Ozzy Osbourne bandmate admits concern ahead of Black Sabbath’s farewell show Legendary metal band are preparing to go out with a bang at their final show next month The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025
'The worrying thing is the unknown' Tony Iommi voices concerns over Black Sabbath farewell gig Tony Iommi has voiced some concerns about Black Sabbath's upcoming farewell this summer, admitting the "worry thing" for him is "the unknown", such as whether frontman Ozzy Osbourne will be sitting or standing while performing with the rockers. BANG Premier · Jun 12, 2025
"He would have been so perfect in it." Sharon Osbourne says that blocking Ozzy from auditioning for a blockbuster film franchise is the biggest mistake she ever made In another reality, Ozzy Osbourne could have been a Disney film superstar, and Sharon Osbourne has some regrets Metal Hammer · Jun 11, 2025
"The worrying thing for me is the unknown. We don't know what's going to happen." Tony Iommi admits that he's feeling "excitement mixed with fear" as Black Sabbath's last ever gig draws near "We’ll be touching on some stuff that we haven’t done for a long time” says Tony Iommi, ahead of Black Sabbath's final bow Metal Hammer · Jun 10, 2025
“You’re used to Ozzy running around, but he certainly won’t be doing that for this show”: Tony Iommi has “excitement mixed with fear” ahead of Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s farewell gig The guitarist insists that this is "absolutely the end" for Ozzy and for Sabbath MusicRadar · Jun 10, 2025
“We started out as a Pink Floyd tribute and evolved from that. Artists who claim to be original are lying through their teeth”: Airbag’s Bjørn Riis used classic prog inspirations to chart a nervous breakdown His fifth solo album Fimbulvinter was inspired by Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Black Sabbath and others. He aimed to sound like them without ripping them off Louder · Jun 10, 2025
“He’s gesturing wildly to us and finally he gets the courage to come over. He says, ‘You guys are sitting on the pyro!’” The time Ozzy Osbourne almost blew up Tom Morello and Slash The two guitar heroes had signed up to play some classics with the Prince of Darkness – but nearly got more than they bargained for Guitar World · Jun 10, 2025
Sharon Osbourne dropped band from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final gig over dispute with manager Sharon Osbourne has revealed she banned a band from playing the Back To The Beginning concert after a huge falling out with their manager. BANG Premier · Jun 10, 2025
“It wasn’t just my decision to fire Ozzy. It was a band decision. It was either we break up or we carry on without him”: Tony Iommi says they had to get rid of Ozzy Osbourne to make Black Sabbath great again And he met the band's next singer through Ozzy's future wife Sharon! MusicRadar · Jun 8, 2025
Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's farewell gig in Birmingham next month will be livestreamed globally: find out how you can watch the greatest metal show ever Black Sabbath's history-making Back To The Beginning show is to be made available for pay-per-view worldwide Metal Hammer · Jun 7, 2025
"Me and Ozzy were a team. I never thought, 'What about me?'" We chat to Sharon Osbourne about growing up in the music industry, her "confrontational" father, feuding with Iron Maiden and Billy Corgan and a whole load more Sharon Osbourne looks back on a 40-plus year career in the music industry Metal Hammer · Jun 6, 2025
This Black Sabbath song has “one of the best riffs of all time”, according to Employed To Serve’s Sammy Urwin Employed To Serve’s co-founder says a classic cut from Master Of Reality contains one of the best guitar parts ever written Metal Hammer · Jun 4, 2025
The mysterious woman on the cover of Black Sabbath's debut album is raffling her autograph to raise funds for a cat rescue project "Many Black Sabbath fans have asked me online for my autograph and to this day nobody has one" - Louisa Livingstone Metal Hammer · May 28, 2025
“The most dangerous tour I ever did was the one with Mötley Crüe in the 80s. It was nuts. I said to my tour manager, ‘One of us is gonna die’”: This is what happened when Avenged Sevenfold’s M Shadows interviewed Ozzy Osbourne for Metal Hammer Two generations came together when Avenged Sevenfold’s M Shadows met Ozzy Osbourne Metal Hammer · May 25, 2025
Louder · May 23, 2025 Black Sabbath - The Farewell Interview: Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill, only in the new issue of Classic Rock Also in this issue: Ghost, The Doobie Brothers, Skunk Anansie, Motörhead, Masters Of Reality, Robin Trower, Goo Goo Dolls, John Lydon, The Stranglers, When Rivers Meet and more
Guitar World · May 22, 2025 “There are more guitars than usual”: Tony Iommi lends his hellfire riffwork for his most obscure collaboration yet – a new single with the pop icon whose biopic starred a CGI monkey The heavy metal legend has dragged the UK popstar’s fresh rock-influenced sound to intriguing new depths
Metal Hammer · May 22, 2025 “The mix was outrageous… the bass was so high they couldn’t play it on the radio”: Ian Gillan is really, really glad Tony Iommi wants to remix Born Again, one of Black Sabbath’s most maligned albums Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, who briefly fronted Black Sabbath in 1983, likens his album with the band to Spinal Tap
Metal Hammer · May 21, 2025 “I couldn’t believe it. I walked around, around in circles. I didn’t know”: Wendy Dio remembers visiting Motörhead’s Lemmy “two hours before he died” The widow of Ronnie James Dio reveals that she was one of the last people to see Lemmy before he passed away in 2015
Metal Hammer · May 21, 2025 "What a time to be alive!" Listen to the most surprising single of 2025, Robbie Williams' "adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall" collaboration with Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and 'The Voice Of Rock' Glenn Hughes Featuring driving guitars from Tony Iommi, Rocket is the first taste of Robbie Williams' forthcoming album BRITPOP
MusicRadar · May 21, 2025 “It’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual”: Robbie Williams drafts Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi to play guitar on his new single As Iommi guest appearances go, Williams’ Rocket is no Utopian Blaster
BANG Premier · May 21, 2025 Robbie Williams unveils new album Britpop, drops rocking lead single with Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Robbie Williams is back with a rock song featuring Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi from his forthcoming album, 'Britpop'.
BANG Premier · May 19, 2025 Ozzy Osbourne getting 'stronger every day' Ozzy Osbourne is "getting stronger every day" as he prepares for Black Sabbath's farewell show.
Metal Hammer · May 16, 2025 "Nobody has ever sung a heavy metal song better than Ronnie did": A tribute to Ronnie James Dio Ronnie James Dio: July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010
Guitar World · May 9, 2025 “Listening to Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert… all kinds of crazy-fast players. And you tried to keep up with them”: Andy La Rocque on why he is no longer a 120mph soloist – and what we can expect from the long-awaited King Diamond album La Rocque has been the King's six-string courtier for 40 years now. Here he tells us how it all began, how his style has evolved, and yes, the new stuff is coming...
Metal Hammer · May 8, 2025 Judas Priest’s Rob Halford is “gutted” to not be playing Black Sabbath’s final show: “I had no idea it was happening!” Judas Priest are one of the only veteran metal bands to not be playing Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert this summer. Rob Halford explains why.