The 4 news items published in the morning of Sunday, August 23, 2026.
In a video posted to his social media on August 22, the 79-year-old said that a small stroke he suffered seven years ago has worsened, ending a career that began at 16 with Tom Jones some 60 years ago.
Vocalist Russell Allen told SiriusXM’s “Ozzy’s Boneyard” that the music, lyrics and concepts are all in place, that recording starts in September and that the album will arrive in 2027. It would be the band’s first studio record since “Underworld” (2015).
An August 22 statement said doctors and paramedics determined immediately after his August 21 show in Sugar Hill, Georgia that he needs further rest, and that the remaining 2026 dates are off. He had been recovering from emergency surgery for a kidney stone, diagnosed on July 19, the day after his July 18 show in Spokane, Washington.
The Swedish dark synthpop act, which contains former members of GHOST, releases its fifth studio album via Blue Nine; it is billed as a concept record about surveillance.
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