Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — According to MyNewsLA.com, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has contributed $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of a man who police say slammed a small dog to death against a Boyle Heights, California sidewalk. His contribution boosted th... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has commented on the passing of former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza, saying that Nick had the "heart and soul" of some of rock's most influential players. During this past weekend's edition of Ward's radio sh... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Ronnie James Dio's sinister howl and wicked songcraft bewitched hard rock fans in the seventies and eighties during his memorable stints with ELF, RAINBOW and BLACK SABBATH. In 1983, the singer formed his own band, launching a successful solo career ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL, will perform at the U.K.'s Bloodstock Open Air festival on August 13 but before they leave the U.S., they will put o... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — In terms of commercial success, these are good days for thrash metal. In the last year, SLAYER, MEGADETH and now ANTHRAX have all, in their debut weeks, cracked the Billboard Top 200 Chart's top 10. Glitz and glamour aside, the quality of the music i... more info

The Mirror — The Black Sabbath singer met youngsters receiving treatment at Birmingham Children's Hospital more info

NME — Black Sabbath singer takes the tram’s first journey in his hometown more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Ozzy Osbourne has told his estranged wife Sharon that he will "go to any lengths necessary to repair the damage" that he has caused by his alleged affair with a celebrity hairstylist, according to Us Weekly. The couple recently sat for what was descr... more info

Stereogum — Hard rock is not dead; it has merely retreated to the range to plot its comeback. Although metal has never been pop the way Madonna, ‘N Sync, or Taylor Swift are pop, for decades the genre’s most accessible bands maintained a strong presence in t... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — A demo version of the new song "Be The Night" from the reactivated THE OBSESSED, one of the early BLACK SABBATH-influenced doom metal bands on the American continent, can be streamed below. The track will appear on THE OBSESSED's forthcoming studio a... more info