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Ozzy Osbourne to perform on a throne

Zakk Wylde says Ozzy Osbourne will be performing on a throne at Black Sabbath's farewell show.

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“I agreed to join the band when I was drunk. I’ve not much recollection of what went on!”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath’s Born Again and the tour that inspired Spinal Tap

Black Sabbath’s Born Again: flawed classic or total disaster? Ian Gillan has opinions

Metal Hammer

“I saw other bands but no Anthrax… I said, ‘How about getting Anthrax on this? I’m not the only Sabbath fan in the band’”: Scott Ian on going from a lifelong Black Sabbath fan to playing their final show thanks to Tom Morello

The Anthrax co-founder teases what we can expect from this July's heavy metal extravaganza

Guitar World

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"Everybody's gonna be playing Sabbath songs, it's gonna be pretty mindblowing." Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde says that Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning homecoming will be "special for everybody", but he hopes it won't be Ozzy's last show

Zakk Wylde is excited for Ozzy and Black Sabbath's final bow this summer, but would be up for another Ozzy tour

Metal Hammer

Tom Morello is 'honoured' to be the musical director for Ozzy Osbourne's final concert

Tom Morello has a big task on his hands heading up Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's star-studded final concert this summer.

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"Flashes of utter brilliance mixed with too many extra-curricular activities and bad management." Black Sabbath's Sabotage is the end of a golden age - and the point cracks are beginning to show

The final entry into Black Sabbath's original golden run, Sabotage is often hailed as the band's heaviest and most fearless album. But is it really?

Louder

Never-before-seen footage of Van Halen hanging with Black Sabbath and shredding at early shows surfaces after decades

B-roll clips cover iconic shows at the Monsters of Rock and Madison Square Garden, as well as plenty of backstage antics

Guitar World

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The best Black Sabbath songs that don’t feature Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio

Ozzy and Dio may be Sabbath’s best-known singers, but these bangers with less-famous voices deserve their share of the love

Metal Hammer

That Pedal Show bring their YouTube show to life at the UK's biggest guitar show this weekend

Mick and Dan from That Pedal Show, plus Yolanda Charles and more exhibitors than ever before: Full line-up for The Guitar Show revealed

MusicRadar

The UK’s biggest guitar event is this weekend, with 'wit and wisdom' from That Pedal Show

The Guitar Show hits Birmingham 1-2 March 2025: Full line-up revealed

Guitar World

“The last six years have been full of some of the worst times I’ve been through”: A documentary about Ozzy Osbourne will hit Paramount Plus later this year

Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now is currently in production and chronicles the Black Sabbath singer’s life since he suffered a spinal injury in 2019

Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath's Live... Gathered In Their Masses concert film is now free to watch on YouTube

The footage was recorded on Black Sabbath's 13 tour of Australia in 2013

Metal Hammer

“With the success came all the trappings and we tried every one of them. The drugs, the travel, the women. Our lives were forever changed”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath, the band who did more than anyone to invent heavy metal

No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it

Metal Hammer

The 50 metal albums you need to hear in 2025

From Ghost to Babymetal, Halestorm to Sleep Token, these are the metal albums you should keep an eye out for in 2025

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“I’m not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath”: Ozzy Osbourne shares details on his last live performance – and says he’ll be “doing little bits and pieces”

Osbourne will take to the stage one last time for a star-studded send off that will also feature performances from Black Sabbath, Metallica, Pantera and more

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Ozzy Osbourne will only do 'little bits and pieces' with Black Sabbath at farewell concert

Ozzy Osbourne will just be doing "little bits and pieces" with Black Sabbath during his final gig in Birmingham this summer.

Evening Standard

From Beyoncé to Black Sabbath: the hottest concert tickets to snap up right now

With blockbuster tours, iconic reunions, and indie darlings hitting the stage, here are 10 must-see shows to book now before they sell out

Evening Standard

Beyoncé, Black Sabbath, and Kendrick Lamar tickets to go on sale as fans brace for scramble

Artists like Patti Smith, Beck, Morrissey, Smashing Pumpkins, Mumford & Sons, and Razorlight are also releasing tickets on Friday

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“When you’re watching a horror film and you get that tingling sensation when something frightens you – I wanted to create that in music”: How Black Sabbath became the scariest band on Earth

Sabbath’s debut album is 55 years old today

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“A noise like God conducting the soundtrack to the end of the world!”: The classic Black Sabbath album with the most bizarre song they ever recorded

Drummer Bill Ward called that song “a demonic chant”

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"He used to go around carrying a large case with a hammer in it. And if you weren’t getting paid, they’d break somebody’s knees": The heroes and villains of the Black Sabbath journey

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reflect on some good, bad and ugly encounters

Metal Hammer

Watch Tom Morello cover AC/DC with Slash and System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian at California wildfire benefit shows

The Rage Against The Machine guitarist held two star-studded charity gigs earlier this month

MusicRadar

“I thought it was too pop. I rebelled against it”: How Ozzy Osbourne learned to love a song that was written and recorded in one hour and ended up becoming Black Sabbath’s biggest hit

And how Sabbath made the most influential heavy metal album of all time

Guitar World

“You wouldn't have thought that you would see those three guys together”: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup

The July 5 mega-event's lineup is stacked with top-tier names, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira and Alice in Chains

The Independent UK

Ozzy Osbourne reveals he can no longer walk ahead of massive final Black Sabbath show

Heavy metal legend’s wife Sharon says singer’s ‘voice is as good as it’s ever been’

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