The article commemorates Ozzy Osbourne's legacy in heavy metal, highlighting his farewell show, emotional funeral procession, and the impact he had on the genre and culture, alongside updates on various metal bands and artists featured in the latest Metal Hammer issue.
Metal Hammer has released the list of the 50 best metal albums of 2023, as voted by their readers. The list includes albums from well-known bands like Metallica and Avenged Sevenfold, as well as rising stars like Sleep Token. Creeper's "Sanguivore" topped the critic's poll, but the reader's poll crowned Sleep Token's "Take Me Back To Eden" as the best metal album of the year.