Nu Metal News 3 November 2026: Ozzfest Start The Clock, Crowdray Say Go Away, A.G (47) Bring Traits Of A Snake

Nu Metal News 3 November 2026, welcome to Tuesday. Ozzfest has started a countdown, Spike Lee has staked his claim on the most famous cap in nu metal, and Vended are in a Nashville studio with a producer who has worked with Korn and Deftones. We also have two bands who sent their music straight to us: Crowdray out of Taiwan and A.G (47) from the New South Wales coast. Plenty to get through, so let us go.

Ozzfest Start The Clock On 2027

It is happening. Ozzfest put a countdown clock up on its website and socials on 3 November, and it runs out this Thursday, 5 November, at 10am Eastern. Whatever is behind it, it is the first hard date we have had since the return was floated.

Here is what is already known. Sharon Osbourne has said the festival will run in both the UK and the US in 2027, with Villa Park in Birmingham lined up as the UK home. That is the same ground that hosted Back To The Beginning, the farewell show from Ozzy and Black Sabbath in the summer of 2025. A main headliner is locked in, according to the Osbourne family, but has not been named.

The best part is the brief. Sharon has said the plan is to put young, new bands in front of big crowds, because “that’s what your dad would want”. That is exactly what Ozzfest did for a whole generation of nu metal bands, and it is a lovely way to carry the name forward. If you want the history, our complete guide to nu metal covers the years when Ozzfest was the main stage for this music.

Spike Lee Says The Red Yankees Cap Was His First

This one made us smile. In a new interview with Variety, Spike Lee told the story of the red New York Yankees cap. During the 1996 World Series he had a New Era Yankees jacket with a red stripe and wanted a cap to match. New Era told him they did not make one, so he got George Steinbrenner on the phone, and Steinbrenner got New Era to make it.

When the interviewer suggested there might have been no Limp Bizkit without him, Lee fired back: “He didn’t have it before me! New Era made it for me!” Fair play to him for the origin story.

Still, it was Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst who turned that cap, worn backwards, into a uniform for millions of fans, and it is still one of the most recognisable looks in heavy music. We went deep on it in our Slipknot vs. Korn vs. Limp Bizkit merch showdown, and the wider look lives in our guide to the nu metal aesthetic.

Vended Head To Nashville For Album Two

Vended are recording. A run of studio clips from the Des Moines five piece shows them in Nashville, with drums tracked at Sienna Studios and other parts at Rock Falcon, the studio run by producer Nick Raskulinecz. His name is on records by Deftones, Korn, Evanescence and Ghost, which tells you how seriously this band are taking the follow up.

It will be their second album, after the self-titled debut from September 2024. Back in August, Griffin Taylor said the band were deliberately taking their time with it, working out exactly what they want to say. Studio footage with a producer of this calibre suggests that patience is paying off.

No title or date yet. Vended play Mexico City with Slaughter To Prevail on 20 December, and they are on the rotating support bill for Slipknot’s stadium run, which we covered in the 28 September column.

A.G (47) Bring Traits Of A Snake From Port Macquarie

A.G (47) came to us through our submissions form, and we are very glad to have them in Nu Metal News 3 November 2026. They are a rap metal band from Port Macquarie on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, formed in 2019 and now stripped back to a two piece: MC Arman Ashouri on vocals and James Schaefer on guitar.

The song they sent is “Traits Of A Snake”, from their 2021 record 47, produced and recorded by Hamish McDonald at Pluto Entertainment. The band put themselves somewhere between Rage Against The Machine and the Beastie Boys, with Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan and Onyx behind the vocals and AC/DC, Metallica and Black Sabbath behind the riffs. That is a proper rap metal family tree, and it is great to hear a band from a regional town carrying it.

A nice detail: the name comes from the periodic table. Ag is silver, and 47 is its atomic number. They have kept busy since 47, too, with the singles “Substitute”, “Deadbeat” and “Illest Of Sinners”.

• Traits Of A Snake on Spotify
• 47 on Bandcamp
• A.G (47) official site

Currents Take Our Fates Lie In Tandem Across North America

A week after signing to Rise Records, Currents have booked the tour to go with it. The Connecticut band head out on 19 February 2027 in Boston and finish on 21 March in Wallingford, Connecticut, twenty three dates in all.

Vana and Dreamwake are on every night. Vanna join for the first three shows in Boston, Montreal and Toronto, and Stick To Your Guns take over from Cleveland on 22 February to the end. It is a strong, varied bill, and it lands a week after Our Fates Lie In Tandem comes out on 12 February.

Brian Wille has called it the band’s most personal record yet, and “Retributioner” is a powerful first look. We covered the signing in Thursday’s column.

Thy Art Is Murder Welcome Jerry Grimefeld With Squeeze

Thy Art Is Murder released “Squeeze” on 2 November, the first studio track with new vocalist Jerry Grimefeld. It came out through the band’s own Human Warfare label, it was tracked with Will Putney, and the video was directed by BRXDA.

Grimefeld’s own words say it best: “Thy Art Is Murder has influenced me more than any other band in the world. Hate sent me down the path I’m on today, so being part of this band now is surreal.” A fan joining the band that shaped him is a great story, and this is a confident start to the new era.

Three Australian shows follow in December: Melbourne on the 17th, Sydney on the 18th and Brisbane on the 19th. Tickets go on sale Thursday 5 November at 9am AEDT.

Silly Goose Book A Denny’s

Only Silly Goose. The Georgia band will play a free pop-up show inside the Denny’s at 5534 Jimmy Carter Blvd in Norcross, Georgia, this Saturday, 7 November, to close out their North American tour. They are calling it the Goose Slam.

There are no tickets and no guest list. Doors open at 9:30pm, the band play from 9:45pm to 10:30pm, and it is first come, first served. After that they head to Vans Warped Tour in Orlando on 14 November, and they are already booked for Sonic Temple next year.

Few bands have built a reputation for turning up in unexpected places quite like this one, and it is a joy to watch. We last had them on the 29 September column, on a stacked Savannah bill.

Featured Band: Crowdray And Go Away

Crowdray are an alternative rock and metal band based in Taiwan, and on 8 October they released their single “Go Away”. It is the featured song in Nu Metal News 3 November 2026, and we are delighted to have it.

It is always a pleasure to have a band in this column from a scene that does not get nearly enough coverage in the West. Taiwan has a long-running rock underground, and Crowdray sent this one to us directly, which we really appreciate. The single is out everywhere now.

The artwork is worth a mention too: a skull crowned with cogs and chains, on a bright yellow field with “GO AWAY” stamped across it in red. It is bold, it is fun, and it tells you this band know exactly how they want to look. Press play below and follow them on Instagram for what comes next.

Looking Ahead: A Big Thursday

Thursday 5 November is the day to watch. The Ozzfest countdown ends at 10am Eastern, and Thy Art Is Murder’s Australian tickets go on sale the same morning, Australian time. On Saturday, Silly Goose take over that Denny’s in Norcross.

Also coming up: A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel opens an auction of more than 120 pieces of gear and memorabilia through ANALOGr, with bidding from 8 to 16 November, including guitars used on Thirteenth Step. Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody premiered “Ferryman” on his Patreon on 3 November, with Randy Blythe and Nita Strauss among the guests.

Germany’s Enemy Inside have their fourth album RIP due on 15 January through Reigning Phoenix Music, with “Rag Doll” out now. If you missed it, yesterday’s column had Paleface Swiss as Slipknot and Kidneythieves back after a decade.

Get Your Band In This Column

Both featured bands in Nu Metal News 3 November 2026 sent their music to us themselves. If you are in a band, signed or not, you can do the same. Send us your single, your video, your tour or your EP through our get featured page. We read everything, we cover what we can verify, and small bands get the same space here as big ones.

Nu Metal News 3 November 2026, Your Questions

When is the Ozzfest 2027 announcement?

The Ozzfest countdown ends on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 10am Eastern. Sharon Osbourne has said the festival will run in the UK and the US in 2027, with Villa Park in Birmingham lined up as the UK home, and that a headliner is locked in but not yet named.

Did Spike Lee invent the red Yankees cap?

By his account, yes. Spike Lee told Variety that during the 1996 World Series he asked New Era for a red Yankees cap, was told they did not make one, and got George Steinbrenner to have New Era make it. Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit made it famous in heavy music, as covered in Nu Metal News 3 November 2026.

Who is producing the new Vended album?

Vended are recording in Nashville with Nick Raskulinecz, with drums at Sienna Studios and other parts at his Rock Falcon studio. It will be the follow up to their 2024 self-titled debut. No title or date has been announced.

When does the Currents 2027 tour start?

Currents start in Boston on 19 February 2027 and finish in Wallingford, Connecticut on 21 March, with Vana and Dreamwake on every date, Vanna on the first three and Stick To Your Guns from 22 February. Our Fates Lie In Tandem is out on 12 February through Rise Records.

Who are the featured bands in Nu Metal News 3 November 2026?

Crowdray, an alternative rock and metal band based in Taiwan, with their single “Go Away”, and A.G (47), a rap metal duo from Port Macquarie in New South Wales, with “Traits Of A Snake”. Both sent their music in through our get featured page.