In a move that’s sending shockwaves through the global metal community, Max and Igor Cavalera have announced their most ambitious tour in years. Titled Return to Chaos, the fall 2025 tour will see the iconic Brazilian brothers perform Sepultura’s groundbreaking 1993 album Chaos A.D. in its entirety—a record widely credited with reshaping the boundaries of extreme metal and ushering in a new era of groove, resistance, and cultural weight.

The metal world is still reeling from the death of Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away on July 22, 2025, at the age of 76. As tributes pour in from around the globe, another narrative has begun circulating online: a so-called blacklist of celebrities allegedly banned from attending his funeral.

At Metal Detector, we’re used to cutting through distortion. So we dug into the sources, the speculation, and the silence surrounding the final farewell of the Prince of Darkness.

On July 23, 2025, Dustie Waring, the guitarist whose riffs, solos, and stage presence helped define the sonic DNA of Between the Buried and Me, announced his official departure from the band. His statement was brief but resolute: “I’m no longer a member of BTBAM. I’m grateful for the years, and I’m working on new music to share soon.”

The world of heavy metal is in mourning. Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary “Prince of Darkness” and one of the most iconic voices in the history of rock and metal, has passed away. He was 76 years old.

Born John Michael Osbourne in Birmingham, England, Ozzy rose from working-class obscurity to global fame as the frontman of Black Sabbath, a band that laid the very foundations of heavy metal in the early 1970s. With his haunting voice, rebellious charisma, and a raw intensity that no one could replicate, Ozzy helped shape a genre that would echo across generations.

Death metal titans Dying Fetus have announced their upcoming “Into the Cesspool” North American Tour, set to devastate the continent this fall with a lineup built for total destruction. Joining them for the carnage are the equally brutal Gates to Hell and Mugshot, making this one of the most vicious underground packages of the year.

This July, the UK and Ireland will bear witness to the arrival of one of the most foundational names in South American extreme metal: Pentagram (Chile). Celebrating four decades of defiance and darkness, the Santiago-based pioneers are finally set to unleash their unrelenting sonic assault on British and Irish soil.

Swedish black metal institution Marduk has officially announced their long-awaited return to Latin America as part of their 35th Anniversary Tour, performing their iconic album Panzer Division Marduk in full, along with select classics from across their discography.

The tour will hit 12 cities across 9 countries from October 16 to November 2, 2025, marking one of the band’s most extensive runs in the region to date.

Thrash metal is far from dead.. in fact, it’s sharpening its blades. Bay Area titans Exodus have officially confirmed that they're sitting on nearly two full albums’ worth of new material, signaling a brutal return that fans have long awaited. The first of these is expected to drop by February 2026, marking the band's first studio album since Persona Non Grata (2021).

Progressive‑extreme metal legend Paul Masvidal is currently in the studio with Cynic, writing new material while collaborating with Kiesel Guitars on an upcoming signature headless model. After more than a decade with Strandberg, where he released five signature variants, Masvidal signed with Kiesel in early 2024 to explore fresh sonic and ergonomic possibilities

Massachusetts heavyweights The Acacia Strain have unleashed their latest sonic assault with the release of “A Call Beyond”, a punishing new single that previews their upcoming full-length album You Are Safe From God Here. Accompanied by a bleak and menacing video, the track reaffirms the band’s mastery in blending metalcore ferocity with doom-laden atmospheres.

Hardcore heavyweights Hatebreed have officially been announced as the headliners for the Charleston, South Carolina stop of the Summer Slaughter Tour, set to take place on July 22 at the Charleston Music Hall. This marks a historic first: the band’s debut appearance on the tour that has long served as a proving ground for extreme metal’s most vicious names.

Poland’s extreme underground has just vomited forth one of its most promising new acts: Clairvoyance, whose debut full-length Chasm of Immurement is out now via Carbonized Records.

Formed in the shadow of Warsaw’s decaying industrial outskirts, Clairvoyance have honed a sound that’s as suffocating as it is serpentine, a furious blend of early Finnish death metal atmosphere with the raw ferocity of American pioneers. With Chasm of Immurement, the band deliver a bone-crushing statement that positions them as rightful heirs to a lineage of sonic horror.

Swedish death metal veterans Unleashed have officially announced the arrival of their fifteenth studio album, Fire Upon Your Lands, set for release on August 15, 2025, via Napalm Records.

It is with heavy hearts that we report that Phil Fasciana, founding guitarist of death metal pioneers Malevolent Creation, has been hospitalized in France due to a severe case of pneumonia.