OZZY heartbreakš¢ IRON MAIDEN weep, AS I LAY DYING, DREAM THEATER, DEVIN TOWNSEND & more | Metal News
Ozzy Osbourne has finally been inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame… yet his condition leaves us not much hope for Ozzy’s return on stage. At the same time Dream Theater played first live concerts after their reunion with Mike Portnoy on their A Night With Dream Theater Tour.
Meanwhile pretty much everyone leaves As I Lay Dying… jeopardizing the band’s existence and the release of their new album. And Iron Maiden fans weep for the band’s legendary frontman Paul Di’Anno, yet are already preparing tributes for him for 2025.
Devin Townsend finally releases his new studio album Powernerd and joins me for an interview. And Testament are getting ready to release a new album, which will feature an usual collaboration with Nightwish Floor Jansen.
New releases by Enforced, Cradle of Filth, Fit For an Autopsy & much more in the new Metal Digest! Here you go!
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00:00 – Intro
00:18 – As I Lay Dying is falling apart
03:18 – Testament & Floor Jansen collab
05:38 – Ozzy’s Hall of Fame Induction
10:41 – Blitz releases (Enforced, Cradle of Filth, Fit For an Autopsy, League Of Distortion, Linkin Park)
13:31 – Devin Townsend and his PowerNerd
17:42 – Paul DiāAnno passing aftermath
21:42 – Dream Theater live reunion
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April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
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@snakeknife7518
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Make it into the mainstream??? after 40 years you think they give a darn about the mainstream. And yes Testament along with Overkill are the two best thrash bands ever.
@cms1381
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Jellyroll was horrible.
Maynard was meh.
@Sammy-be5dc
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Iron maiden's first 2 albums are the best .
@Dmorningstar13
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
So I love Dream Theater, but you can't really call it a reunion without Kevin on keys. I'm glad Portnoy is back, but I still miss him on keys (although I know there was a lot more to it than just his playing).
Sad to hear that Ozzy won't be able to perform anymore. I've been expecting it for a while, ecstatic he FINALLY got his place in the HOF though! And I definitely agree, he didn't have the greatest voice, but he did have a very distinctive voice that made his music what it was. No one else could've done "Mr Crowley" nearly as well as he did!!
@powskier
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
I bet it's awesome and I can't wait. I love Testament and Floor. (Not so keen on new Nightwish, but it's not Floor's fault. She just sings what Thoumas writes. But she is capable of singing serious metal). And Testament as a band just keep better and better. All their last albums have been masterpieces.
@magiclightbulb777
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
And now Phil left AILD š
@peterzijlmans9514
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
You should definitely check out changing tides from the Netherlands!!
@iloveitall
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Meatal has becoem so stereotype and boring it hurts.
@swirvinbirds1971
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Nothing wrong with a good metal ballad at all. Sometimes I like the change of pace.
@scottmaclean8198
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Diannoās version of running free is the best!!!š¤š»
@Zeldahol
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
I'll never hear Remember Tomorrow the same way again. The song was my first favorite "slow song." It means a lot more now.
@DefendingTheBibleIntl
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
I can't understand every 5th word this guy says. Moving on…What's a Staytch?
@wyldhowl2821
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Devin Townsend never shied away from being all over the place creatively. (Almost every mood = a new band/project. And why not? ) Good for him still going wherever the process leads him – & hails from Metro Van.
@jeanvonestling7408
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
I like ballads from metal bands if they are actually metal. Helloween has good metal ballads. Many ballads made by metal bands are just soft rock songs made so band can get on radio or MTV.
Obviously, there are exceptions – Nothing Else Matters is a great ballad by a metal band. Wasting Love by Maiden is good. But especially ones from power metal bands tend to be very "meh". Not anyway heavier that anything by Aerosmith or Guns and Roses or Scorpions but of lower quality.
@yobgodababua1862
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
My neighbor has a bulldog named Ozzy… our dog is named Dio… I can't figure out why they don't quite get along…
@Punkfan2000
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Ballads makes a pause in a busy album and a contrast to the other tracks. so its all good
@kaveiros75
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
– Do I like ballads in metal? Man… it is the same answer as in any genre: it ALWAYS depends on how good (or not!) the song is.
– As for Randy Rhoads, he is one of the rare guitar heroes that nobody dares to change his guitar solos. And that 's for a reason!
@sarty23
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Ozzy has a super-high chest voice.
@julianyo7072
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Who cares about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? They are a bunch of hacks that only know about money and nothing about music. Who gave them the right to induct anybody to an art that they don't know crap about? It's like a Mcdojo fake master with a belly giving grades to a seasoned warrior like Buakaw Banchamek.
@grr-OUCH
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Testament should have been in the Big Four, not Slayer. Slayer is only famous from their image, their music is comparatively mediocre.
@blakejohnson7148
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
what's a ballad?
@13rcirillo13
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Where can I get those sunglasses??
@metaldog70x7
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Great Video again! Hey Check out Italian Melodic Power Progressive Metal band DGM new album Endless..been listening all week and its fantastic!
@billybags
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
I don't mind ballads but it does seem like they were created to make the band more mainstream add to anyone reading this if you are not subscribed Please Subscribe nowā¤ā¤ā¤
@stefanfuchs1974
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Liked āThe Balladā on Testamentās Practice what you preach-Album a lot. More than 30 ys ago. Iām getting oldā¦
And I adore Floor, so Great News,š¤
@stevenjohnson2672
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Testament has the best ballads!
@Stringer13ell
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Illonlysubscribewhenyou stop talking…. like….. jeremy clarkson.
@anidiotsguide757
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Ozzy is almost 76 years old. There are not many 76 year old who could go up on stage a sing on a tour. People like Stevel Tyler and Mick Jagger are physical anomalies.
@leatherbound4233
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Come on Metal heads support each other so hit that subscribe! Sad about Ozzy wish him well but is there anyone who's not surprised he's lived this long given his past. I hope Maiden can do something like a hologram of Paul singing for their live shows. Testament and Jansen colab I'm there! Now at 60 this Metal Head Elder loves ballads! Just listen to Savatage m/!
@YogijiClamzananda
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Body count and Ice T working with David Gilmour on their version of comfortably numb, excellent and unexpected. Considering how DG and NM did the Rise up song to benefit Ukraine, I think it bears worth mentioning on the show. I bet Ice T would do an interview with you, have you reached out to him?
@anthonygillette
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
2:38 I havenāt missed them since the man hired a hit man to go after his wife.
@formallynamed85
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
Testament is fucking amazing and itās a crime they donāt get the attention they deserve
@enriquesoto6534
April 11, 2026 at 10:14 am
When done with creativity, ballads are great!