Black Sabbath's 1979 split with Ozzy Osbourne was the rare breakup that resulted in two excellent new bands. The next step for each camp was to take the show on the road. Black Sabbath launched ...

Have you ever dreamed of seeing Black Sabbath? What about a Black Sabbath tribute band? What about a Black Sabbath tribute band dressed up like McDonald's caricatures that crawled straight from ...

Replacing Dave Mustaine as Metallica’s lead guitarist in 1983, Kirk Hammett cut his teeth on Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. So it’s unsurprising that he lists Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and ...

His despairing wails over the title track of Black Sabbath's self-titled debut set the template for doom and metal in general for the half-century to come and even when he was booted from the band ...

instead infusing it with a heavy dose of reality. Black Sabbath formed around singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward in the late ’60s.

Anthrax have been added to the line-up for Black Sabbath‘s final-ever live show – find all the details below. The New York thrash metal band are due to perform at Ozzy Osbourne and co’s huge ...

Anthrax have shared what an "honour" it is to play Black Sabbath's 'Back To The Beginning' concert. The thrash metallers - who toured with Sabbath on 1986 ‘Seventh Star Tour’ - are thrilled to ...

Black Sabbath released their self-titled debut album in February 1970, and it made waves in the rock and roll world. The title track, “N.I.B.,” “Behind the Wall of Sleep,” and other cuts ...

Some bands have a bit of history to recount. Heaven & Hell – or Black Sabbath, as they were originally known – are metal history. And now they’re back to teach the new generation of bands ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

A Black Sabbath fan was left fuming after a hotel chain axed his Birmingham booking and readvertised the room for nearly £200 more. Matthew Turner paid £247 for two nights at what was the ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...