Ozzy Osbourne reveals why he's never listened to Dio-era Black Sabbath albums: "it's like my ex-wife" By Merlin Alderslade published 15 December 22 Ozzy gives the Dio-era version of Sabbath great credit, but hasn't indulged in the albums it produced
Two Minutes to Late Night host Gwarsenio Hall has added the Seinfeld intro to Black Sabbath's N.I.B. and won the internet, just like that By Simon Young published 13 December 22 Two Minutes to Late Night have also released a festive EP featuring a King Diamond cover
Tony Iommi reflects on replacing Ozzy with Ronnie James Dio in Black Sabbath: "It was a bit of a challenge, but we enjoyed it" By Liz Scarlett published 12 December 22 Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi details the differences between working with Ozzy and his replacement, Ronnie James Dio
Billy Corgan on discovering Black Sabbath, aged 8: "This is what God sounds like!" By Stef Lach published 30 November 22 Smashing Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan knew his life had changed forever when he first heard Black Sabbath
Watch new footage of Ozzy Osbourne miming Black Sabbath's War Pigs for WWE Survivor Series By Merlin Alderslade published 27 November 22 Ozzy Osbourne made a surprise appearance ahead of WWE's Survivor Series show on Sunday night
Tony Iommi hails Ronnie James Dio for giving Black Sabbath "a new lease of life" following Sharon Osbourne introduction By Paul Brannigan published 25 November 22 Tony Iommi says that recruiting Ronnie James Dio for Black Sabbath "opened up a lot more variety for us"
Actress Vera Farmiga has done another killer metal cover; this time it's a full-blooded version of Black Sabbath's War Pigs By Merlin Alderslade published 21 November 22 Can Vera Farmiga be in our band, please?
Listen to Ozzy Osbourne reunite with Black Sabbath one last time at his 'final' show... 30 years ago today By Paul Brannigan published 15 November 22 On November 15, 1992 Ozzy Osbourne played the final show on his No More Tours farewell tour, and reunited Black Sabbath for an encore. It would not be their final show
Ozzy Osbourne says he's happy to work with Tony Iommi again, just not as Black Sabbath By Liz Scarlett published 9 November 22 The Prince Of Darkness would collaborate with Tony Iommi again, as long as it's not as Black Sabbath, as Ozzy says the Godfathers of Metal are "over"
Look out! Black Sabbath's Dio classics are still powerful evidence of their last great era By Paul Elliott published 5 November 22 Black Sabbath's Dio-era classics Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules have been reissued as Deluxe Editions (again) but the quality still shines
Hey Elon Musk, Geezer Butler has just solved your Twitter problem By Metal Hammer published 3 November 22 “If Twitter needs help paying the bills, my vote is still $6.66,” says Geezer Butler of controversial decision to charge users for a ‘blue tick’
The 10 heaviest metal riffs of all time By Rich Hobson, Metal Hammer published 2 November 22 Candlemass doom-master Leif Edling picks the 10 heaviest riffs of all time. All of which happen to be by one band…
Halloween chaos as Toyah and Robert Fripp mutilate Black Sabbath's Children Of The Grave By Fraser Lewry published 30 October 22 It's Halloween in the Fripp-Willcox kitchen and horror is paying its annual visit
Tony Iommi rescues injured dove, subsequently becomes patron of wildlife hospital By Fraser Lewry published 28 October 22 Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi has agreed to help out at the Vale Wildlife Hospital in the village of Beckford, Gloucestershire
Watch a giant sad clown bring new depths of emotion to Black Sabbath's War Pigs By Fraser Lewry published 19 October 22 The internet's favourite maudlin entertainer Puddles Pity Party takes on Black Sabbath's War Pigs and makes a sad song even sadder
Black Sabbath are now available as a set of $666 statues By Fraser Lewry published 17 October 22 The limited edition Sabotage-era set of Black Sabbath statues promises to transport the owner back to 1975
Sharon Osbourne on Ozzy's Parkinson's disease: "When I look at my husband, my heart breaks for him" By Liz Scarlett published 17 October 22 Sharon Osborne, Ozzy's wife and longtime manager, opens up about her husband's Parkinson's disease diagnosis
Ozzy Osbourne once covered a hotel room in the blood of a dismembered shark because he’s Ozzy Osbourne By Liz Scarlett published 12 October 22 Tony Iommi recalls the time former Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy Osbourne pulled a bizarre, bloody stunt involving a sea creature
Ozzy Osbourne reveals the rock stars that have reached out to him during health issues: "when you get sick...people don't call anymore" By Merlin Alderslade published 7 October 22 Ozzy's social circle has grown smaller during his recent health problems, but it's made him all the more appreciative of the friends he still has
Drugs, drugs, drugs, and the making of Black Sabbath's miraculous Vol 4 By Mick Wall published 7 October 22 Exhausted and near breaking point, Black Sabbath were hardly ready to start a new album. But with Tony Iommi doing the heavy lifting and a mountain of narcotics fuelling the slog, they ended up with the classic Vol 4