"I play the drums like I drive - crazy": The epic life and tragic death of Cozy Powell By Dave Ling published 5 April 24 Drum legend Cozy Powell passed away on April 5 1998 at the age of 50. This is his story, by the people who knew him best
New vocalists lasted five minutes and founder members quit amid the chaos: 1984 was an awful year for Black Sabbath, and by its end they were almost obliterated By Mick Wall published 28 March 24 Molotov cocktails and member mayhem: The chaotic story of Black Sabbabth's worst year
Black Sabbath announce details of long-awaited Tony Martin era box set and The Eternal Idol is nowhere to be seen By Fraser Lewry published 22 March 24 The new set will contain remastered versions of Headless Cross, Tyr and Cross Purposes, plus a new Tony Iommi mix of Forbidden
Historic status awarded to Birmingham pub dubbed 'birthplace of heavy metal' where Black Sabbath made their debut By Stef Lach published 17 March 24 Black Sabbath played their first gig at The Crown – which has been saved from potential demolition by new 'listed' status
"Crank it up now!" Black Sabbath's Paranoid passes one billion streams on Spotify By Matt Mills published 5 March 24 One of the most famous metal songs of all time passes a major milestone
Listen to Black Sabbath cover Deep Purple’s Smoke On The Water, with Ian Gillan on vocals By Matt Mills published 5 March 24 During the 1983 Born Again tour, Black Sabbath acknowledged new singer Ian Gillan’s former band by performing Deep Purple’s signature song
"Tony Iommi ain't got charisma, it's like watching a lamp post with a guitar on": in 1986 Ozzy Osbourne invited Smash Hits magazine to join him on tour in Japan. The Prince of Darkness had a lot on his mind By Paul Brannigan published 26 February 24 Ozzy Osbourne wasn't afraid to speak his mind when interviewed in Tokyo by Smash Hits magazine in the summer of 1986
"There is a spirit in the place": Watch Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Queen's Brian May and Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi unite to launch London's new Gibson Garage By Paul Brannigan published 22 February 24 Guitar legends join forces to launch Gibson's new flagship store in London
"Everyone was going mad about Oasis, but I preferred Blur": Jack Osbourne picks the soundtrack to his life By James Gill published 19 February 24 These are the albums and bands that have shaped Jack Osbourne's tastes
10 heavy metal stars who should have solo careers By Matt Mills published 13 February 24 From James Hetfield to Randy Blythe, we’d love to see what these heavy metal heroes can do by themselves
Ozzy Osbourne refuses request from Kanye West to use Black Sabbath Iron Man sample: "I want no association with this man!" By Stef Lach published 11 February 24 Ozzy comes out all guns blazing in denying Ye permission to use live Iron Man sample – and Sharon wades in too
"I was a bad boy for a long time. But everybody would love to have been that mad guy for a weekend": the stories behind 11 classic Ozzy Osbourne songs, in Ozzy's own words By Paul Brannigan published 2 February 24 From I Don't Know to Mama, I'm Coming Home, here are the stories behind 11 Ozzy Osbourne anthems, as told by the Prince of Darkness himself
"My name is Lucifer, please take my hand, is such a memorable lyric": Ghost's Tobias Forge on the satanic hymns which lured him to the dark side By Paul Brannigan published 2 February 24 Ghost might not exist had these Satan-praising sounds not seduced Tobias Forge as an impressionable teenager
10 heavy metal solo careers that fell completely flat By Stephen Hill published 15 January 24 Not everyone can be Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio…
10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard By Matt Mills published 14 January 24 From Iron Maiden going full prog to Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water, only completists will have heard these extraordinary covers
10 heavy metal bands who need to reunite in 2024 By Matt Mills published 14 January 24 We’re not ready to bid farewell to Rage Against The Machine, Slayer and Black Sabbath just yet…
“We’re all very temperamental in our different ways, but we’ve learned to live with that”: how Black Sabbath were reborn in the 21st century as Heaven & Hell By Jon Hotten published 14 January 24 In this classic 2009 interview, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi look back at resurrecting Black Sabbath’s iconic second line-up under the namd Heaven & Hell
"Why didn’t you guys call me?" Ozzy Osbourne calls T-Pain's cover of Black Sabbath classic War Pigs the best ever - and T-Pain is delighted By Merlin Alderslade published 11 January 24 T-Pain's impressive cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs has received the highest praise!
The BBC is selling off rare Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, The Beatles and er, Bathory albums from its Gramophone Library if you want to expand your vinyl collection By Paul Brannigan published 8 January 24 The BBC are to auction off a staggering 285,000 vinyl records over the next year-and-a-half, starting from January 30
"It's basic. It's not technical by any means": Watch Brian May solo while Tony Iommi plays the riff from Paranoid By Fraser Lewry published 3 January 24 Queen's Brian May "commits sacrilege" by playing a solo over the top of the riff of Black Sabbath's Paranoid
