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Lemmy of Motorhead onstage in 1981

“Black Sabbath are afraid of us blowing them offstage. I’d feel the same in their position”: Lemmy, Ozzy and the story of legendary 80s rock festival the Heavy Metal Holocaust

By Dave Ling published

In August 1981, 40,000 rabid fans descended on an English football ground to watch Motörhead headline the Heavy Metal Holocaust. And it got chaotic

Photos of Serj Tankian and Tony Iommi performing onstage

System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian and Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi have teamed up for a brand new single, Deconstruction

By Matt Mills published

System Of A Down’s singer and Black Sabbath’s guitarist collaborated with Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian to release a brand new song for charity

Lzzy Hale Halestorm

Lzzy Hale: 10 records that changed my life

By Liz Scarlett published

Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale talks the albums that changed her life, from Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper to Sevendust and Disturbed

Green Lung standing in front of a large rock

"We haven’t had to take the devil's bargain just yet": meet Green Lung, the occult rockers who've stumbled on a formula for infernal success

By Rich Hobson published

Green Lung's horror theatricality and Zeppelin-style folk diversify the doom diet beyond Black Sabbath alone

Ozzy Osbourne

"I won't go on stage until I've slaughtered 15 puppy dogs": Ozzy Osbourne on the most ridiculous rumour he's heard about himself

By Liz Scarlett published

The Prince of Darkness says his bloodthirsty reputation once got him stopped from entering a circus because the performers thought he would try to kill the lions

Gene Simmons and Geezer Butler circa 1974

"Our intention was to go out on stage and destroy all living things": How Gene Simmons intimidated Geezer Butler when Kiss supported Black Sabbath

By Paul Elliott published

Kiss supported Black Sabbath for three dates on the Sabotage tour, and Gene Simmons remembers it well

Ozzy Osbourne lifting Randy Rhoads on his shoulder onstage in 1982

Ozzy Osbourne ponders making new music with A.I. Randy Rhoads riffs: “I’m open for anything, if it was good quality.”

By Matt Mills published

The Prince Of Darkness says he’s “open” to using A.I. riffs based on recordings by his late guitarist Randy Rhoads

Ozzy Osbourne on Lodge Street, Aston, in 1995

In 1995 Ozzy Osbourne revisited his old school in Birmingham: The kids didn't know who he was

By Fraser Lewry published

In which Ozzy Osbourne shows the BBC the band name he carved into the brickwork outside his childhood home

Ozzy Osbourne in a swimming pool looking at a giant rubber fly

The 60 best Ozzy Osbourne songs of all time

By Rich Hobson published

The finest songs Ozzy Osbourne has ever put his name to - whether that be solo releases, guest spots or collaborations

Blue Oyster Cult inn the mid 1970s

“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper is about hope, rather than the finality of death. It’s a song about wishful thinking”: how Blue Oyster Cult’s Agents Of Fortune album became their passport to immortality

By Malcolm Dome published

Blue Öyster Cult‘s career was stuck in cruise control until their breakthrough album Agents Of Fortune and its haunting lead single elevated them to stardom

Jack Black and Ronnie James Dio in the studio

“I just can’t believe this is really happening”: watch Ronnie James Dio unleash his vocals on a Tenacious D song

By Niall Doherty published

The former Black Sabbath and Rainbow man belted it out for Tenacious D's Kickapoo track

Album covers by Piink Floyd, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, The Beatles and Black Sabbath

The least popular songs by 10 legendary rock bands

By Classic Rock published

We’ve combed Spotify to find out the least popular songs by Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, AC/DC and more

Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne together in 2020

Sharon Osbourne once pooped in Ozzy’s weed: “When he found out, he went nuts and chased us down the hallway!”

By Matt Mills published

Kelly Osbourne revealed her mum’s… unique way of keeping the Prince Of Darkness off drugs during a new episode of the Osbournes podcast

Black Sabbath in 2013

“It’s the end of Sabbath, believe me”: The story of Black Sabbath’s abandoned 20th album

By Joe Daly published

After the release of 13, Black Sabbath promised one more album before their farewell tour. Schedule conflicts and health scares meant it never came to be.

Photos of Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Dickinson, Jason Newsted and Corey Taylor performing live

10 times metal musicians covered their own songs in other bands

By Will Marshall published

Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Dickinson and Jason Newsted have all recreated metal classics with all-new lineups around them

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates performing on TV

"He used to stand at the side of the stage and watch our every move": How Johnny Kidd & The Pirates made one of the great British rock'n'roll records and inspired Jimmy Page

By Rob Hughes published

Knocked up in a hurry, intended as a B-side and with a title the band were all originally “ashamed of”, Shakin' All Over was an instant hit and a huge influence over those who followed

A picture of Geezer Butler performing live

Geezer Butler disputes Ozzy Osbourne's claim that he didn't reach out during Ozzy's illness: "Sharon responded but I didn’t hear back from Ozzy."

By Stef Lach published

Geezer Butler insists he tried to contact former Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy twice but never got a reply

A picture of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne

Sharon Osbourne: Ozzy should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist

By Stef Lach published

Sharon Osbourne says selling almost 100million solo records means Ozzy should be in the Rock Hall

Frosty: Ozzy and Geezer

“Tony Iommi has been so supportive of me since my illness. Geezer Butler hasn’t given me one phone call": Ozzy Osbourne is gutted that his ex-Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler doesn't want to know him anymore

By Paul Brannigan published

Ozzy Osbourne is far from impressed that Geezer Butler is ignoring him

Tony Iommi sat and holding a microphone in 2023

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi remembers writing Paranoid riff: “The producer said, ‘Can you put another song together?’ I went, ‘Well, no.’”

By Matt Mills published

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has talked about writing one of the band’s most iconic songs in a new interview