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13 bands keeping occult rock alive who aren’t Ghost

Ghost might be bringing Satan to the masses, but these bands are putting the 'cult' in occult rock and metal

Metal Hammer

Night one of NOFX’s last ever European tour perfectly illustrates why Fat Mike’s crew will be treasured forever as true punk rock rebels

NOFX launch their '40 years, 40 Cities, 40 Songs Per Day' European tour in Barcelona, and remind us why they're the greatest punk band of their generation

Metal Hammer

Ice-T on metal, Dave Mustaine and making it against the odds: “My hustle is strong. It’s a survival instinct”

Body Count frontman, hip hop icon, controversy magnet, friend of Megadeth, Lemmy, Slayer and more – it’s Ice-T’s world, we just live in it

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In 1968 Tony Iommi joined Jethro Tull for two weeks: it was the making of Black Sabbath

Tony Iommi left Birmingham to join Jethro Tull in time for the filming of The Rolling Stones' Rock And Roll Circus, but he didn't hang around for long

Metal Hammer

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Free's Paul Rodgers reviewed Black Sabbath in 1970, and were not at all impressed

In 1970 Melody Maker got Roger Waters and Paul Rodgers to offer their opinions on two Black Sabbath singles

Metal Hammer

The guitar gear secrets behind James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett’s tones on 72 Seasons

Metallica co-producer Greg Fidelman reveals how the new album was made with the help of a Marshall modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard and a rack full of battle-hardened guitars, including one that makes Hetfield “immediately want to play fast riffs”

Guitar World

Ozzy Osbourne names his dream supergroup – and it features three guitarists

The Black Sabbath icon was asked by Metal Hammer Guest Editors Jack Black and Kyle Gass about the musicians – alive or dead – he'd love to collaborate with. Safe to say it would have been a supergroup for the ages

Guitar World

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Coke! Ghosts! Chaos! Inside the recording of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Inside: Black Sabbath, George Harrison, Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, The Damned, Crown Lands, Sparks, Peter Frampton and much more

Louder

Tony Iommi attends Birmingham launch event for Black Sabbath – The Ballet

Rehearsals for the show were under way on Thursday ahead of the its opening in September.

The Independent UK

‘Hate to be predictable’: Acosta brings Black Sabbath ballet to Birmingham

City gets ready for ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ celebrating the music of Ozzy and co

The Guardian - UK

Sharon Osbourne says she 'pushed it too far' with plastic surgery as she vows to quit

Former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne has admitted her latest cosmetic surgery procedure left her 'looking like a cyclops' as she insists she won't be going under the knife again

Daily Mirror

Black Sabbath only stopped setting Bill Ward on fire after the drummer's furious mum called Tony Iommi a "barmy bastard" and told him to "grow up"

Tony Iommi hasn't set his former Sabbath bandmate Bill Ward alight since 1980: the drummer can thank his mum for this

Metal Hammer

Sharon Osbourne says watching husband Ozzy suffer is torture as she gives new health update

The Black Sabbath star has suffered a series of setbacks since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2003

Evening Standard

Ozzy Osbourne, 74, pictured walking without cane weeks after cancelling tour

Ozzy Osbourne has been plagued with health problems following his Parkinson's diagnosis and a fall at his home in 2019, but the rocker is walking unaided again after being spotted with his carer in LA

Daily Mirror

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"Black Sabbath was a warning against black magic and Satanism": why Geezer Butler steered Sabbath away from the dark side

For Black Sabbath's lyricist and bassist Geezer Butler, dabbling in the occult brought consequences

Guitar World

Geezer Butler: “Originally it was titled ‘Nib’, which was Bill’s beard and looked like a pen nib because it was pointy”

Geezer Butler explains the obscure title behind one of Black Sabbath’s most recognisable riffs

Metal Hammer

Watch Metallica's Rob Trujillo play Black Sabbath's Hand Of Doom with his wife Chloe on vocals and his daughter Lullah on drums

Metallica bassist Robert isn't the only musical talent in the Trujillo clan

Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler sets 6/6/6 release date for his autobiography Into The Void

Geezer Butler says his memoir Into The Void "is coming out 6/6/23. Yes, I know that 2×3=6. Although unintentional, having that as a release date suits me fine"

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The story of Randy Rhoads and Blizzard Of Ozz: "He was the best guy at overdubbing solos and tracking them that I’ve ever seen. I mean, he used to blow me away"

Classic interview: Remembering the genius of Randy Rhoads, 41 years after his tragic death

Metal Hammer

T-Pain has covered Black Sabbath's War Pigs and it's even weirder than you might expect

Auto-tune pioneer T-Pain has released a cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs and it's not what you'd imagine

The Guardian - UK

Forget the 80s – the best time to be a British metalhead is now

Not only are the legends of old still touring, but a new generation of musicians are broadening the genre’s music and deepening its political engagement

Evening Standard

Ozzy Osbourne says he ‘might’ tour again despite recently officially retiring due to health issues

The Black Sabbath frontman insisted: ‘I’m f****** not dying!’

Daily Mirror

Ozzy Osbourne issues health update amid retirement fears after being forced to cancel tour

Music icon Ozzy Osbourne has rubbished claims that he's retired from performing or releasing music but has slammed speculation that his health is deteriorating

The Guardian - UK

Riffs and tutus: Black Sabbath ballet to be staged in Birmingham

Rock band to lend eight songs to the ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ performed by Carlos Acosta’s Birmingham Royal Ballet in September

Evening Standard

Grammys 2023: Ozzy Osbourne takes home two awards after stepping back from touring

The Black Sabbath singer secured the gongs for best rock album and best metal performance

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