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Black Sabbath: Forbidden cover art

"Tony Iommi should have dropped the name and called the band something else": Black Sabbath's least-loved album re-examined, four decades on

By Classic Rock Magazine published

What happened when Tony Iommi brought two familiar faces back on board for Forbidden, an album produced by an extremely unexpected choice

Foo Fighters live in 2024 and Geezer Butler live in 2019

“Why not? Let’s do a song with Geezer!” Watch Foo Fighters tear through Black Sabbath’s Paranoid with Geezer Butler on bass

By Matt Mills published

At last night’s Birmingham show, the Foos brought out local hero and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and nailed a heavy metal classic

Ozzy Osbourne gesticulating at two yopung men from the window of his car

"Don't even think about boofing it, you little perverts!": Ozzy Osbourne's appearance in a new advert goes places we never expected

By Fraser Lewry published

Ozzy's latest endeavour finds the former Sabbath frontman advising on the proper consumption of an electrolyte drink mix

Jason Mamoa and Oof Tatata onstage

Watch Hollywood star Jason Momoa's new band ÖOF TATATÁ play classics by Metallica and Black Sabbath

By Fraser Lewry published

Aquaman star Jason Momoa's band ÖOF TATATÁ made their debut live performance in April and are now playing club shows

Black Sabbath at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2006

"It's just not going to happen": Geezer Butler shares his doubts about a final Black Sabbath show

By Fraser Lewry published

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler also says he still doesn't know why original drummer Bill Ward was fired

Tony Iommi sat and holding a microphone in 2023

"Anything that comes in the future, I always give it a thought." Tony Iommi suggests he'd be open to writing with Ozzy Osbourne in future and picks out the 'special' Black Sabbath riffs - including Eddie Van Halen's favourite

By Rich Hobson published

It's fair to say Tony Iommi knows a thing or two about brilliant riffs

Black Sabbath: Anno Domini 1989-1995 cover art

"An intensely creative chapter of Sabbath history": Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath rise again on Anno Domini 1989-1995

By Rich Davenport published

Black Sabbath’s lost Tony Martin-era albums, resurrected

Michael Anthony, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward

Van Halen's Michael Anthony recalls watching Ozzy Osbourne set Bill Ward on fire: "He didn't even flinch. He just kept drinking his beer"

By Liz Scarlett published

Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony looks back on the time his band toured with Black Sabbath, as well as the sometimes dangerous shenanigans that took place on the road

Bill Ward and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath in 2015

“Everybody wants to do it”: Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler also hopes to do one more show with original drummer Bill Ward

By Matt Mills published

Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi have recently said they want to do one last concert with the classic Black Sabbath lineup to draw the band to a close

Black Sabbath in 1989 backstage with an inset of Ozzy Osbourne

“You could have anyone from Dio to Pavarotti, and it will never be Sabbath. Don’t belittle that band, Tony, move on”: the furious open letter Ozzy Osbourne sent to Tony Iommi telling him to end Black Sabbath

By Classic Rock published

In the brand new issue of Classic Rock, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi looks back on the band’s late 80s ‘wilderness period’ – and a war of words with Ozzy Osbourne

Leif Edling

“Nothing sounded like it at the time. Nothing sounds like it now. It’s a beast!”: meet the doom metal legend who obsessively collects vinyl versions of Black Sabbath‘s debut album

By Dave Everley published

Candlemass bassist Leif Edling owns way more copies of Black Sabbath’s debut album than you

Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath appear at a press conference to announce their first new album in 33 years and a world tour in 2012 at the Whisky a Go Go on November 11, 2011 in West Hollywood, California

After Ozzy admits he'd love to play one final Black Sabbath show with Bill Ward, Tony Iommi describes it as a "nice idea"

By Stef Lach published

Ozzy recently said he'd like to give "unfinished" Black Sabbath a proper send-off and Tony Iommi is not ruling it out

Tony Iommi onstage in 2012 and Eddie Van Halen onstage in 2015

Tony Iommi remembers co-writing a Black Sabbath song with Eddie Van Halen: “I said, ‘You’re playing that wrong’”

By Matt Mills published

Van Halen’s record label stopped him from getting a Black Sabbath songwriting credit in 1994

Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi, Cozy Powell, Tony Martin and Neil Murray

Black Sabbath's Get A Grip: Watch the official upgraded video

By Fraser Lewry published

Get A Grip comes from a new single released to celebrate the upcoming Tony Martin-era box set Anno Domini 1989-1995

Classic Rock issue 328 - front cover with Black Sabbath

The untold story of Black Sabbath's unlikely resurrection: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock

By Sian Llewellyn published

Also in this issue: Jon Bon Jovi, Triumph, Bryan Adams, Praying Mantis, FM, New England, Al Jourgensen, Masters Of Reality, Chris Spedding, Cock Sparrer, Bad Nerves and more

Black Sabbath/Black Bear

"If he starts banging his head, we've got a problem." Watch rangers attempt to scare a bear away from a residential area using Black Sabbath classic Iron Man (it did not work)

By Rich Hobson published

In the battle of Black Sabbath vs black bear, there was a clear winner

Ronnie James Dio studio portrait

"I insist upon being great. You don’t always reach that pinnacle, but I insist upon it": The A-Z of Ronnie James Dio

By Jerry Ewing published

In his decades fronting Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and more, the little man with the huge voice made a great many friends – and more than a few enemies

Ozzy Osbourne onstage in 2002, next to a picture of Queen Elizabeth II

Watch Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Phil Collins serenade the Queen with Black Sabbath’s Paranoid in 2002

By Matt Mills published

In 2002, The Prince Of Darkness cleaned up his act for one night only, performing a Black Sabbath classic to help mark Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee

A montage of Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, David Bowie and Jim Morrison

The first and last lyrics sung on record by 20 legendary bands

By Dave Everley published

From The Beatles and Bowie to Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain and, these are the first and last lines sung on record by rock’s biggest bands

Ozzy Osbourne onstage in 2013

Ozzy Osbourne names the best guitarist he’s ever played with: “Others do the notes, but it’s not the same”

By Matt Mills published

Watch The Prince Of Darkness shower praise on one of his most legendary bandmates