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“When you’re watching a horror film and you get that tingling sensation when something frightens you – I wanted to create that in music”: How Black Sabbath became the scariest band on Earth

Sabbath’s debut album is 55 years old today

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“A noise like God conducting the soundtrack to the end of the world!”: The classic Black Sabbath album with the most bizarre song they ever recorded

Drummer Bill Ward called that song “a demonic chant”

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"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

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

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Watch Tom Morello cover AC/DC with Slash and System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian at California wildfire benefit shows

The Rage Against The Machine guitarist held two star-studded charity gigs earlier this month

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“I thought it was too pop. I rebelled against it”: How Ozzy Osbourne learned to love a song that was written and recorded in one hour and ended up becoming Black Sabbath’s biggest hit

And how Sabbath made the most influential heavy metal album of all time

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“You wouldn't have thought that you would see those three guys together”: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup

The July 5 mega-event's lineup is stacked with top-tier names, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira and Alice in Chains

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Ozzy Osbourne reveals he can no longer walk ahead of massive final Black Sabbath show

Heavy metal legend’s wife Sharon says singer’s ‘voice is as good as it’s ever been’

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Everything you need to know about the Black Sabbath reunion show at Villa Park

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

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Ozzy Osbourne Reunites With Black Sabbath For Final Show

Black Sabbath's legendary reunion show in Birmingham with original members, major bands, and charity donations. Tickets on sale soon.

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'Our admiration runs deep!' Metallica 'can't wait' to perform at Black Sabbath's final show

Heavy metal band Metallica "can't wait" to perform at Black Sabbath's last-ever concert in July, because their "admiration" for the legendary group "runs deep".

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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath announce final ever gig

Ozzy Osbourne is reuniting with the original Black Sabbath lineup for a one-off stadium show this summer.

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‘The greatest heavy metal show ever’? Original Black Sabbath lineup to reunite for Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert

Epic lineup convenes for farewell to heavy metal icon at Birmingham’s Villa Park stadium in July, with Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and many more in support

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“I got a phone call asking me for a quote about Lennon. Apparently I was one of the last musicians seen talking to him before his death”: Rick Wakeman’s wild tales of John Lennon, David Bowie, Keith Moon and Ozzy Osbourne

Playing with Bowie and Sabbath,. boozing with Keith Moon, hanging out with Lennon – Rick Wakeman has done it all

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Black Sabbath to be bestowed with Birmingham's Freedom Of The City

Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward will be recgonised for their service to their hometown of Birmingham.

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Aston Villa home kit for 2025/26: Everything we know so far

Here’s everything we know about the Aston Villa home kit for 2025/26

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“We were doing things that would have been beyond us with Ozzy. With Ronnie James Dio, there were so many more options”: How a reinvented Black Sabbath saved themselves from oblivion with Heaven And Hell

Heaven And Hell was the start of Black Sabbath’s short but glorious second chapter

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"It's nonstop badassery." Slayer guitarist Kerry King picks his favourite Black Sabbath album

Kerry King picks what might just be Sabbath's heaviest record. Should we be surprised?

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"I listened to classical music right up until I saw Black Sabbath on TV when I was eight": Michael Monroe picks the records, artists and gigs that mean the most

Hanoi Rocks frontman turned solo star Michael Monroe on living with Stiv Bators and Johnny Thunders, and the possibility that he might never die

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More than 30 minutes of live Black Sabbath footage from 1976 has appeared online

Watch it quick, before it's gone

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“I got so tired of all these different hybrid categories, I created my own”: Ice-T names the one thing he’d change about heavy metal if he could

The outspoken Body Count frontman also names his favourite rap and metal albums in the new issue of Metal Hammer

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Geezer Butler names one “cringy” Black Sabbath song: “Maybe because I wrote it, and I hate listening to stuff that I’ve written”

The beloved bassist also reveals how Black Sabbath’s lyrics have been “misinterpreted” over the years

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“I played a 5-string with Lauryn Hill, but it didn’t feel like a real bass”: Raised on R&B, schooled by fusion, and empowered by punk rock, Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer remains a 4-string purist

The bass powerhouse behind Washington DC’s Bad Brains pioneered a style that changed the history of punk

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Amazon's cyber weekend deals prove you can never own too many band shirts

Save on iconic designs from bands including AC/DC, Blondie, Black Sabbath and more with Amazon this Cyber Weekend

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“Sabbath is the best thing that ever happened to me in my life. But everything has to come to an end”: The triumphant story of Black Sabbath’s last ever tour

In 2016, Black Sabbath’s The End tour reached Australia – and after a tumultuous career, the were finally ready to take their final bow

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"I've seen Ozzy's arse more times than I've seen my own": That time Ozzy mooned the audience because he didn't think they were rocking hard enough

How Black Sabbath's induction at the 2005 UK Music Hall of Fame was overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne's buttocks

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