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Black Sabbath posing for a photograph in 1970

“With the success came all the trappings and we tried every one of them. The drugs, the travel, the women. Our lives were forever changed”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath, the band who did more than anyone to invent heavy metal

By Dom Lawson, Amit Sharma published

No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it

Oasis/Ticket error

I used to work in concert ticketing. When did it become such an utter hellscape?

By Rich Hobson published

From the agony of trying to get Black Sabbath tickets to the ongoing Oasis reunion ticketing fiasco, buying tickets to big shows has got worse than ever - here's how to try and navigate the madness

A mockup of Ozzy as Captain Jack Sparrow

"He would have been perfect! Maybe it's not too late!": Ozzy was once asked to audition for Pirates Of The Caribbean but Sharon wouldn't let him

By Fraser Lewry published

Sharon Osbourne says turning down the Pirates Of The Caribbean opportunity was her biggest mistake

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Staying in Birmingham to see Black Sabbath? Local hotels have increased their prices by up to 725%

By Matt Mills published

According to a local paper, Birmingham hotels are starkly raising their prices around Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show

Ozzy Osbourne performing live in 2022

Everything you need to know about the Black Sabbath reunion and Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert

By Matt Mills published

Why are Black Sabbath coming back? Who else is on the bill? Can I still get tickets? We answer all your questions about this summer’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza

Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning poster

Tool, Guns N' Roses and Rival Sons added to Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning final show line-up

By Liz Scarlett published

New bands have been added to Black Sabbath's all-day festival in July

Ozzy Osbourne sitting in a throne at this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction

"I'm not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath": Ozzy says he'll only do "little bits and pieces" with Sabbath at final reunion show

By Fraser Lewry published

Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show will take place on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK

Ozzy Osbourne performs at halftime during the NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams on September 8, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA.

Watch video for Billy Morrison's Gods of Rock N Roll featuring Ozzy Osbourne

By Stef Lach published

Black Sabbath icon Ozzy and Billy Morrison join forces again on reimagined new single Gods of Rock N Roll

Black Sabbath in 1971

"He used to go around carrying a large case with a hammer in it. And if you weren’t getting paid, they’d break somebody’s knees": The heroes and villains of the Black Sabbath journey

By Rob Hughes published

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reflect on some good, bad and ugly encounters

Early Black Sabbath

Sharon Osbourne explains how Black Sabbath’s original members reunited ahead of farewell show: “When they heard it was for charity, it was easy”

By Matt Mills published

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife/manager says that it was The Prince Of Darkness himself spearheading efforts for the band’s classic lineup to play together again

Tony Iommi and Sharon Osbourne at Villa Park in February 2025

“Tom Morello is going to play with the drummer from Tool and they’re going to have Billy Corgan with them”: Sharon Osbourne spills details on running order for Black Sabbath’s farewell show

By Matt Mills published

“You’re going to see one icon playing with another icon, doing a Sabbath song and one or two of their own songs, and people playing with each other that you never thought you’d see”

Black Sabbath in 1970

Black Sabbath albums ranked, from worst to best

By Paul Elliott published

Some Black Sabbath albums are epoch-defining classics, some are average, some downright embarrassing, and we've ranked them – from woeful worst to brilliant best

Black Sabbath in the early 1970s

Black Sabbath to reunite to play final show at blockbuster Birmingham event this summer, with Metallica, Slayer, Gojira, Anthrax and many other metal icons supporting

By Matt Mills published

Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza will take place at Villa Park on July 5

Black Sabbath in 1970

“I’m still amazed to this day that no one outside of Birmingham can understand a word I say!” Founding Black Sabbath members to be awarded with Freedom Of The City honour by Birmingham City Council

By Matt Mills published

The original lineup of Osbourne, Iommi, Butler and Ward will join just 50 others in being recognised as Freemen by the City Of Birmingham

Megadeth posing for a photograph in 2013

“Metal fans are still stigmatised. So I try and write lyrics with meaning, rather than standard metal lyrics”: How Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine set out to bust a few myths with Super Collider

By Ben Myers published

A 2013 audience with an unexpectedly calm and approachable Dave Mustaine

Black Sabbath in the early 1970s with an inset of Dave Walker

“We really weren’t compatible. It was kind of cool, but there was a lot left to be desired”: The singer who briefly replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath in 1977 – and then was forgotten

By Dave Everley published

It was a short tenure – but they recorded at least one track together

Black Sabbath performing onstage in 1980

“We were doing things that would have been beyond us with Ozzy. With Ronnie James Dio, there were so many more options”: How a reinvented Black Sabbath saved themselves from oblivion with Heaven And Hell

By Malcolm Dome published

Heaven And Hell was the start of Black Sabbath’s short but glorious second chapter

Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes (studio portrait) plus Robbie Williams onstage

"It's adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall": Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes have recorded a song with Robbie Williams

By Fraser Lewry published

Former Take That star Robbie Williams has confirmed the unlikely collaboration

A composite image of Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and Led Zeppelin

“We jammed with Zeppelin. John Bonham said, ‘Let’s play that song of yours I like.’ That was Supernaut”: Tony Iommi on the rivalry between Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin – and their lost jam session

By Classic Rock published

Did the world miss out on a Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin supergroup?

Various album covers from the best reissues of 2024

The 26 best rock reissues of 2024

By Classic Rock Magazine published

Some albums are just so good that they come at us again, loaded with extra tracks and other goodies to give the original an extra bang for your buy-it-again buck