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• IRON MAIDEN Manager ROD SMALLWOOD: 'We Keep Our Plans Strictly To Ourselves. We Let The Fans Know When It's Definite.' October 21, 2026
  In a new interview with Chile's Radio Futuro, Rod Smallwood, who has managed IRON MAIDEN for 47 years, was asked if he misses the band's longtime drummer Nicko McBrain who announced his retirement from MAIDEN in December 2024. Rod said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I met Nicko about 10 year...
• PIERCE THE VEIL Opens 'Hot Topic Live' Music Performance Series October 21, 2026
  Music has a new stage in Hollywood. Hot Topic has announced the launch of "Hot Topic Live", a new social-first music performance series filmed inside the brand's custom-built studio at its flagship retail location in Hollywood, California. Designed to feel like a private show inside a local Hot Topi...
• BECKY BALDWIN Shares Playthrough Video For 'Stormwatcher' From TONY IOMMI's New Solo Album October 21, 2026
  U.K.-based bassist Becky Baldwin has shared a playthrough video of the song "Stormwatcher", which is featured on BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's upcoming solo album, "From The Dark". The 35-year-old Baldwin, who is best known as a recent addition to Danish metal veterans MERCYFUL FATE is joined...
• See Official Video Recap Of Star-Studded 'Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning' Purple-Carpet World Premiere In Los Angeles October 21, 2026
  Jack and Sharon Osbourne hosted the official world premiere of "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning" on Wednesday, October 14 at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. An official video recap of the event can be seen below. Among the musicians who attended the purple-carpet event were Geeze...