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Ozzy Osbourne: The Death of a Prince

July 24, 2025July 25, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Blizzard Of Ozz, Diary Of A Madman, Geezer Butler, Ozzy, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, RIP, Sharon Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Zakk Wylde

Remembering heavy metal’s greatest singer

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Festivals Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Black Sabbath to Reunite for Final Show

February 6, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alice in Chains, and Halestorm, Anthrax, Back to the Beginning, Bill Ward, Billy Corgan, Black Sabbath, Duff McKagan, Fred Durst, Geezer Butler, Gojira, Guns 'N' Roses, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Slash, Slayer, Tom Morello, Tony Iommi, Wolfgang Van Halen

Mega concert takes place in Birmingham, England, on July 5

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Rock 

Gibson Garage London is Now Open to the Public

February 24, 2024February 25, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Brian May, England, Gibson, Gibson Garage London, Gibson Guitars, guitar, Jimmy Page, London, Tony Iommi

Dynamic new UK emporium coincides with announcement of special Jimmy Page Signature guitar series

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What’s The Use of Black Sabbath’s Cross Purposes?

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Black Sabbath, Bobby Rondinelli, Cozy Powell, Cross Purposes, Geezer Butler, Geoff Nicholls, I.R.S. Records, Tony Iommi, Tony Martin

Is the band’s second I.R.S. album, released 30 years ago today, worth revisiting?

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Miracle Man: Ozzy Osbourne Turns 75

December 3, 2023July 22, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Bob Daisley, Brad Gillis, Geezer Butler, George Lynch, Jake E. Lee, Lee Kerslake, Ozzfest, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi, Zakk Wylde

Careening through the complex history of a heavy metal pioneer

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Sabbra Cadabra: Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath at 50

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Tony Iommi

Was it the last great album from the heavy metal pioneers?

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Swinging the Chain: Black Sabbath’s Never Say Die! at 45

September 29, 2023September 30, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Never Say Die!, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi

Looking back on the last studio album from the original lineup

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Keep It Warm: Black Sabbath’s Born Again At 40

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Nathan Carson 2 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Bev Bevan, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Born Again, Deep Purple, Geezer Butler, Geoff Nicholls, Ian Gillan, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Trashed

Looking back on the metal legends’ sole album with Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan

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Ozzy Osbourne Wins Two Grammys

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andrew Watt, Best Metal Performance l, Best Rock Album, Black Sabbath, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Trujillo, Tony Iommi

Black Sabbath frontman takes home trophies for Best Rock Album and Best Metal Performance

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Icicles Within My Brain: Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 at 50

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Cornucopia, FX, Geezer Butler, Laguna Sunrise, Ozzy Osbourne, Snowblind, St. Vitus Dance, Supernaut, Tomorrow’s Dream, Tony Iommi, Vol. 4, Wheels of Confusion

Looking back on the metal legends’ cocaine-fueled masterpiece

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal New Wave 

Quadruple Your Pleasure: Technical Ecstasy Gets An Overdue Upgrade

October 14, 2021April 3, 2022 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1976, 2021, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Box Set, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Rhino Records, Super Deluxe, Technical Ecstasy, Tony Iommi, Vertigo Records

Black Sabbath’s maligned seventh album deserves the super deluxe treatment

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Heavy Metal 

Throne of Doom: Paranoid at 50

September 28, 2020January 7, 2023 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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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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Sing Me A Sweet, Sweet Song: Badlands at 30

May 23, 2019December 1, 2023 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 got its chance to fully shine

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