Jazz Sabbath to release third album The 1968 Tapes Jazz Sabbath have also been added to the 2025 Cruise To The Edge bill Louder · Sep 10, 2024
"If the world was a fair place, everyone's Greta Van Fleet records would spontaneously turn into Great Western Valkyrie": Rival Sons' fourth album finds them on top of their game After turning heads with Pressure & Time in 2011, Rival Sons returned to the studio with a new bassist and a fistful of big ideas Louder · Sep 2, 2024
“Were Black Sabbath heavy metal? They were? Then I guess we are too”: How Tool pushed back the boundaries of metal and prog with 10,000 Days Mystery, secrecy and Arsenal FC – the world of prog metal heavyweights Tool is like no other Metal Hammer · Aug 24, 2024
Watch Cozy Powell and Co. rattle through Dance With The Devil, their iconic glam rock tribute to Jimi Hendrix Rare 1974 footage of Bedlam featuring Cozy Powell playing the classic Dance With The Devil has appeared online Louder · Aug 15, 2024
The 50 most metal movie moments ever From the sinister appearance of Count Orlok to Iron Man rocking out to AC/DC, these are the 50 most metal movie moments ever Metal Hammer · Aug 14, 2024
“I got a letter from Ozzy telling me my services weren’t needed and Axl had gotten rid of me”: How Zakk Wylde launched Black Label Society with the booze-fuelled chaos of Sonic Brew In the late 1990s, Zakk Wylde formed Black Label Society during time away from Ozzy’s band. Cue lawsuits and a lot of alcohol Metal Hammer · Aug 13, 2024
Famed sad clown Puddles Pity Party launches heartbreaking version of Black Sabbath's classic Changes It's so sad Metal Hammer · Aug 7, 2024
Black Sabbath Drummer Bill Ward Reunion Show Confirmed Black Sabbath may reunite for a final show with drummer Bill Ward, offering a fitting conclusion to their legendary career. Top News · Jul 30, 2024
Ozzy Osbourne apologises to Britney Spears over 'sad' dance video comments The Black Sabbath frontman faced backlash for criticising Spears’ online posts Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
Ozzy Osbourne apologises to Britney Spears over dance comment Pop star told the Black Sabbath frontman and his family to ‘kindly f*** off’ after they mocked her dancing videos The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
“It’s like Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. We can’t live with each other and we can’t live without each other”: the tangled history of Rick Wakeman and Yes Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman’s history with Yes goes back to the early 70s – but there have been plenty of bumps along the way Louder · Jul 28, 2024
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi on the time three angels "saved" his life after getting into a serious car crash: "It’s been said that they saved me for a purpose, because I went on to invent heavy metal" Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi once got into a car accident as a teenager and believes three supernatural entities "saved" him from the wreckage Metal Hammer · Jul 24, 2024
“Ay, Geezer! Let’s play Villa Park!” Watch Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler star in trailer for beloved Birmingham football club Aston Villa’s new home kit The hard-rocking Brummie icons help their hometown club reveal their 2024 home kit Metal Hammer · Jul 23, 2024
Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan: ‘I’ve seen parties too wild to describe’ The frontman of the heavy rock monsters talks to Mark Beaumont about booze, the sexual wildness of the Sixties, living out Spinal Tap moments, and the band’s new album The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024
Metal Hammer · Jul 22, 2024 Ian Gillan says Black Sabbath were more "important" than Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin: "Without them there would have been no grunge or heavy metal" Ian Gillan on the "unholy trinity" of British rock bands, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and why the Brummie Rock Gods were the "most important" of them all
Metal Hammer · Jul 22, 2024 "The woody base of papyrus and patchouli leaves the senses longing for more in a rhythmic exchange of back and forth": Yes, Tony Iommi has released a new scent Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi has launched his second cologne in conjunction with Italian perfume company Xerjoff
Metal Hammer · Jul 18, 2024 “The most boring family known to mankind”: Britney Spears vs the Osbournes is the newest beef nobody saw coming Any diss tracks that come from this would surely be glorious
MusicRadar · Jul 16, 2024 Learn classic metal riffs for beginners with Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold Featuring Black Sabbath and Metallica
Metal Hammer · Jul 6, 2024 “The pictures show a man of great power and presence, as befits a giant riffmeister.” Queen's Brian May pays tribute to his friend Tony Iommi, as Black Sabbath's guitarist unveils career-spanning photo book Tony Iommi and celebrated photographer Ross Halfin announce book collaboration
Guitar World · Jul 1, 2024 “Do I ever feel the need to breakout the shred? Absolutely. All the time”: Meet Lime Garden’s Leila Deeley – the UK guitarist refreshing indie-pop with a heavy-strung Jaguar and a $30 fuzz pedal Lime Garden's pop sound is lush and heady but at the heart of it lies a secret shredder who got a taste for the instrument listening to Black Sabbath and the Doors. We'll let Deeley explain it...
Guitar World · Jun 28, 2024 “We used to boil all our strings so all the crap would come off them. We couldn’t afford to buy new strings”: Geezer Butler explains how Black Sabbath managed to make ends meet as emerging heavy metal pioneers Before they made a name for themselves, Sabbath were forced to save cash any way they could – and Butler’s bass strings took the hit
Metal Hammer · Jun 28, 2024 “Why not? Let’s do a song with Geezer!” Watch Foo Fighters tear through Black Sabbath’s Paranoid with Geezer Butler on bass At last night’s Birmingham show, the Foos brought out local hero and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and nailed a heavy metal classic
MusicRadar · Jun 27, 2024 “I couldn't afford a set of strings, so I'd play the same strings for about six months... and then boil them, so all the crap would come off them, and they'd sound almost new again”: Geezer Butler on Sabbath’s cash-strapped early days Geezer Butler talks about Black Sabbath's early days
Metal Hammer · Jun 27, 2024 Ozzy Osbourne cancels convention appearance over health concerns The Prince Of Darkness was booked to appear at Mad Monster Party in Phoenix, Arizona, next month
MusicRadar · Jun 24, 2024 "Eddie was doing these extended solos so Tony had to have a word with him about that": Geezer Butler remembers the ups and downs of Black Sabbath being upstaged by Van Halen, and his hopes for a final farewell show with Bill Ward He also weighs in on what went wrong with the Rick Rubin-produced 13 album: "Tony was incredibly disappointed in him"