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Ozzy has always been surrounded by crazy talent.

Sad news to report as Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Molly Hatchet's Dave Hlubek both passed away on Sunday, Sept. 3.

Absolutely shocking and tragic news, as Chris Cornell suddenly died last night (May 17) at the age of 52 following Soundgarden's performance at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

While frontmen and guitarists get a lot of the glory in rock bands, drummers are very much a driving force behind the music, especially when it comes to hard rock and heavy metal.

Loudwire makes its picks for the Top 66 Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time.

Take a look at some of the biggest rock and metal headlines so far in 2016.

According to a police report, Frances Bean Cobain's estranged husband Isaiah Silva was allegedly accosted by Sam Lufti, former manager of Courtney Love.

Left-handed guitarists are a bit of a rarity in rock and metal, but we not only found 10, but the 10 greatest!

It just so happened that Slipknot / Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor had a gig scheduled in Prince's hometown of Minneapolis that night the night of his death.

The multiplatinum band 3 Doors Down have had to deal with a couple of lineup changes, one brought on by the criminal actions of founding bassist Todd Harrell.

Start voting in the Quarterfinals of Loudwire's March Metal Madness tournament as we seek to crown the Best Metal Song of the 21st Century.