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Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi onstage with Black Sabbath in 1985

“I had a dreadful hangover, so I put my dark glasses on and we played Children Of The Grave, Iron Man and Paranoid”: What happened when Black Sabbath reunited for one day only at Live Aid 1985

By Matt Mills published

Back To The Beginning won’t be the first time Black Sabbath’s founding lineup briefly got back together to raise money for charity…

Papa V Perpetua of Ghost in 2025, next to the Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning poster

“All of a sudden, it’s like, ‘We want to announce now, what do we say?’”: Ghost’s Tobias Forge explains why Papa V Perpetua was unveiled on the Black Sabbath farewell show poster

By Matt Mills published

The world got its first look at Ghost’s ‘new’ frontman last week, but Papa V Perpetua was first named on February posters for Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning event

Black Sabbath posing against a wall in 1975

"Flashes of utter brilliance mixed with too many extra-curricular activities and bad management." Black Sabbath's Sabotage is the end of a golden age - and the point cracks are beginning to show

By Classic Rock Magazine published

The final entry into Black Sabbath's original golden run, Sabotage is often hailed as the band's heaviest and most fearless album. But is it really?

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi posing for a photograph in 2010

“I lost the tips of two fingers in an accident when I was 17. Doctors told me that I had no hope of playing guitar again. I refused to accept that”: The life and times of Tony Iommi, metal’s indestructible dark lord

By Malcolm Dome published

If it wasn’t for Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, the world would sound very, very different

Ozzy and Andrew Watt

"Ozzy is the real life Iron Man." Ozzy Osbourne's producer Andrew Watt gives an update on the singer's health as the countdown to his final show continues

By Paul Brannigan published

Good news for those who managed to score tickets for Ozzy and Black Sabbath's farewell bow in Birmingham

Black Sabbath in 1989

The best Black Sabbath songs that don’t feature Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio

By Chris Chantler published

Ozzy and Dio may be Sabbath’s best-known singers, but these bangers with less-famous voices deserve their share of the love

Ozzy Osbourne

“The last six years have been full of some of the worst times I’ve been through”: A documentary about Ozzy Osbourne will hit Paramount Plus later this year

By Matt Mills published

Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now is currently in production and chronicles the Black Sabbath singer’s life since he suffered a spinal injury in 2019

Ozzy Osbourne onstage

Black Sabbath's Live... Gathered In Their Masses concert film is now free to watch on YouTube

By Fraser Lewry published

The footage was recorded on Black Sabbath's 13 tour of Australia in 2013

Black Sabbath posing for a photograph in 1970

“With the success came all the trappings and we tried every one of them. The drugs, the travel, the women. Our lives were forever changed”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath, the band who did more than anyone to invent heavy metal

By Dom Lawson, Amit Sharma published

No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it

Oasis/Ticket error

I used to work in concert ticketing. When did it become such an utter hellscape?

By Rich Hobson published

From the agony of trying to get Black Sabbath tickets to the ongoing Oasis reunion ticketing fiasco, buying tickets to big shows has got worse than ever - here's how to try and navigate the madness

A mockup of Ozzy as Captain Jack Sparrow

"He would have been perfect! Maybe it's not too late!": Ozzy was once asked to audition for Pirates Of The Caribbean but Sharon wouldn't let him

By Fraser Lewry published

Sharon Osbourne says turning down the Pirates Of The Caribbean opportunity was her biggest mistake

Black Sabbath

Staying in Birmingham to see Black Sabbath? Local hotels have increased their prices by up to 725%

By Matt Mills published

According to a local paper, Birmingham hotels are starkly raising their prices around Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show

Ozzy Osbourne performing live in 2022

Everything you need to know about the Black Sabbath reunion and Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert

By Matt Mills published

Why are Black Sabbath coming back? Who else is on the bill? Can I still get tickets? We answer all your questions about this summer’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza

Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning poster

Tool, Guns N' Roses and Rival Sons added to Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning final show line-up

By Liz Scarlett published

New bands have been added to Black Sabbath's all-day festival in July

Ozzy Osbourne sitting in a throne at this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction

"I'm not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath": Ozzy says he'll only do "little bits and pieces" with Sabbath at final reunion show

By Fraser Lewry published

Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show will take place on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK

Ozzy Osbourne performs at halftime during the NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams on September 8, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA.

Watch video for Billy Morrison's Gods of Rock N Roll featuring Ozzy Osbourne

By Stef Lach published

Black Sabbath icon Ozzy and Billy Morrison join forces again on reimagined new single Gods of Rock N Roll

Black Sabbath in 1971

"He used to go around carrying a large case with a hammer in it. And if you weren’t getting paid, they’d break somebody’s knees": The heroes and villains of the Black Sabbath journey

By Rob Hughes published

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reflect on some good, bad and ugly encounters

Early Black Sabbath

Sharon Osbourne explains how Black Sabbath’s original members reunited ahead of farewell show: “When they heard it was for charity, it was easy”

By Matt Mills published

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife/manager says that it was The Prince Of Darkness himself spearheading efforts for the band’s classic lineup to play together again

Tony Iommi and Sharon Osbourne at Villa Park in February 2025

“Tom Morello is going to play with the drummer from Tool and they’re going to have Billy Corgan with them”: Sharon Osbourne spills details on running order for Black Sabbath’s farewell show

By Matt Mills published

“You’re going to see one icon playing with another icon, doing a Sabbath song and one or two of their own songs, and people playing with each other that you never thought you’d see”

Black Sabbath in 1970

Black Sabbath albums ranked, from worst to best

By Paul Elliott published

Some Black Sabbath albums are epoch-defining classics, some are average, some downright embarrassing, and we've ranked them – from woeful worst to brilliant best