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Kirk Hammett's guitar far exceeds selling expectations

A guitar Kirk Hammett played during Black Sabbath‘s final gig has sold for a staggering $76,800 - more than 12 times the predicted sale price.

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Watch extremely rare video of Black Sabbath performing with former Fleetwood Mac singer Dave Walker in 1978, during the time Ozzy Osbourne left the band for just a few months

Ozzy stepped away from Sabbath in late ’77, only to rejoin the following year. This recording of War Pigs and Junior’s Eyes is the only video of the band playing with their temporary replacement.

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"Listening to this, it’s like going back to a good time, but a really horrible time at the same time."The story behind the song that saved Ozzy Osbourne's career (and why it gave him mixed emotions over three decades later)

After being dumped from Black Sabbath in 1979, Ozzy Osbourne needed a big comeback. And boy did he find it

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"When I moved to Birmingham I assumed every band was going to sound like Black Sabbath": Meet Margarita Witch Cult, the big-riffing Brummies keeping Sabbath’s traditions alive

Built on a Sabbath template with lashings of Motörhead and Alice Cooper, Margarita Witch Cult also admit to being influenced by Desmond Child

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Watch Tool play a bunch of rarities for the first time in 20 years, plus a Black Sabbath cover, during New Zealand shows over the weekend

Deep cuts from the Undertow, Ænima and 10,000 Days albums found their way back onto the setlist as the prog metal icons kicked off their Oceania/Asia tour

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Feud between Kelly Brook and Jack Osbourne deepens on I’m A Celeb as Tom Read-Wilson and Vogue Williams join

Kelly now has the role as camp chef after she fell out with Jack while cooking dinner

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Ozzy Osbourne's eldest son praises 'awe-inspiring' funeral procession

Ozzy Osbourne's eldest son, Louis Osbourne, gets "goosebumps" thinking about his father's "awe-inspiring" funeral procession because he never expected so many people to turn out.

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Ozzy's eldest son Louis Osbourne on being stunned by "awe inspiring" turnout at Prince of Darkness' funeral

Louis Osbourne gives rare interview and hails the cultural impact his late father Ozzy had on the world

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Jack Osbourne discusses Ozzy dove incident on I’m A Celebrity

Osbourne, whose Black Sabbath frontman father died earlier this year, previously said he was going on the reality TV show to take his mind off things.

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Jack Osbourne breaks down in tears over dad Ozzy's death on I'm a Celebrity

The heartbroken son of the rock legend says his dad’s death “still feels fresh”

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“It’s been three, nearly four months, so it’s still pretty fresh”: Jack Osbourne discusses “shock” of his father Ozzy’s death during latest episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

“We knew he was sick for a while, but we didn’t think it’d be that quick,” the TV personality admits during a conversation with soap opera actress and fellow contestant Lisa Riley

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Ruby Wax and Angryginge retch on disgusting crocodile parts in I’m A Celebrity’s gruesome first trial of 2025

The duo were instructed to eat 10 rounds of jungle food, each worth a star and a meal for camp

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Stranger contacts Osbourne family claiming to be Ozzy’s secret child. What she includes with her letter crosses every line

Not the surprise a grieving family wants.

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Odd Package: Ozzy Osbourne's Kin Receives Blood and Toenails From Woman Claiming to be the Rock Legend's Daughter After His Death

Ozzy Osbourne's wife Sharon and two children Kelly and Jack talked about their grief in the first episode of their podcast since his death.

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Sharon Osbourne calls for release of early Black Sabbath recordings to be scrapped

Sharon Osbourne has urged Black Sabbath's first manager not to release an album of their first recordings from 1969.

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“I’ve been in bands that really felt like you were creating something new – but you were just another band doing what had already been done”: Blending Tool, Bjork and Black Sabbath helped Swedish psych-proggers stand out from the start

The five-piece group surpassed their own expectations at their first-ever rehearsal. Now, as a four-piece with their fourth record out, they’re more impressive than ever

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Peter Andre: Jack Osbourne may find I’m A Celebrity… like ‘therapy’

Andre, who came third on the ITV show in 2004, said contestants have a lot of opportunity to spend time on their own, giving them a chance to reflect.

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Sharon Osbourne Breaks Down In Tears After Revealing Voicemail Donald Trump Left About Ozzy

After Sharon Osbourne played Donald Trump’s voicemail for listeners, netizens accused her of “sucking up” to the US president.

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"He said, 'Black Sabbath... I don't know if I like their music.' I said, 'We have $800 in the bank, you love their music.'" Black Sabbath's former manager originally wanted Dio to write and record while Ozzy Osbourne toured with the band

Billy Corgan has hosted an epic, emotional interview with Wendy Dio - wife and manager of Ronnie James Dio

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“I put the headstock on the buffing wheel. It threw it out of my hands. That day I learned how to fix a broken headstock”: Cesar Gueikian on building the SG Kirk Hammett played to honour Black Sabbath and how his designs might shape future Gibson releases

The Gibson CEO on his guitar-making journey, from early missteps to making the SG Hammett rocked at Back To The Beginning, and the Ghost Burst finish that's coming soon to the Gibson lineup

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"I haven't seen an outpouring like that since Princess Diana died." Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne share their emotional response to the world mourning their husband and dad, Ozzy

Rock's First Family share their candid reactions to the "overwhelming' outpouring of grief following Ozzy Osbourne's death in July

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Sharon Osbourne says she is struggling to sleep after Ozzy’s death

Sharon Osbourne has admitted to having trouble sleeping at night following the death of her husband, Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne, in July this year.

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Ozzy Osbourne hospitalised in secret two weeks before Black Sabbath gig

Ozzy Osbourne was hospitalised in secret two weeks before his massive Black Sabbath reunion gig and his wife Sharon hired extra security because she was "terrified that people were going to find out".

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“I’m not mentioned much in documentaries about Ozzy – at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, not a photo”: Jake E. Lee explains why he felt like a “forgotten footnote” in Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy until Back To The Beginning

The guitarist was part of Ozzy’s solo band from 1982 to 1987 and played on two of his albums: Bark At The Moon and The Ultimate Sin

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“The guitar I built in Kirk’s hands… paying tribute to Tony, Ozzy and Black Sabbath, it was amazing and strange, humbling and epic”: The unique SG built by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian and played by Kirk Hammett at Back to the Beginning heads to auction

Gibson teams up with Julien's Auctions for Gibson Gives fundraiser, with two of Gueikian's custom builds going under the hammer, plus a heap of signed and stage-played electrics

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