Mysterious Black Sabbath Paranoid-era live album quietly surfaces on Spotify Nuit Noire features material from their first two albums and arrives with zero fanfare MusicRadar · Jul 5, 2023
“Ozzy did a great big turd on his car”: how Ozzy Osbourne got his revenge on a promoter who refused to pay him after a disastrous gig Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler looks back on his disastrous first gig with Ozzy Osbourne – and the ‘dirty protest’ that followed Metal Hammer · Jul 4, 2023
Download Festival and The Heavy Metal Truants launch charity auction with memorabilia from Iron Maiden, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Kiss and more Download Festival and The Heavy Metal Truants kick off a huge auction in aid of kids charities, with items from some of the biggest name in metal up for grabs Metal Hammer · Jun 29, 2023
"It’s basically this story of rags to riches" - Behind the scenes at the Black Sabbath ballet Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and the project’s creative team explain what the hell is on on at the Black Sabbath ballet Metal Hammer · Jun 26, 2023
"We'd spend all day farting about and end up with nothing usable": the aggravating story of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Write some songs, get into studio, come out with an album. It worked before. But when it came to making the follow-up to Vol. 4, Black Sabbath couldn’t even get started Metal Hammer · Jun 23, 2023
A royal birth: the real story of Queen's first album - only in the new issue of Classic Rock Also in this issue: Tina Turner, Star Fleet Project, Scorpions, Billy Gibbons, Geezer Butler, Drive-By Truckers, Vintage Trouble, The Alarm, Luke Morley, Buckcherry and more Louder · Jun 23, 2023
Ozzy Osbourne says he's "thrilled to bits" that the British public have voted to name a 10 metre-high mechanical metal bull 'Ozzy' in his honour A huge mechanical bull created for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has been named after proud Brummie, and ex-Black Sabbath frontman, Ozzy Osbourne Metal Hammer · Jun 22, 2023
There's a reason Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler doesn't have tattoos, and it involves Nazis Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler reveals why an incident from his childhood means he's never been interested in getting a tattoo Metal Hammer · Jun 21, 2023
"If an arrow has been shot at me, I shoot it back..." The life and career of Ronnie James Dio, in his own words The amazing life and career of a true metal legend, as explained by the man himself Metal Hammer · Jun 20, 2023
Worst Ozzy Osbourne tribute ever? British pub’s inexplicable Photoshop gaffe removes Randy Rhoads and hands his polka dot V to Ozzy instead This Birmingham pub’s tribute to Osbourne and the birth of Black Sabbath went very wrong indeed Guitar World · Jun 19, 2023
We've found the world's most grotesque tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and it's in a Birmingham pub A new Wetherspoons pub in the Home Of Metal has paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and it's not good at all Metal Hammer · Jun 19, 2023
Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne apparently no longer speak to each other because their wives won't let them Former Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler reveals in his new memoir that he's no longer on talking terms with Ozzy Osbourne because of a conflict between their wives Metal Hammer · Jun 7, 2023
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi once had an onstage guitar solo interrupted by local taxi firm orders coming through his amp Black Sabbath's 1981 UK tour was a victory lap for their rebirth with Ronnie James Dio. A shame then that a local taxi company gatecrashed the celebrations Metal Hammer · Jun 2, 2023
We got Tenacious D to interview Ozzy and it turns out even Jack Black gets star struck Metal, movies and Randy Rhoads – this is what happened when Tenacious D interviewed Ozzy Osbourne Metal Hammer · May 30, 2023
Metal Hammer · May 24, 2023 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 · May 21, 2023 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 · May 20, 2023 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
Metal Hammer · May 18, 2023 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 · May 17, 2023 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
Guitar World · May 12, 2023 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 · Apr 28, 2023 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
Louder · Apr 28, 2023 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
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023 ‘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
Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023 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