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Tony Iommi compared Bill Ward to a Lord Of The Rings monster at Black Sabbath’s epic farewell gig: “You look like Gollum!”

As Ward issues a heartfelt thank you to his bandmates and fans, Sabbath’s guitarist admits he likened the drummer’s appearance when topless to an emaciated hobbit

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"We're in our seventies and late seventies, so you can only do so much": Tony Iommi reveals the songs Black Sabbath rehearsed but didn't play at Back To The Beginning

Tony Iommi has reflected on Black Sabbath's performance at Villa Park

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One of metal’s greatest cult bands have returned after 30 years –but what are the chances of a new album?

Max Cavalera: “If it was all up to me, I’d love to do it”

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30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s

From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade

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"He said, ‘If you play it backwards, Satan will haunt you!’" How Volbeat's Michael Poulsen went from occult-loving teenage guitar thief to leader of Denmark’s biggest metal band

Volbeat's Michael Poulsen talks us through his journey to metal stardom

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Ghost’s Tobias Forge originally planned to sing a Black Sabbath deep cut at the Back To The Beginning gig: “I was, like, ‘Can I do this?’ ‘No!’”

Papa V Perpetua sang Ozzy solo classic Bark At The Moon – but it could have been very different.

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Members of Slipknot, Lamb Of God and Anthrax set to join the Osbournes at Comic-Con Midlands this weekend

Slipknot’s Sid Wilson, Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe and Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Frank Bello will do meet-and-greets and sign autographs in Birmingham on July 12 and 13

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"Ozzy stood up, produced a Zippo lighter from his back pocket, and set Bill Ward's beard on fire": A personal insight into the chaotic, beautiful mind of Ozzy Osbourne

20 years of audiences with his royal highness, the Prince of Darkness

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Founding Monster Magnet drummer/bassist Tim Cronin dead at 63

"It is an incomprehensible void that he is leaving in our lives"

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"We raised a ton of money for a great cause": Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show expected to raise millions for charity

Tom Morello suggests charity expectations as more than five million fans access pay-per-view livestream

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“The perfect fusion of metal on metal”: You can now buy an official Iron Maiden coin from the UK’s Royal Mint

Heads it‘s King Charles, tails it’s Eddie

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"David Bowie saw something in Trent Reznor." What it was really like on Nine Inch Nails' infamous Self Destruct tour in the 90s

Panic attacks, substance abuse, wrecked hotel rooms and backstage visits by David Bowie and Lou Reed: photographer Jonathan Ranch had a front seat to it all when he followed NIN on tour

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Metal Hammer Italy launches first issue with Iron Maiden on the cover

Celebrate 50 years of Iron Maiden with the inaugural issue of Metal Hammer Italy – also featuring Ghost, Sleep Token, Machine Head and more

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Green Carnation announce trilogy of albums with brand new video for In Your Paradise

Norwegian heavy proggers Green Carnation will release A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores Of Melancholia in September

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Win a Night Demon Curse Of The Damned ultimate box set

We've teamed up with cult heavy metallers Night Demon for an exclusive competition

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Watch Spiritbox bust out one of their heaviest songs as they make American TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Canadian quartet played Soft Spine and probably rattled a few US television sets in the process

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"It's about seeking infinite possibilities and walking a path no one has travelled before." How Babymetal are embracing the future of metal on new album Metal Forth

15 years in, it's obvious Babymetal were never meant to be just a flash-in-the-pan viral sensation

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Founding Angel Witch bassist Kevin Riddles dead at 68

NWOBHM pioneer Kevin Riddles was also a member of Tytan, Paul Samson's Empire and Baphomet

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"The best day of music we have ever been a part of": The musicians who played Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show pay tribute to Ozzy & Co

Tributes from Metallica, Pantera, Tool, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Anthrax, Halestorm and many more

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“Bill’s brother used to be in a gang, and he was like the knife man. Bill suggested we write a song about him”: The stories behind the three most obscure Black Sabbath covers played at the Back The Beginning gig

Metallica and Guns N’Roses threw in some curveball covers at the Back To The Beginning show

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9 moments that made me cheer, laugh, despair and cry like a baby at Black Sabbath's epic Back To The Beginning show

Filing down the biggest heavy metal show ever to pick out some key moments was hard - but I did it anyway

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“As you can see, I wasn’t ‘booed off stage’”: Disturbed’s David Draiman responds to being booed at Black Sabbath’s farewell gig

David Draiman address the reaction to his appearance at the Back To The Beginning gig

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"It’s hard to believe this is a man who cheated death not so long ago when he sounds this good." King Diamond brings horror, heavy metal and a touch of welcome silliness to Rock Imperium Festival

King Diamond rolls back the years with a bombastic, theatrical showing in Murcia

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“Did the ending seem a bit cold to anyone?”: This is what really happened at the end of Black Sabbath’s farewell show

No final bow? This is the ending you didn’t see on the Back To The Beginning livestream

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Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson got engaged at Black Sabbath's final show and Ozzy's reaction was priceless

Ozzy's hilarious reaction to his daughter's engagement could have come straight from an episode of The Osbournes

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