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Ronnie James Dio fronting Black Sabbath in 1980

What happened when Ronnie James Dio joined Black Sabbath

By James Curl

The first ever biography of Ronnie James Dio is now available. In this excerpt, author James Curl tells the story of how Dio joined Sabbath

Black Sabbath’s Symptom Of The Universe named the greatest riff of all time

By Scott Munro

Exclusive Tony Iommi’s riff on Black Sabbath’s classic 1975 track is voted the greatest of all time in the new issue of Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi opens cancer care unit

By Scott Munro

Guitar icon Tony Iommi cuts the ribbon on new chemotherapy unit at Solihull Hospital

Tony Iommi: 2022 Black Sabbath reunion would be a “great thing to do”

By Scott Munro

After Ozzy revealed he’s open to the idea of Black Sabbath reforming in 2022 to mark Birmingham’s Commonwealth Games, Tony Iommi says it would be a “great thing to do”

Tony Iommi open to collaboration with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford

By Scott Munro

Exclusive: Former Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi says he’d like to work on new music with Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford in the future

Rob Halford: Metal will never die

By Scott Munro

Exclusive: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi give their take on the current metal scene in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer - out now

Tony Iommi and Rob Halford unite for the first time in the new Metal Hammer

By Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Judas Priest's Rob Halford join forces for the very first time in a world exclusive interview – only in the new issue of Metal Hammer magazine

Album Of The Week Club: Black Sabbath - Mob Rules

By Classic Rock

Bill Ward was gone. Everyone involved (including the producer) were battling drug problems. The following year, half the band would depart in acrimony. How does Mob Rules stand up today?

Ozzy won’t retire after his No More Tours live dates

By Scott Munro

After announcing his No More Tours 2 live run across North America, Ozzy Osbourne says he’ll continue to play individual shows after the trek finally wraps up

The Story Of Metal: Classic Rock & Metal Hammer Special Edition - out now!

By TeamRock

The birth and rise of heavy metal (1964-84) is chronicled in this new collection of stories from the pages of Classic Rock and Metal Hammer magazines.

Geezer Butler: Black Sabbath return not likely to happen

By Scott Munro

Bassist Geezer Butler doesn’t think Black Sabbath will reunite for one-off shows or studio work in the future - says he’s hopeful of releasing solo album

Cover art for Black Sabbath - The End album and dvd

Black Sabbath - The End album and dvd review

By Malcolm Dome

Heavy metal’s founding fathers go out with a bang

Tony Iommi: Five Things Life Has Taught Me

By Dave Ling

Having played the final show at the end of The End tour, Tony Iommi sat down with Classic Rock to reveal what he'd learned during Black Sabbath's long career...

The best metal box sets to buy this Christmas

By Metal Hammer

Vinyl, CDs, blu-rays, and loads more! These are the essential metal box sets to buy any headbanger this Christmas

Kids react to Black Sabbath

By Metal Hammer

A bunch of kids sit down to listen to Black Sabbath. Does Ozzy's voice transcend generations? And how will they react to the infamous bat story?

The best deals on CDs and vinyl for Black Friday 2017

By TeamRock

Looking to add to your record collection? There are loads of CD and vinyl deals for Black Friday!

Bill Ward heart problem leads to tour cancellation

By Scott Munro

Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward forced to cancel Day Of Errors tour dates after being hospitalised with heart problem

Watch Black Sabbath play Iron Man for the last time

By Classic Rock

Black Sabbath release video of an epic version of Iron Man, taken from The End concert film - out today

Watch Black Sabbath deliver epic War Pigs performance

By Scott Munro

Black Sabbath release video of their last-ever performance of War Pigs - taken from The End concert film

Watch Black Sabbath play N.I.B. for the last time

By Scott Munro

Black Sabbath release video of their performance of N.I.B. - from their upcoming concert movie The End

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