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“I would have liked to have not chopped the ends of my fingers off. It became a burden”: The Devil, the blues and a factory accident – the story of the Black Sabbath song that kicked off heavy metal

Black Sabbath didn’t plan to start a new genre when they debuted in 1970, but their self-titled track is now seen as the place where metal began

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Ozzy Osbourne was working on a new solo album before he died – this is what it would have sounded like, according to Zakk Wylde

“It’s heavy but it’s more melodic, it’s not pummelling heavy”

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Ozzy Osbourne was planning new album

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne was planning to start work on a new album shortly before his shock death in July.

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Sleep Token, Deftones, Linkin Park, Ghost, Spiritbox, Nine Inch Nails and more among 2026 rock and metal Grammy Award nominees

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 1

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"A triumphant two fingers to everyone who had written him off": Why Diary Of A Madman deserves to be remembered as more than the album that kicked off Ozzy's crazy years

A year on from Blizzard Of Ozz, Diary Of A Madman found Ozzy Osbourne and his band at their fiery peak, just before it all came crashing down - watch exclusive video

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“Bernie was playing right out of Randy’s pedalboard and amp. He said Randy’s pedalboard was doing changes on its own”: Bernie Tormé only played seven gigs with Ozzy Osbourne – but he saved the Black Sabbath frontman’s career

Flown in at short notice after Rhoads' death, the Irish Strat magician would soon leave Ian Gillan, Phil Lewis, and Tracii Guns – among many others – with blown minds

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“It's really hard when you're going through that. I like to be able to give something back”: Tony Iommi is raffling off one of his Gibson SGs to support the hospital that treated his cancer

Iommi was treated at the hospital for four years and is now helping fund the refurbishment of its cancer center

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Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody voted favourite song of Greatest Hits Radio listeners

It is the seventh year in a row the 1975 track has topped the list of 500 songs.

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Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West and her friends dressed up as Babymetal for Halloween – and they absolutely smashed it

It looks like the Kardashians are keeping up with one of heavy metal’s most successful bands

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"It was quite a dramatic scene": Brass bat attached to the birthplace of heavy metal in unauthorised Ozzy-themed guerrilla protest

It's all kicking off in Birmingham

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"Proud to call this infinitely modest and generous genius my friend": Brian May shares video of surprise Tony Iommi appearance at Black Sabbath ballet

Iommi took to the stage at the climax of a performance of Black Sabbath - The Ballet

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The new Japanese Prime Minister appeared on Babymetal's podcast and talked about her love of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Deep Purple

"I play songs like this to let off steam" - Sanae Takaichi

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“I know that my dad was shining down on us from Heaven with pride”: Kelly Osbourne thanks fans after accepting award for her father Ozzy

The late Prince Of Darkness was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Birmingham Awards last week

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“Vanilla Fudge had covered a Supremes hit and turned it into something else. That’s what the band tried to do – put their own spin on it”: The iconic cover version that launched a legendary hard rock band – but nearly turned them into one-hit-wonders

It came a year before Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath released their debut albums

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“He our admiration for his music and our respect for his talent for recognizing guitar genius”: The life and times of Ozzy Osbourne – metal’s godfather and Prince of Darkness

Remembering John “Ozzy” Osbourne, the frontman who breathed life into heavy metal and found some of its greatest guitar players

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“This is your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal”: Reverb and Ashdown are selling bass amps used by Geezer Butler during rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show

15 Head Of Doom amp heads will be sold exclusively via Ashdown’s Reverb Shop

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“This is your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal. Don’t wait, once they’re gone, they’re gone”: Ashdown and Reverb are selling Geezer Butler’s Head Of Doom bass amps, signed by the man himself

This Reverb exclusive offers 15 of Butler's signature heads used for rehearsals for Black Sabbath's final show, each coming with a COA from Ashdown MD Dan Gooday

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Ozzy Osbourne thinks that his marriage to Sharon Osbourne kept him alive for so long

The late Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne feels that his 43-year marriage to Sharon Osbourne enabled him to survive for so long despite his hedonistic lifestyle.

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Ozzy Osbourne’s son Jack likens music star’s farewell concert to ‘living wake’

Jack said his father ‘got to say goodbye to everyone’ before his death.

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Ozzy Osbourne wanted back-up plan in case he was too sick for reunion gig

Late rock legend Ozzy Osbourne wanted a back-up plan to be drawn up in case he was too ill to take to the stage at the Black Sabbath reunion gig after he was admitted to hospital just weeks before the Back To The Beginning gig.

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“He tried to stab Dio with a fork!”: The first time Ozzy Osbourne met Ronnie James Dio it nearly ended in bloodshed

The rivalry between the two ex-Black Sabbath singers nearly spilled over into chaos

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“I couldn't afford a real bass guitar, so I just tuned the strings down on a Telecaster”: How Geezer Butler went from playing bass on a guitar to the ominous riff that defined one of Black Sabbath’s darkest moments

Geezer Butler’s iconic bassline announces this tune from the classic 1970 LP Paranoid

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Ozzy Osbourne tells Sharon ‘we’ll be free after farewell gig’ in new documentary

The former frontman of Black Sabbath died at the age of 76 in July.

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Sharon Osbourne's Final Chapter with Ozzy: New Docu Sheds Light About the Couple's Last Moments Together

Sharon Osbourne recalls the heartbreaking moments she shared with Ozzy while moving back to England before his death.

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Ozzy Osbourne declares in upcoming posthumous memoir he was left ‘p***** off no end’ by being unable to walk on stage at final gig

In a brutal revelation from his upcoming posthumous memoir, Ozzy Osbourne reveals being forced to sit on a throne during his last-ever concert “p***** me off no end”.

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