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 ...

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 ...

Scott Ian added: “I discovered Black Sabbath when I was about eight years old, sitting in my uncle’s room at my grandparents’ house. My uncle was 17 or 18, had a big vinyl collection and ...

Ian commented: “I discovered Black Sabbath when I was about eight years old, sitting in my uncle’s room at my grandparents’ house. My uncle was 17 or 18, had a big vinyl collection 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 ...

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 ...

Having to use a wheelchair when needed, Osbourne wanted nothing more than to take the stage one last time alongside Black Sabbath. And with that dream becoming a reality in July, it seemed that ...

In a recent episode of Riff X's Metal XS, Zakk Wylde, the metal legend's longtime collaborator and guitarist, teased what Black Sabbath's farewell show in 2025 could look like. According to Wylde ...

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 ...

Black Sabbath: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage) He also shared how his role in the concert came to be. “It came about [because] Ozzy and ...

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 ...