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

Unreality Music — If, like me, you’ve never really paid much attention to Black Sabbath, now’s your chance to catch up We7.com, the music service I mentioned a few weeks back, are streaming their entire back catalogue on their website. This is quite awes... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — In 1970, Black Sabbath created what I consider to be the ultimate anti-war song. Far from a whiny, folksy, gently phrased call to resistance, "War Pigs" is an electric nightmare, heavily drenched in gloom, placing war in its deserved, real-life... more info

ContactMusic — BLACK SABBATH drummer BILL WARD has given heavy rock fans fresh hope the British supergroup will reform by telling his local newspaper the door for a reunion is ... more info