The Music Fix — A pointless reissue of a terrible album. more info

Guardian Music — August 1969: Number 17 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicIf there's one single event that pinpoints the birth of heavy metal's satanic image, it would be when a Birmingham band called Earth renamed themselves Black Sabbat... more info

Guardian Music — 2 March 1984: Number 37 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicComedy movies don't enter the realms of rock history, but This Is Spinal Tap was different. Its attention to detail in its depiction of a squabbling and strugglin... more info

ContactMusic — Ozzy Osbourne is to become an Earth Troll. The former Black Sabbath frontman - dubbed the 'Prince of Darkness' - will make a guest voiceover appearance in an episode of Disney Channel animation series 'Fish Hooks' as the beastly sea creature. E... more info

Metalsucks — If there’s one band who is almost universally hyped, it’s Black Sabbath. But the honest-to-god truth is that I’ve never heard an entire Sabbath album, and most of the songs I know are from other bands who covered them. In case you think I’m t... more info

ContactMusic — Heavy rock icons Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi have reteamed on record for the first time since Black Sabbath's 1983 album Born Again to raise funds for an Armenian music school. The two pals have formed supergroup WhoCares and they have recorded a two-s... more info

NME — Plus Danzig contribute track to new movie soundtrack more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Ozzy Osbourne was completely "miserable" when he was out of his mind on drink and drugs - because his behaviour was so bad he was the only person not invited to wife Sharon's parties. The Black Sabbath legend famously battled a chronic addi... more info

ContactMusic — Ronnie James Dio's family members and close friends gathered at his graveside on Monday (16May11) to mark the first anniversary of the heavy metal icon's death. The Dio, Black Sabbath and Rainbow frontman lost his battle with stomach cancer last y... more info

Totally Fuzzy — “Sometimes you can tell a band's intentions after 2 or 3 songs into an album. Other times, it can take a bit longer. Sonic Rebellion don't have that long, as within 2-3 lines at most, you get the message that this band mean business, no messing! H... more info