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"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

Photos of Megadeth, Anthrax and Vince Neil performing onstage

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…

Photos of Iron Maiden, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, Black Sabbath and Nightwish performing onstage

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

Photos of Black Sabbath, Rage Against The Machine, Slayer and Marty Friedman performing live

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

Photos of Iron Maiden, Metallica, Nightwish, Slipknot and Killswitch Engage performing live

“Kirk Hammett said, ‘Ah, Cannibal Corpse – that’s an interesting name!’” 20 legendary metal bands remember their first shows

By Matt Mills published 3 January 24

Everybody starts somewhere! Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slipknot and more remember their first times onstage.

"I am writing... and it's sounding really good": Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi looks back on a "fun" 2023, and promises long-awaited box set release plus new music

By Paul Brannigan published 2 January 24

You'll be hearing more from heavy metal's greatest ever riff writer this year

"It was a very magical time. The right people came together at the right moment": Ronnie James Dio's track-by-track guide to Dio's classic Holy Diver

By Geoff Barton published 31 December 23

Many believed Ronnie James Dio was finished when he quit Black Sabbath, but he proved the doubters wrong with an all-time classic

“I’m so fortunate not to have died. I’ve overdosed, been pistol-whipped, shot at, stabbed, run over in a car... and I’m still here”: Glenn Hughes, The Voice of Rock, has lived the lives of 10 men, and he's not finished yet

By Paul Brannigan published 27 December 23

Glenn Hughes, The Voice of Rock, looks back upon a lifetime of fabulous, and sometimes terrifying, rock 'n' roll adventures

Ozzy slams clickbait death hoax video: "I'm not dead. I'm not going any-f***ing-where."

By Stef Lach published 27 December 23

Black Sabbath icon Ozzy Osbourne gives his take on internet death hoaxes – and reiterates desire to return to the stage

"He used to do it all the time": Noddy Holder reckons Ozzy Osbourne started the tradition of shaving a sleeping drunk's eyebrows

By Fraser Lewry published 20 December 23

Slade's Noddy Holder looks back fondly on some Ozzy Osbourne-related shenanigans

“Everybody thought they were gonna get blown to bits!” The track-by-track guide to Black Sabbath’s Paranoid

By Joe Daly published 20 December 23

From War Pigs to Fairies Wear Boots, this is everything you need to know about each song on Black Sabbath’s chart-topper

"I’ve never felt comfortable about that title" Ozzy Osbourne explains why he doesn't like being called metal

By Merlin Alderslade published 13 December 23

The Godfather of metal would rather you didn't call him that, actually

Queen Of The Damned poster, Iron Maiden Somewhere Back In Time art and Metal For Muthas art

The 10 greatest compilation albums in heavy metal history

By Will Marshall published 10 December 23

From greatest hits to rarity-stacked soundtracks, these are the best compilations in the history of heaviness

Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs onstage

“I don’t mean to be arrogant, but we had the goods. We knew what we were doing”: how Bad Company hit the bullseye with their classic second album Straight Shooter

By Jon Hotten published 10 December 23

Bad Company’s second album, Straight Shooter, was the one that sealed their superstardom

“Black Sabbath are afraid of us blowing them offstage. I’d feel the same in their position”: Lemmy, Ozzy and the story of legendary 80s rock festival the Heavy Metal Holocaust

By Dave Ling published 9 December 23

In August 1981, 40,000 rabid fans descended on an English football ground to watch Motörhead headline the Heavy Metal Holocaust. And it got chaotic

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