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Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show expected to raise millions for charity
By Fraser Lewry published
Tom Morello suggests charity expectations as more than five million fans access pay-per-view livestream

You can now get an official Iron Maiden coin from the UK’s Royal Mint
By Classic Rock published
Heads it‘s King Charles, tails it’s Eddie

Metal Hammer Italy launches first issue with Iron Maiden on the cover
By Metal Hammer published
Celebrate 50 years of Iron Maiden with the inaugural issue of Metal Hammer Italy – also featuring Ghost, Sleep Token, Machine Head and more

Green Carnation announce trilogy of albums with brand new video for In Your Paradise
By Jerry Ewing published
Norwegian heavy proggers Green Carnation will release A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores Of Melancholia in September

Win a Night Demon Curse Of The Damned ultimate box set
By Metal Hammer published
We've teamed up with cult heavy metallers Night Demon for an exclusive competition

Watch Spiritbox bust out one of their heaviest songs as they make American TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
By Metal Hammer published
The Canadian quartet played Soft Spine and probably rattled a few US television sets in the process

Save 24% on the purple vinyl edition of Turnstile's new album Never Enough
By Paul Dimery published
It’s only been out for a month, but Amazon just dished out the first discount on Turnstile’s 4.5-star landmark album

Founding Angel Witch bassist Kevin Riddles dead at 68
By Fraser Lewry published
NWOBHM pioneer Kevin Riddles was also a member of Tytan, Paul Samson's Empire and Baphomet

The musicians who played Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show pay tribute to Ozzy & Co
By Fraser Lewry published
Tributes from Metallica, Pantera, Tool, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Anthrax, Halestorm and many more

Disturbed’s David Draiman responds to being booed onstage at Black Sabbath’s farewell gig
By Metal Hammer published
David Draiman address the reaction to his appearance at the Back To The Beginning gig

This is what really happened at the end of Black Sabbath’s farewell show
By Metal Hammer published
No final bow? This is the ending you didn’t see on the Back To The Beginning livestream

Watch Ozzy's hilarious reaction to Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson's engagement
By Fraser Lewry published
Ozzy's hilarious reaction to his daughter's engagement could have come straight from an episode of The Osbournes

Watch Jack Black video for cover of Ozzy Osbourne classic Mr. Crowley
By Stef Lach published
Jack Black has lovingly recreated Mr. Crowley video along with special guests to mark Ozzy's epic Back to the Beginning farewell show

"Black Sabbath invented heavy metal and in doing so, they changed the world": Lamb Of God release studio cover of Sabbath classic Children Of The Grave
By Fraser Lewry published
Lamb Of God's version of Children Of The Grave arrives just hours after they played at Black Sabbath's triumphant Back To The Beginning show in Birmingham

"Thank you boys for giving us a purpose in life." Metallica salute Black Sabbath as the Godfathers of Metal play their last show ever
By Paul Brannigan published
As Black Sabbath bow out, Metallica salute their immeasurable impact and influence on our world

Here's every single special guest and song played from Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show
By Fraser Lewry published
Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira amongst a cast of superstar guests as Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath play live for the last time

This Is Spinal Tap director insists Stonehenge scene was not inspired by Black Sabbath's stage prop blunder
By Stef Lach published
Black Sabbath's hilarious Stonehenge gaffe happened after scene was written for Spinal Tap movie

Watch Yungblud absolutely nail a cover of Black Sabbath's Changes with a one-off supergroup featuring members of Sleep Token, Extreme and Anthrax
By Paul Brannigan published
Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning mega-gig, currently taking place at Villa Park, Birmingham, has already thrown up some unforgettable performances

Black Sabbath share new photo featuring some of the metal legends set to honour them at their farewell show in Birmingham
By Paul Brannigan published
Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, Bill and friends, including Metallica, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and more
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