Guardian Music — With songs so steeped in THC that pot smoke seems to emanate from the speakers, Sleep were perhaps the ultimate stoner-rock band. It's high time they were given their dueHow do you know when an album has truly made it into the canon? It used to invol... more info

AngryApe — Their back catalogue gets remastered more info

NME — Reissues are set for a September release more info

XFM.co.uk — The metal gods are producing some "deluxe" editions... more info

Undercover, Australia — Another five Black Sabbath albums are about to get a make-over. more info

All About Jazz — A few minutes before Steely Dan took the stage to play the entirety of its 1977 album Aja, a man wandered the Gibson Amphitheatre dressed as Jesus wavy, honey-colored hair, a shapeless sackcloth and a benevolent gaze for every sinner who cheered him ... more info

The Music Fix — News: Collectively, they formed Black Sabbath and forged the most haunting and hypnotic rock sound of all time. From humble beginnings, the Birmingham quartet enslaved the minds and souls of millions of rock fans around the world, and continue to do ... more info

VH1 News — The soundtrack for the upcoming video game "Brütal Legend" includes 108 heavy metal songs by artists ranging from Black Sabbath to Marilyn Manson. more info

Topix — "Brutal Legend" will rock out with a lengthy list of metal legends. Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Megadeath and Motorhead are among the 75 bands that will be featured in the video game starring Jack Black as a roadie who fights evil in a mythical meta... more info

Guardian Music — Scala, LondonBefore Alice in Chains' first song is halfway finished – a version of Rain When I Die from the band's 1992 breakthrough album Dirt – the front rows of a packed Scala are reaching out to press the flesh of lead singer Willia... more info