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“He was a superb craftsman who loved what he did”: Tony Iommi pays tribute to ‘Old Boy’ SG luthier John Diggins, who has died

Diggins began his career working for John Birch – the Birmingham, UK-based luthier who partnered with Iommi early in the Black Sabbath legend's career – and later struck out on his own, founding Jaydee Custom Guitars

Guitar World

“I’m so fortunate not to have died. I’ve overdosed, been pistol-whipped, shot at, stabbed, run over in a car... and I’m still here”: Glenn Hughes, The Voice of Rock, has lived the lives of 10 men, and he's not finished yet

Glenn Hughes, The Voice of Rock, looks back upon a lifetime of fabulous, and sometimes terrifying, rock 'n' roll adventures

Louder

Ozzy slams clickbait death hoax video: "I'm not dead. I'm not going any-f***ing-where."

Black Sabbath icon Ozzy Osbourne gives his take on internet death hoaxes – and reiterates desire to return to the stage

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16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands

Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more

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"I was torn between Ozzy and Genesis - what the hell do I do?": A story of "the next Black Sabbath", missed opportunities and vanished dreams

Necromandus were earmarked as the next Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath themselves - but their dreams were not fulfilled

Louder

Lzzy Hale: 10 records that changed my life

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

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‘I’m Shane MacGowan’s undertaker… after pulling him pints for 20 years’

The man in charge of The Pogues singer’s funeral also used to run his favourite pub in Tipperary

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

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

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

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

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10 times metal musicians covered their own songs in other bands

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

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32 Great Songs Featured In Almost Famous

Almost Famous is jam packed with carefully chosen classic rock tracks and other favorites.

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Jack Osbourne doesn’t think his dad Ozzy will ever tour again – but doesn’t rule out “one-off shows”

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s son doesn’t see a future tour from the Prince Of Darkness

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An Ozzy Osbourne documentary featuring Slipknot, Slayer and System Of A Down is finally coming out “after 20 years”

We Sold Our Souls For Rock ’N’ Roll, directed by Wayne’s World’s Penelope Spheeris, has been given the green light by Sharon Osbourne after two decades on the shelf

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Every cover song by Metallica, ranked from worst to best

We’ve listed the 40 covers that metal’s biggest band recorded in the studio and released to the public in reverse-order of excellence

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Black Sabbath and Napoleon are a match made in Heaven (and Hell)

A heavily doctored version of Black Sabbath's iconic War Pigs is burning up the internet via a trailer for Ridley Scott's upcoming Napoleon blockbuster

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“It was a very weird beast because all the bands were our mates, but the managers were greedy": Sharon Osbourne reveals why we can't have Ozzfest any more

Sharon Osbourne says that Ozzfest is no longer cost-effective because band managers got greedy

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“Like the Velvet Underground playing an early Black Sabbath riff, but in the desert. At night… it’s bonkers. And it’s also rather beautiful”: Goat’s Medicine

Enigmatic Swedes up the ante after Oh Death, with more twisted multi-genre shapes

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10 amazing metal albums that were too ahead of their time

From Black Sabbath’s debut album to Cynic’s Focus, these metal masterpieces were either lambasted or ignored when they first came out

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That time Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame and Ozzy mooned the audience because he didn't think they were rocking hard enough

How Bill Ward's final performance with Black Sabbath was overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne's buttocks

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"Among bass fishermen, our next guests are considered the preeminent heavy metal band": In 1998, the original lineup of Black Sabbath appeared on TV together for the first time in more than 20 years

To promote their live Reunion live album, Black Sabbath flew to New York to appear on Late Show with David Letterman

The Conversation

Black Sabbath – The Ballet: a heavy metal expert reviews this 'spectacle of entertainment'

Ballets are typically performed to the enchanting and distinctive melodies of classical music, not the emphatic beats and supersonic volume of heavy metal. But it’s the music of heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath that scores Birmingham Royal Ballet’s new show, Black Sabbath – The Ballet, which is currently showing at…

The Guardian - UK

Black Sabbath: The Ballet review – riveting riffs, endless kisses and flying limbs

Three choreographers use inspiringly orchestrated tracks from the city’s heavy metal legends to spring some surprises

The Independent UK

Ozzy Osbourne denies he is on ‘last legs’ as he undergoes final surgery for spine injury

The Black Sabbath singer sustained injuries after a quid bike accident two decades ago

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10 classic metal albums where the last song is the best

Masterpieces by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest have all saved the best for last

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David Harbour Explains Why He Fought For His Gran Turismo Character To Listen To Black Sabbath Over Guns N' Roses

In Gran Turismo, David Harbour's crew chief blasts Black Sabbath through his headphones... and the actor made sure that happened for a reason.

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