Black Sabbath
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Tony Iommi is feeling "excitement mixed with fear" as Black Sabbath's last ever gig draws near
By Paul Brannigan published
"We’ll be touching on some stuff that we haven’t done for a long time” says Tony Iommi, ahead of Black Sabbath's final bow

How Black Sabbath made Paranoid, the iconic album that rubber-stamped their greatness
By Joel McIver published
Black Sabbath’s debut album laid down the blue print for heavy metal but Paranoid kicked it

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's farewell shows are to be livestreamed globally: here's how you can watch
By Paul Brannigan published
Black Sabbath's history-making Back To The Beginning show is to be made available for pay-per-view worldwide

This Black Sabbath song has “one of the best riffs of all time”, according to Employed To Serve’s Sammy Urwin
By Matt Mills published
Employed To Serve’s co-founder says a classic cut from Master Of Reality contains one of the best guitar parts ever written

Ozzy Osbourne to make public appearance at Comic Con days after retirement gig
By Matt Mills published
Osbourne, along with members of his family, will be guests at the Birmingham edition of Comic Con Midlands, taking place from July 12 to 13

The woman on the cover of Black Sabbath's debut album is raising funds for a cat rescue project
By Fraser Lewry published
"Many Black Sabbath fans have asked me online for my autograph and to this day nobody has one" - Louisa Livingstone

This is what happened when Avenged Sevenfold’s M Shadows interviewed Ozzy Osbourne for Metal Hammer
By Merlin Alderslade published
Two generations came together when Avenged Sevenfold’s M Shadows met Ozzy Osbourne

All 20 Ronnie James Dio album ranked, from worst to best
By Paul Elliott published
Ronnie James Dio's albums with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Dio helped define what a hard rock singer can be

Black Sabbath - The Farewell Interview: Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill, only in the new Classic Rock
By Siân Llewellyn published
Also in this issue: Ghost, The Doobie Brothers, Skunk Anansie, Motörhead, Masters Of Reality, Robin Trower, Goo Goo Dolls, John Lydon, The Stranglers, When Rivers Meet and more
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