Black Sabbath: The TeamRock Archives

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The making of classic albums. Interviews. The stories behind the songs. All the Black Sabbath we can find in the TeamRock Archives…

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Welcome to TeamRock’s Black Sabbath Archives. Below you’ll find links to a wealth of stories on one of rock’s greatest bands. Check back to see more articles as we add them.

Black Sabbath – the final interview

The Dark Knights Rise: The Epic Story Of Black Sabbath In the 70s

Ozzy: "With Black Sabbath Nothing Is Ever Easy. It’s Never Been Easy"

Black Sabbath Albums Ranked From Worst to Best

The Top 10 Worst Black Sabbath Songs Ever

Inside Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin’s lost jam session

Why Black Sabbath will forever be the greatest metal band of all time

Black Sabbath Quiz

The story behind Black Sabbath's Heaven And Hell album artwork

The Story Behind The Song: Black Sabbath's Iron Man

The 10 best Black Sabbath songs from their final tour, by Adam Wakeman

Black Sabbath: Bill Ward - The Wayward Son

Black Sabbath: This Is The End

All Kinds Of Crazy: Life On The Road With Black Sabbath In The 1970s

Buyer's Guide: Black Sabbath

Is Heaven And Hell Black Sabbath's Finest Hour?

The 10 best Black Sabbath covers

Black Sabbath: Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Black Sabbath: Born Again

Black Sabbath: The Birth Of Metal

Black Sabbath: The Story Behind Heaven And Hell

Heroes & Villains: Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath: The Story Behind Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Riffs That Shook Your World #3: Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath

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