10 bands who peaked with the first song on their first album By Fraser Lewry published 22 August 23 Some bands just get it right first time
10 classic metal albums with horribly ugly cover art By Matt Mills published 16 August 23 These masterpieces by Metallica, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath are much easier on the ears than they are on the eyes
10 classic metal songs we can't believe don't get played live By Rich Hobson published 12 August 23 Iron Maiden's only number 1 single, an AC/DC classic and title-tracks aplenty - we're amazed these songs haven't been played more
10 classic metal albums almost ruined by one terrible song By Matt Mills published 4 August 23 Metallica, Korn and Machine Head have all got so close to perfection – just for one song to mess it up
“You distract the driver and I’ll hit him over the head”: Bruce Dickinson and Ozzy Osbourne once tried to steal a taxi together By Matt Mills published 4 August 23 Watch Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson reflect on a drunken night where he ordered 50 beers then plotted grand theft auto with the Prince Of Darkness
"I can't work a bloody digital watch, never mind a phone": Ozzy once accidentally texted Robert Plant looking for his missing cat By Stef Lach published 3 August 23 Ozzy Osbourne's lack of technical know-how was confirmed by his son Jack
“They pelted the s**t out of them!”: The night Iron Maiden were egged by Sharon Osbourne and friends live on stage By Stephen Hill published 1 August 23 In 2005, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath co-headlined Ozzfest for what should have been a dream festival tour. It became infamous for one of the most public spats in metal history
“If it hadn’t been for music, I’d have ended up killing myself”: the epic life and turbulent times of Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler By Paul Rees published 28 July 23 An epic career-spanning interview with Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler
“Doctors put something down my neck and straight to my groin”: Ozzy Osbourne offers first health update since cancelling Power Trip festival show By Matt Mills published 25 July 23 Ozzy Osbourne has broken his silence in the wake of the cancellation of his planned comeback show at heavyweight Californian festival Power Trip
'Here Lies Geezer Butler': How a falling out between ex-Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler turned bitter, nasty and personal in the '90s By Paul Brannigan published 24 July 23 Geezer Butler recalls when Black Sabbath's stage show featured mock gravestones suggesting that both he and his wife Gloria were dead
“Ozzy had been to school with Tony and they hated each other.” Geezer Butler on the fractious early days of Black Sabbath By Niall Doherty published 23 July 23 Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi had to iron out some old feuds from the playground before the heavy metal pioneers could get going
Geezer Butler recalls the time a stage invader with a knife tried to "sacrifice" Tony Iommi at a Black Sabbath show By Liz Scarlett published 18 July 23 Ex-Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler remembers when a "lunatic" stage-jumper tried to attack Tony Iommi with a knife at a Black Sabbath show in Nashville
Here's a collection of classic album covers made out of Lego By Simon Young published 12 July 23 Music fan and artist Adnan Lotia has reinterpreted legendary sleeves including Metallica, Motörhead and Black Sabbath using the iconic plastic bricks
"It was an utterly ridiculous idea": Geezer Butler on the embarrassing truth behind Black Sabbath's infamous Stonehenge set, their unfortunate 'devil baby' and Spinal Tap By Paul Brannigan published 12 July 23 "People often ask if I've seen the film This Is Spinal Tap. I always reply, 'Seen it? I lived it'."
“This has to be the weirdest thing that’s ever been named after me!”: Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi presented with sculpture of 469 million-year-old fossil named in his honour By Paul Brannigan published 6 July 23 Tony Iommi meets Drepanoistodus Iommii in Birmingham
“Ozzy did a great big turd on his car”: how Ozzy Osbourne got his revenge on a promoter who refused to pay him after a disastrous gig By Classic Rock published 4 July 23 Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler looks back on his disastrous first gig with Ozzy Osbourne – and the ‘dirty protest’ that followed
10 pop covers of metal songs you won't believe actually happened By Stephen Hill published 4 July 23 From Lil Uzi Vert covering Chop Suey to Maroon 5 defanging a Nine Inch Nails classic, these covers will stun, embarrass and, in some cases, delight you!
“Led Zeppelin write weak, unimaginative songs”: 10 original reviews of classic albums that got it completely wrong By Paul Travers published 29 June 23 Everyone from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses had their haters
Download Festival and The Heavy Metal Truants launch charity auction with memorabilia from Iron Maiden, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Kiss and more By Liz Scarlett published 29 June 23 Download Festival and The Heavy Metal Truants kick off a huge auction in aid of kids charities, with items from some of the biggest name in metal up for grabs
"It’s basically this story of rags to riches" - Behind the scenes at the Black Sabbath ballet By Rich Hobson published 26 June 23 Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and the project’s creative team explain what the hell is on on at the Black Sabbath ballet
