melted the internet.
Japanese kawaii-metal icons Babymetal have teamed up with Indian folk-metal rebels Bloodywood for a ferocious new track, “Kon! Kon!”—set to appear on Babymetal’s upcoming album METAL FORTH.
It’s heavy, it’s global, and it’s got a message. The fusion of pop-metal energy and folk-metal aggression makes this one of the most exciting crossovers of the year. Now we wait for the live version to land, because once it does? You’ll only hear it here—live, loud, and unleashed on MetalMania Live.
🎧 Bring Me The Horizon Drops Surprise 23-Track Album “Lo-Files”
Talk about shock and awe.
Bring Me The Horizon just surprise-dropped Lo-Files, a sprawling 23-track compilation album that jumps between genres like a mosh pit with no rules. This one’s more experimental, more atmospheric—but don’t let that fool you. There are riffs. And once these new tracks start hitting the stage?
We’ll be spinning every live version they unleash. MetalMania Live doesn’t play studio surprises—we wait for the on-stage explosions.
🗞️ Other Headlines: Metal’s Weekly Pulse
- Ashes of Ares, Dayseeker, Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans, Mammoth, and Feuerschwanz are all teasing new music or tour updates.
- Buckcherry, Green Carnation, Biohazard, and Puscifer have also dropped hints of fresh material and upcoming shows.
- Accept, Queensrÿche, Powerwolf, Born of Osiris, Loathe, and Shadows Fall are all in motion—with potential live releases coming down the line.
- K.K. Downing and Mastodon’s Brann Dailor both commented on the epic “Back to the Beginning” performance, sending fans into nostalgia overdrive.
- In sad news, Tim Cronin, drummer of Monster Magnet, has passed away. MetalMania Live salutes him with a tribute block of Monster Magnet’s live cuts—because the stage is where legends live forever.
- And yes, Ozzy received a custom cross from Yungblud. Because of course he did.
🔥 Upcoming Releases – July 2025
We’re watching these release dates like hawks, waiting for live tour dates and recordings to drop:
July 11:
- Mosara – Rumour of a Funeral
- Front Row Warriors – Running Out of Time
- Floating – Hesitating Lights
- Angerot – Seofon
- Diamond Head – Live and Electric ✅ (Already queued on MetalMania Live)
July 18:
- Slaughter To Prevail – Grizzly
- Scardust – Souls
- Erra – “Gore of Being” (single)
July 25:
- Alice Cooper – The Revenge of Alice Cooper
- Bruce Dickinson – More Balls To Picasso
- Gwar – The Return Of Gor Gor
Every band listed? We’re watching. And once those live recordings hit, they’re going straight into our rotation.
⚡ MetalMania Live: Where the Stage Never Sleeps
If it wasn’t recorded live, it doesn’t get played. Period.
From stadium anthems to festival freakouts, MetalMania Live is your home for nonstop live-only metal and hard rock. Every scream, every riff, every drumstick snapped in half—it’s all real, raw, and live.
Turn it up. Leave it on. Metal lives here.