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10 bands that will fill the Black Sabbath-shaped hole in your life
Black Sabbath may be no more, but there are still plenty of bands they’ve inspired out there
Masters Of Reality's Chris Goss on Ginger Baker, David Bowie and the aggression of Rick Rubin
The gospel according to Chris Goss
The day a metal superstar was almost decapitated on live TV by one of Britain's most popular singers
Remember that time a metal legend was almost decapitated on British TV?
This is what it’s like to be jailed by a repressive regime for playing in a metal band
Confess frontman Nikan Khosravi was imprisoned by the Iranian authorities for being a metal fan
Metal Hammer’s tracks of the week: July 11, 2025
Soothe your post-Back To The Beginning blues with new tracks from Babymetal, Deftones, Halestorm and more, and vote for your favourite
“The album sounds incredible. A masterpiece, even though I say so myself!”: Black Sabbath are over – this is what the four members are doing next
Black Sabbath may be over, but are Ozzy and co actually hanging up their boots?
The metal band who made history by playing one of England’s biggest cathedrals despite accusations of ‘blasphemy’
Symphonic metal band Plague Of Angels became the first metal band to play the 800-year old York Minster
One of metal’s greatest cult bands have returned after 30 years – but what are the chances of a new album?
Max Cavalera: “If it was all up to me, I’d love to do it”
30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade
"He said, ‘If you play it backwards, Satan will haunt you!"
Volbeat's Michael Poulsen talks us through his journey to metal stardom
A personal insight into the chaotic, beautiful mind of Ozzy Osbourne
20 years of audiences with his royal highness, the Prince of Darkness
"David Bowie saw something in Trent Reznor." What it was really like on Nine Inch Nails' infamous Self Destruct tour in the 90s
Panic attacks, substance abuse, wrecked hotel rooms and backstage visits by David Bowie and Lou Reed: photographer Jonathan Ranch had a front seat to it all when he followed NIN on tour
Babymetal are celebrating the future of metal with Metal Forth
15 years in, it's obvious Babymetal were never meant to be just a flash-in-the-pan viral sensation
The stories behind the three most obscure Black Sabbath covers played at the Back The Beginning gig
Metallica and Guns N’ Roses threw in some curveball covers at the Back To The Beginning show
9 moments that made me cheer, laugh, despair and cry like a baby at Black Sabbath's epic Back To The Beginning show
Filing down the biggest heavy metal show ever to pick out some key moments was hard - but I did it anyway
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 4 2025
Judas Priest, Lord Of The Lost and Warkings are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Here's everything you need to know about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final ever show
Still confused about the details of this weekend's epic final Black Sabbath show? We got you
