Ozzfest Comes Home, Stryper Gets the Dad-Review Treatment, and a Tesla Reunion Breaks Out in Sacramento

There's a particular kind of electricity that runs through the California metal scene when Ozzfest says it's coming back to the Golden State, and this week that electricity is running at full voltage. Add in a surprise Sacramento stage reunion, a dad-rock review of a Christian metal institution, a tour launch in Riverside shadowed by a difficult but honest announcement, and Kerry King teasing new thrash for 2027, and you've got a week that reminds you why this state remains ground zero for heavy music.