Thrash Hits — Thrash Hits stumbled upon Honkeyfinger while drunk in a rather questionable drinking establishment. Yeah, it happens. And his bluesman-gone-bad, one-man-band act got us wet. Juicy wet. From: London via Birmingham, UK Sounds like: Tom Waits, Black Sa... more info

Music Mule — What? Pink Mountaintops Pink Mountaintops are Steve McBean’s (of Canadain band Black Mountain fame) psychedelic, noise pop side project. Mojo magazine recently described them as ‘The Velvet Underground to Black Mountain’s Black Sabbath’. That... more info

Guardian Music — If you love being grabbed by the throat, pinned to the wall and shouted at for an hour, this apocalyptic punk-prog is for you, says Alexis PetridisOne currently popular theory claims hard times give birth to great music. The credit crunch, it suggest... more info

The members of Black Sabbath (without Ozzy Osboune) return as to release its first album under the name. more info

411 Mania — The Dio version of Black Sabbath is back with an album’s worth of songs about religion, masochism and cannibalism, among other things. The band has chosen a more doom-laden approach this time but, was it a wise decision? What’s a tr... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Heaven and Hell more info

Buzzgrinder — :: Ben Folds has an a capella album coming out April 28. :: My Bloody Valentine will be curating All Tomorrow's Parties: Nightmare Before Christmas, which is happening Dec. 4-6. :: Geezer Butler seems to prefer working with Dio over Ozzy. :: Looks... more info

Guardian Music — Do you know your grindcore from your hair metal? What is shredding - and can it be dangerous? And how many types of doom are there? Tim Jonze has all the answersFor those fond of middle-aged men in short trousers belting out double entendres, there i... more info

Guardian Music — AC/DC should be treated as a great rock band - not held, as they are by 'critics', on a scale between single-cell creatures and homo erectusNext week AC/DC return to these shores for their first UK gigs since a one-off in Hammersmith in 2003. They wi... more info

Express Newspapers — THE original sleeve might have depicted a bloke in blue underpants and crash helmet running about in a forest but 1971's Paranoid, the first of Sabbath's must-have quartet of albums, makes for queasy listening. more info