Guardian Music — They're the groups who never became stars – but inspired countless other musicians, or laid the groundwork for something bigger. Meet the 'catalyst bands'It's one of rock's most familiar stories: the band that toils away in obscurity, loved by a b... more info

Metal Injection — Wow, Sweden just got a little more amazing. Roger Tullgren is a 42 year old metalhead and been one ever since his older brother brought home with a Black Sabbath album in 1971. Tullgren lives metal, claiming to have attended 300 shows last year, usua... more info

ContactMusic — Ozzy Osbourne had the opportunity to stop the burglar who broke into his U. K. home and stole his wife's wedding rings in 2004 - but let him go because he was naked. The Black Sabbath star was stunned to come across the intruder in his wife Sharon's ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Another episode from the legendary BBC Rockumentary series "Rock Family Trees", this time around featuring Black Sabbath. Formed in the late 60s, Black Sabbath's lyrics, looks and lifestyle got them into trouble with moral guardians on both sid... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Ozzy Osbourne's special wedding anniversary plans were ruined when his wife Sharon came down with the flu. The former Black Sabbath frontman had secretly planned to whisk his wife away to California as part of their 29th wedding anniversary ce... more info

Guardian Music — Guitar legend Tony Iommi talks to Stuart Jeffries at the Home of Metal exhibitions in Wolverhampton and Birmingham, celebrating the origins of heavy metal and grindcore in Birmingham and the Black Country, the crucible of the industrial revolutionStu... more info

Guardian Music — Heavy metal was born in the Black Country when its furnaces still blazed. Now the area is celebrating its heritage – with a raft of gigs and exhibitions. Stuart Jeffries straps on a Flying V and goes back to his rootsWhen Mark Titchner was a boy, h... more info

Guardian Music — To salute Home Of Metal's new series of exhibitions across the West Midlands, a look at key items that tell the story of the metal movementTo celebrate four decades since Black Sabbath ushered in the modern era of heavy metal (sludgy, melancholic, gr... more info

ContactMusic — Reformed hellraiser Ozzy Osbourne has revealed he was once hooked on banana splits. The former Black Sabbath frontman admits he has an addictive personality and has fought a long battle with drink and drug problems. He has now confessed that during t... more info

ContactMusic — Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are offloading another one of their properties, putting their Los Angeles mansion on the market for a cool $12. 9 million (8. 1 million). The former Black Sabbath frontman and his manager wife have decided to sell their Calif... more info