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Music Journalism 

The Hypnosis of Hipgnosis

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments Apple Music, Black Sabbath, Bruno Mars, Celine Dion, Drake, Fleetwood Mac, Goo Goo Dolls, Hipgnosis, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Jimmy Iovine, Kiss, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Lindsey Buckingham, Louis Armstrong, Mark Ronson, Merck Mercuriadis, Mötley Crüe, Neil Young, Nicki Minaj, Nikki Sixx, Nile Rodgers, Pandora, RedOne, Rodney Jerkins, Spotify, Stevie Nicks, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tidal, Timbaland, Youtube

Why are all our favorite artists selling their creative souls to this new company?

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Art Pop Britpop Glam Heavy Metal 

The Man Who Made Metrobolist

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 2020, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Cream, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Metrobolist, Mick Ronson, Parlophone, Reissues, The Man Who Sold the World, Woody Woodmansey

David Bowie’s classic proto-metal third album gets a new stereo facelift from its original producer

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

The Future Of Mankind: Blizzard of Ozz at 40

November 17, 2020November 18, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Blizzard Of Ozz, Bob Daisley, Crazy Train, Dee, Deep Purple, Don Airey, Goodbye To Romance, Lee Kerslake, Mr. Crowley, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Randy Rhoads, Suicide Solution

The rags to riches story of Ozzy Osbourne’s miraculous solo success

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Heavy Metal 

Throne of Doom: Paranoid at 50

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Nathan Carson 1 Comment 1970, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Birmingham, Black Sabbath, Buddy Rich, Geezer Butler, Gene Krupa, Hand of Doom, Ironman, Ozzy Osbourne, Paranoid, Rat Salad, Tony Iommi, War Pigs, World War II

Black Sabbath’s founding drummer Bill Ward reflects on a half century of their heavy metal milestone

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Glam Punk Remembrance 

Heartbreakers Guitarist Walter Lure Has Died

August 24, 2020August 25, 2020 Ken Kurson 6 Comments Andy Shernoff, Azalia Snail, Binky Philips, Black Sabbath, Bobby Rondinelli, CBGB, Charlie Sox, Eliot Kidd, Heartbreakers, Hilly Crystal, Jerry Nolan, Johnny Thunders, L.A.M.F., Martin John Butler, Mike Mindless, Mike Rappoport, Pandora, Rainbow, Rent Party, Rowan Bishop, The Demons, The Dictators, The Last Ditches, The Planets, The Waldos, Tony Coiro, Walter C. Luhr Jr., Walter Lure

Tributes pour in for NYC fixture who lived uncharacteristically clean and productive rock n roll life

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

Sabbath Stones: Tyr Turns 30

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1990, Black Sabbath, Cozy Powell, Geoff Nichols, IRS Records, Neil Murray, Sabbath Stones, Tony Martin, Tyr, Whitesnake

In 1990, the Tony Martin-led Black Sabbath beat a generation of Scandinavian bands to the punch by celebrating their gods

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Blues Heavy Metal jazz 

Satan’s Coming ‘Round The Bend: Black Sabbath At 50

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1970, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, The Warning, Tony Iommi, Warner Bros.

The Jazz! The Devil! The Downtuning! It was all part of the recipe for the LP that defined heavy metal

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Experimental Heavy Metal 

Heilung: The Must-See Band of 2020 is The Flinstones in Hell

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Black Sabbath, Bo Diddley, Christopher Juul, Heilung, Iron Maiden, John Cale, Kai Uwe Faust, Kate Bush, Maria Franz, Scandinavia, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Velvet Underground, Vikings

Tim Sommer checks in from the Viking rockers’ recent two-night stand at Webster Hall

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Hard Rock Psychedelics 

A Devilishly Good Time With Coven

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment Black Sabbath, Blood on the Snow, Coven, Halloween, Real Gone Music, Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls

Why waste your time on candy corn and Ben Cooper costumes when you can celebrate Halloween with an actual Black mass?

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Blues Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Sing Me A Sweet, Sweet Song: Badlands at 30

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Jedd Beaudoin 1 Comment 1989, 30th Anniversary, Badlands, Black Sabbath, Blue Murder, Jake E. Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Gillen, Tony Iommi

When Jake E. Lee and Ray Gillen formed a potent supergroup that never go its chance to fully shine

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Punk 

The Last Ramone: Marky Carries the Punk Rock Banner

June 26, 2015April 11, 2019 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Brian Jones, Buddy Rich, CBGBs, Clem Burke, Dave Brubeck, Dave Clark. Keith Moon, Dust, Grand Funk Railroad, Hal Blaine, Jim Keltner, Joe Morella, Marc Bell, Marky Ramone, Mitch Mitchell, Mountain, Peter Criss, Punk Rock Blitzkrieg, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Ringo Starr, Robert Quine, The Ramones, Wayne County

The last living member of the Ramones on getting sober, his favorite drummers and battles of the band

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