Metal Injection — Just over five months ago Black Sabbath, the band who the term ‘heavy metal’ was coined for, played their first hometown show in Birmingham in thirteen years. Tonight, their friends and fans in New Orleans super-group Down, rolled into ‘The Wor... more info

Time — You know a superhero movie is going in a new direction when its trailer starts with haunting string music rather than thumping rock or techno—even more so when, after the rhythm section comes in, it’s more Carmina Burana than Black Sabbath. In t... more info

411 Mania — From Marilyn Manson's "This Is Halloween" and Ozzy Osbourne's "Diary of a Madman" to Black Sabbath's self-titled song, Alice Cooper's "Welcome To My Nightmare" and more, the 411 staff ranks the top 5 horror-themed songs of all-time! more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Black Sabbath's album progress, AC/DC scoring high on the Top Riffs of the 1980s, KISS offering a rebuttal to Steven Tyler's slam on them, Wolfgang Van Halen taking on One Direction and more! more info

Guardian Music — Grizzly Bear, On tourIf anyone still maintains the illusion of American popular culture as dumb, just point out Grizzly Bear: arch, labyrinthine, and a top 10 act in their own country. One of a group of acts lately put the "college" back into college... more info

Metalsucks — Motion Device, a band whose oldest members are eighteen years old and who are fronted by a ten year old girl named Sara Menoudakis, have released a cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” which you can watch below. The band isn’t nearly as gre... more info

Mjsbigblog — Brand new covers from Queen Kelly Clarkson people! The American Idol winner is currently touring the UK. In Birmingham, England, Kelly performed a blues-drenched rendition of “Changes” from Brummie band, Black Sabbath. And in Glasgow Scotland,... more info

Metal Injection — Almost a year after announcing their reunion, Black Sabbath are hard at work in the studio working on their first new album in 33+ years at Shangri La Studios in Malibu and we have some exclusive info on the progress. My buddy (and fellow SiriusXM Li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — (via) Michael Bolton, who seems to have a good sense of humor about his crappy music, will star as himself in new sitcom Michael Bolton's Daughter Is Destroying My Life according to Deadline. Look for the new sitcom on ABC... more info

Guardian Music — Fintan28 gives us his choices from last week's threadThis week's playlist has been selected by Gary Willis, who goes by the username Fintan28.Where to start? Here's an advanced course by Professor Willie Dixon. An excellent seminar on Bassology that'... more info