10 heavy metal stars who should have solo careers By Matt Mills published 13 February 24 From James Hetfield to Randy Blythe, we’d love to see what these heavy metal heroes can do by themselves
Ozzy Osbourne refuses request from Kanye West to use Black Sabbath Iron Man sample: "I want no association with this man!" By Stef Lach published 11 February 24 Ozzy comes out all guns blazing in denying Ye permission to use live Iron Man sample – and Sharon wades in too
"I was a bad boy for a long time. But everybody would love to have been that mad guy for a weekend": the stories behind 11 classic Ozzy Osbourne songs, in Ozzy's own words By Paul Brannigan published 2 February 24 From I Don't Know to Mama, I'm Coming Home, here are the stories behind 11 Ozzy Osbourne anthems, as told by the Prince of Darkness himself
"My name is Lucifer, please take my hand, is such a memorable lyric": Ghost's Tobias Forge on the satanic hymns which lured him to the dark side By Paul Brannigan published 2 February 24 Ghost might not exist had these Satan-praising sounds not seduced Tobias Forge as an impressionable teenager
10 heavy metal solo careers that fell completely flat By Stephen Hill published 15 January 24 Not everyone can be Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio…
10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard By Matt Mills published 14 January 24 From Iron Maiden going full prog to Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water, only completists will have heard these extraordinary covers
10 heavy metal bands who need to reunite in 2024 By Matt Mills published 14 January 24 We’re not ready to bid farewell to Rage Against The Machine, Slayer and Black Sabbath just yet…
“We’re all very temperamental in our different ways, but we’ve learned to live with that”: how Black Sabbath were reborn in the 21st century as Heaven & Hell By Jon Hotten published 14 January 24 In this classic 2009 interview, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi look back at resurrecting Black Sabbath’s iconic second line-up under the namd Heaven & Hell
"Why didn’t you guys call me?" Ozzy Osbourne calls T-Pain's cover of Black Sabbath classic War Pigs the best ever - and T-Pain is delighted By Merlin Alderslade published 11 January 24 T-Pain's impressive cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs has received the highest praise!
The BBC is selling off rare Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, The Beatles and er, Bathory albums from its Gramophone Library if you want to expand your vinyl collection By Paul Brannigan published 8 January 24 The BBC are to auction off a staggering 285,000 vinyl records over the next year-and-a-half, starting from January 30
"It's basic. It's not technical by any means": Watch Brian May solo while Tony Iommi plays the riff from Paranoid By Fraser Lewry published 3 January 24 Queen's Brian May "commits sacrilege" by playing a solo over the top of the riff of Black Sabbath's Paranoid
“Kirk Hammett said, ‘Ah, Cannibal Corpse – that’s an interesting name!’” 20 legendary metal bands remember their first shows By Matt Mills published 3 January 24 Everybody starts somewhere! Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slipknot and more remember their first times onstage.
"I am writing... and it's sounding really good": Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi looks back on a "fun" 2023, and promises long-awaited box set release plus new music By Paul Brannigan published 2 January 24 You'll be hearing more from heavy metal's greatest ever riff writer this year
"It was a very magical time. The right people came together at the right moment": Ronnie James Dio's track-by-track guide to Dio's classic Holy Diver By Geoff Barton published 31 December 23 Many believed Ronnie James Dio was finished when he quit Black Sabbath, but he proved the doubters wrong with an all-time classic
“I’m so fortunate not to have died. I’ve overdosed, been pistol-whipped, shot at, stabbed, run over in a car... and I’m still here”: Glenn Hughes, The Voice of Rock, has lived the lives of 10 men, and he's not finished yet By Paul Brannigan published 27 December 23 Glenn Hughes, The Voice of Rock, looks back upon a lifetime of fabulous, and sometimes terrifying, rock 'n' roll adventures
Ozzy slams clickbait death hoax video: "I'm not dead. I'm not going any-f***ing-where." By Stef Lach published 27 December 23 Black Sabbath icon Ozzy Osbourne gives his take on internet death hoaxes – and reiterates desire to return to the stage
"He used to do it all the time": Noddy Holder reckons Ozzy Osbourne started the tradition of shaving a sleeping drunk's eyebrows By Fraser Lewry published 20 December 23 Slade's Noddy Holder looks back fondly on some Ozzy Osbourne-related shenanigans
“Everybody thought they were gonna get blown to bits!” The track-by-track guide to Black Sabbath’s Paranoid By Joe Daly published 20 December 23 From War Pigs to Fairies Wear Boots, this is everything you need to know about each song on Black Sabbath’s chart-topper
"I’ve never felt comfortable about that title" Ozzy Osbourne explains why he doesn't like being called metal By Merlin Alderslade published 13 December 23 The Godfather of metal would rather you didn't call him that, actually
The 10 greatest compilation albums in heavy metal history By Will Marshall published 10 December 23 From greatest hits to rarity-stacked soundtracks, these are the best compilations in the history of heaviness
