With so many new heavy releases dropping every week, it can be hard to know what to listen to, so we've taken it upon ourselves to do the heavy lifting, sorting the 'hell yeah' from the 'hell meh' you don't have to. Now, let's ignite the Friday Fire! 

Slipknot have shared 'Bone Church', a surprise standalone single available today on all streaming platforms. The new song arrives with an M. Shawn ‘clown’ Crahan directed video piece titled 'Yen – Director’s Cut (Bone Church)' which finds the multidisciplinary artist and founding member refreshing footage from the band’s “Yen” music video

Thrice have released a re-recorded version of their 2003 scene classic The Artist In The Ambulance. Streaming now, The Artist In The Ambulance (Revisited) features reworkings of every song on the record, bringing them more in line with the way the band performs the tracks live in their current state. 

The Artist In The Ambulance (Revisited) also features guest appearances from a variety of established acts including Sam Carter of Architects (Under A Killing Moon),  Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra (Stare At The Sun), Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music (Blood Clots and Black Holes) and Ryan Osterman of Holy Fawn (Paper Tigers).

Ozzy Osbourne has announced that he is retiring from full-scale touring due to ongoing health concerns. The legendary frontman of Black Sabbath and celebrated solo artist made the shattering announcement following the cancellation of his impending European/UK tour. 

Alt-rock legends The Smashing Pumpkins have announced that they're bringing they're curated The World Is A Vampire Festival to Australia later this year. 

Featuring The Smashing Pumpkins, fellow '90s icons Jane's Addiction and killer Aussie talent including Amyl & the Sniffers, RedHook, Battlesnake and more, The World Is A Vampire Festival will hit 10 Australian cities throughout April. 

In addition to the music, each date on the festival will feature live professional wrestling, with wrestlers from the Billy Corgan-owned NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) doing battle with wrestlers from the WAOA (Wrestling Alliance of Australia).

The wrestling-metal connection continued to thrive at the 2023 WWE Royal Rumble in San Antonio, Texas over the weekend, as the likes of Motionless In White, Code Orange, Alter Bridge and Downstait provided the soundtrack to some of the biggest moments of the event.

Big new bangers from Avatar & Lzzy Hale, Ghost and Joe Elliott of Leppard, PVRIS, August Burs Red, Fall Out Boy and Blood Command ignite the Friday Fire this week.

Brendon Urie has announced that he is walking away from Panic! At The Disco, calling time on the project he has fronted since 2004.

Ahead of their fiercely anticipated Australian tour, we caught up with Architects vocalist Sam Carter to talk about the band's sonic evolution.