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The guitar gear secrets behind James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett’s tones on 72 Seasons

Metallica co-producer Greg Fidelman reveals how the new album was made with the help of a Marshall modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard and a rack full of battle-hardened guitars, including one that makes Hetfield “immediately want to play fast riffs”

Guitar World

Ozzy Osbourne names his dream supergroup – and it features three guitarists

The Black Sabbath icon was asked by Metal Hammer Guest Editors Jack Black and Kyle Gass about the musicians – alive or dead – he'd love to collaborate with. Safe to say it would have been a supergroup for the ages

Guitar World

Coke! Ghosts! Chaos! Inside the recording of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Inside: Black Sabbath, George Harrison, Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, The Damned, Crown Lands, Sparks, Peter Frampton and much more

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Tony Iommi attends Birmingham launch event for Black Sabbath – The Ballet

Rehearsals for the show were under way on Thursday ahead of the its opening in September.

The Independent UK

‘Hate to be predictable’: Acosta brings Black Sabbath ballet to Birmingham

City gets ready for ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ celebrating the music of Ozzy and co

The Guardian - UK

Sharon Osbourne says she 'pushed it too far' with plastic surgery as she vows to quit

Former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne has admitted her latest cosmetic surgery procedure left her 'looking like a cyclops' as she insists she won't be going under the knife again

Daily Mirror

Black Sabbath only stopped setting Bill Ward on fire after the drummer's furious mum called Tony Iommi a "barmy bastard" and told him to "grow up"

Tony Iommi hasn't set his former Sabbath bandmate Bill Ward alight since 1980: the drummer can thank his mum for this

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Sharon Osbourne says watching husband Ozzy suffer is torture as she gives new health update

The Black Sabbath star has suffered a series of setbacks since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2003

Evening Standard

Ozzy Osbourne, 74, pictured walking without cane weeks after cancelling tour

Ozzy Osbourne has been plagued with health problems following his Parkinson's diagnosis and a fall at his home in 2019, but the rocker is walking unaided again after being spotted with his carer in LA

Daily Mirror

"Black Sabbath was a warning against black magic and Satanism": why Geezer Butler steered Sabbath away from the dark side

For Black Sabbath's lyricist and bassist Geezer Butler, dabbling in the occult brought consequences

Metal Hammer

Geezer Butler: “Originally it was titled ‘Nib’, which was Bill’s beard and looked like a pen nib because it was pointy”

Geezer Butler explains the obscure title behind one of Black Sabbath’s most recognisable riffs

Guitar World

Watch Metallica's Rob Trujillo play Black Sabbath's Hand Of Doom with his wife Chloe on vocals and his daughter Lullah on drums

Metallica bassist Robert isn't the only musical talent in the Trujillo clan

Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler sets 6/6/6 release date for his autobiography Into The Void

Geezer Butler says his memoir Into The Void "is coming out 6/6/23. Yes, I know that 2×3=6. Although unintentional, having that as a release date suits me fine"

Metal Hammer

The story of Randy Rhoads and Blizzard Of Ozz: "He was the best guy at overdubbing solos and tracking them that I’ve ever seen. I mean, he used to blow me away"

Classic interview: Remembering the genius of Randy Rhoads, 41 years after his tragic death

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T-Pain has covered Black Sabbath's War Pigs and it's even weirder than you might expect

Auto-tune pioneer T-Pain has released a cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs and it's not what you'd imagine

The Guardian - UK

Forget the 80s – the best time to be a British metalhead is now

Not only are the legends of old still touring, but a new generation of musicians are broadening the genre’s music and deepening its political engagement

Evening Standard

Ozzy Osbourne says he ‘might’ tour again despite recently officially retiring due to health issues

The Black Sabbath frontman insisted: ‘I’m f****** not dying!’

Daily Mirror

Ozzy Osbourne issues health update amid retirement fears after being forced to cancel tour

Music icon Ozzy Osbourne has rubbished claims that he's retired from performing or releasing music but has slammed speculation that his health is deteriorating

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The Guardian - UK

Riffs and tutus: Black Sabbath ballet to be staged in Birmingham

Rock band to lend eight songs to the ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ performed by Carlos Acosta’s Birmingham Royal Ballet in September

Evening Standard

Grammys 2023: Ozzy Osbourne takes home two awards after stepping back from touring

The Black Sabbath singer secured the gongs for best rock album and best metal performance

Daily Mirror

Ozzy Osbourne wins first Grammy in 30 years after forced retirement from touring

Ozzy Osbourne has walked away with two Grammy Awards, his first since 1994, after announcing he has been forced to retire from touring due to health issues

Daily Mirror

Ozzy Osbourne vows to 'get back on stage' in first interview since retiring from touring

Ozzy Osbourne has been forced to cancel his UK and Europe tour because he's not 'physically capable' of performing, but the Black Sabbath legend is determined to return to the stage

WEKU

Ozzy Osbourne has canceled all his shows and says his touring days are over

The singer sustained a spinal injury four years ago that he said he is still recovering from. He was also diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2020.

Los Angeles Times

Ozzy Osbourne retires from touring because he's 'not physically capable' of traveling

Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne is retiring from touring because he says he is "not physically capable" of dealing with the travel.

The Guardian - UK

Ozzy Osbourne was the wild man of metal on stage – but vulnerability was his secret weapon

The Black Sabbath legend’s announcement at 74 that he will never tour again marks an end to the rabble-rousing live career of a singular rock star

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