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 ...

Name the drummers who helped shape the sound of heavy metal, and Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham and Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward will be at the very top of the list. Both men combined hard-hitting ...

“Blue Suede Shoes” is a favorite of Elvis Presley fans around the world, and they oddly have something in common with legendary rock outfit Black Sabbath. It’s not exactly that surprising ...

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 ...

For the first time in twenty years, Anthrax will share a stage with Black Sabbath when the band performs at Sabbath’s “Back to The Beginning” concert set to take place on Saturday ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tom Morello has told fans to expect some “surprises” on the day of Black Sabbath’s farewell show this summer. Some of the biggest acts of metal, from Metallica to Lamb of God, will join him ...

The renowned musician, who is a longtime Black Sabbath fan, said he sat down with the couple and compared lists of artists and bands who they wanted to perform at the show. open image in gallery ...

Sharon Osbourne has told Music Week that the upcoming Back To The Beginning concert with Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne is “the biggest show I’ve worked on”. As well as being the longtime ...

Black Sabbath’s 1975 album Sabotage is one of the band’s very best - but it also includes some of their weirdest music. Guitarist Tony Iommi recalled in an interview with Classic Rock: “We wanted to ...