ContactMusic — Black Sabbath are hoping to play live again in 2013. The 'Iron Man' rockers performed three shows in the UK and the US in 2012 and guitarist Tony... more info

411 Mania — As much as they're able to... more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring Black Sabbath, R.E.M. and more. more info

Metal Injection — The writing process for this new Avenged Sevenfold album has certainly been unique. Frontman M. Shadows has compared the sound to classic Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, which is pretty bold of him to say. Then came the news that the band was giving ... more info

ContactMusic — Black Sabbath star Tony Iommi revisited his autobiography following his cancer diagnosis to add new chapters detailing his health battle.The rocker... more info

Guardian Music — Event founded by DJ Rob da Bank named best major festival of 2012, while newcomer Festival No 6 also wins bigBestival has been named the best major festival of 2012 at the ninth annual UK Festival awards. Founded by DJ Rob da Bank and his wife Josie,... more info

Guardian Music — Live Nation UK boss argues that demanding punters presented bigger challenge than wet weather or economy to industryIt has been one of the most difficult years for concerts and festivals in living memory. Biblical deluges washed away tents, punters a... more info

Metal Injection — Avenged Sevenfold are keeping plenty busy nowadays. They just released a new track for the new Call Of Duty video game, and appear at the end of the game after the credits roll to boot. They are also working on a new album, which they previously comp... more info

Metal Injection — While it doesn't look like we're getting Ozzfest in the States anytime soon, Ozzfest Japan 2013 is looking stacked. Previously, we reported that the two night festival happening May 11th and 12th will feature Slipknot and Black Sabbath head... more info

411 Mania — Would we want to see The Killers and Muse work together? What do we think of Lady Gaga's booty-packed "Cake" video? Is Black Sabbath the most important British metal band of all time? 411's Joseph Lee and Robert Cooper debate these questions and more... more info