The Quietus — Just 1,000 copies will be available more info

411 Mania — From Lars Ulrich of Metallica, John Bonham of Led Zeppelin and Dave Grohl of Nirvana to Joey Jordison of Slipknot, Neil Peart of Rush and Bill Ward of Black Sabbath, the 411Music Staff rank their Top 5 Favorite drummers! See which drummers made the l... more info

Altsounds — *THE NAKED HEROES* is a two-piece hailing from Brooklyn, New York, and features *George Michael Jackson* (guitar, vocals) and *Merica Lee* (drums). With influences ranging from Black Sabbath and The Cramps to James Brown and John Lee Hooker, thi... more info

Pop Candy — The Thrashers like loud guitars. Their influences include Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and AC/DC. About a week ago, they played the Whisky A Go Go. more info

Metalsucks — It might be tempting for some people to argue that if Black Sabbath hadn’t created metal, someone else would have; or, worse still, that Black Sabbath didn’t create metal, but just the natural end of a lineage that started with artists like Led Z... more info

Pitchfork — For years now, the Scottish DJ duo Optimo have been pulverizing genre lines and finding commonalities between songs that seem to have absolutely zero to do with each other. It's always thrilling to hear JD Twitch and Jonnie Wilkes come up with absurd... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about the joys of noise. This week we're after songs that grip you from the offHello all. I hope this finds you in rude health. It's been quite a week here at Recommend Towers, one which has been filled with the odd-ball, the theatr... more info

Guardian Music — (Nuclear Blast)As pioneers and standard-bearers of the current doom metal scene, Cathedral have spent an admirable amount of their two-decade existence attempting to break away from the genre's constricting template of Black Sabbath riffs played as s... more info

Guardian Music — From Black Sabbath's tolling bell to Gershwin's blur of city hustle and bustle, many a song has been enhanced by a judicious bit of non-musical noiseThis week there was a huge temptation to fill two lists with comedy records and overwrought metal t... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Former Deep Purple and Black Sabbath star Glenn Hughes plans to shock fans with stories of debauchery and drug use in a new autobiography. more info