"Black Sabbath and the messy birth of Heavy Metal

 "We played like punks. All our anger was coming out": Black Sabbath and the messy birth of Heavy Metal

Metal Hammer 

Drum legend Bill Ward lays bare the secrets of life inside Black Sabbath in the new issue of Classic Rock magazine: "It was us against the world!"

" How Black Sabbath ditched the hippy dream and faced brutal reality on Paranoid

 How Black Sabbath ditched the hippy dream and faced brutal reality on Paranoid

With themes of war, madness and nuclear holocaust, Black Sabbath’s Paranoid remains the ultimate difficult second album. Fifty years on, we remember how it razed the rock’n’roll landscape

"Black Sabbath debut: Woman from cover finally identified 50 years on

Black Sabbath debut: Woman from cover finally identified 50 years on

Metal Hammerby Scott Munro 

Fifty years after she appeared on the cover of Black Sabbath’s debut album, Louisa Livingstone speaks for the first time about the day of the famous photoshoot

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

"10 Criminally Overlooked NWOBHM Bands

10 Criminally Overlooked NWOBHM Bands

Metal Injection by Benjamin Welton 

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal did not stop at Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon.

"The Animated Origin of Heavy Metal as Told By BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi

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"Hellfest Basically Confirms The Best Lineup Ever

Hellfest Basically Confirms The Best Lineup Ever

This guy’s just the start…

France’s premier metal festival, Hellfest, has announced a stunner of a lineup for next yea

"Joel McIver Interview

Joel McIver Interview

When it comes to metal and hard rock books, there are a handful of authors that seem to write the vast majority of them. Joel McIver is one of those prolific writers, and has written some notable books over the years about artists including Metallica, Slayer, Machine Head, Randy Rhoads, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and many others. His latest collaboration is with Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson on My Life With Deth. He also worked with Max Cavalera (Soulfly, ex-Sepultura) on My Bloody Roots, which will be published in early 2014. McIver fills us in on those two projects, several others he's currently working on, the future of print magazines, his favorite albums of 2013 and other topics.

"Kadavar Interview

Kadavar Interview

The German trio Kadavar recently released their sophomore album Abra Kadavar. The band was supposed to do a U.S. tour this spring, but ended up only playing South By Southwest. The band's drummer Tiger fills us in on the new album, switching record labels, tour plans and other topics.

Metal Hammer's Black Sabbath ’13′ Album Review

Black Sabbath ’13′ Album Review

Black Sabbath: back in black

Black Sabbath
13

"Tony Iommi Updates Us On Cancer Treatment

Black Sabbath: Tony Iommi Updates Us On Cancer Treatment

Tony Iommi: He is IRON MAN!

Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi has offered an update on his ongoing battle with cancer as the arrival of new Sabbath album 13 draws near…

"Oral history of heavy metal

Oral history of heavy metal

Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal is the shocking, insane, brutal, and fascinating story of heavy metal music told by those who lived it, from Black Sabbath (above), Anthrax, and Slayer, to Megadeth, Metallica, and Iron Maiden. Here's a taste:

" Black Sabbath CSI Episode Is Now Online In Full for US fans...

US Fans, Black Sabbath CSI Episode Is Now Online In Full!

Black bloody Sabbath

If you’re reading this from the US, you can watch the recent CSI episode featuring Black Sabbath playing brand new track End Of The Beginning right now!

"VIDEO: Black Sabbath ’13′ Reviewed!

VIDEO: Black Sabbath ’13′ Reviewed!:

Black Sabbath: back in black…sabbath

Black Sabbath release their long-awaited new album 13 this June, and a select few were invited to hear the opus in full for the very first time at The Montalban in Los Angeles, California, this past Wednesday (April 10).
Artisan News have posted a special video review, which you can check out below (although, obviously, if you want the very best 13 review, we’ll have it for you in an upcoming issue)…

13 will serve as the first Sabbath album to feature Messrs Osbourne, Iommi and Butler in 35 years, with the heavy metal godfathers heading out to Europe on the following dates this winter:

Black Sabbath European tour 2013

Nov 20: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland

Nov 22: Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

Nov 24: Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway

Nov 26: Forum, Denmark, Copenhagen

Nov 28: Ziggo Dome, Holland, Amsterdam

Nov 30: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany

Dec 2: Bercy, Paris, France

Dec 5: Fiera Arena, Milan, Italy

Dec 7: 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic

Dec 10: 02 Arena, London, UK

Dec 12: Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Ireland

Dec 14: Arena, Sheffield, UK

Dec 16: Hydro, Glasgow, UK

Dec 18: Arena, Manchester, UK

Dec 20: LG Arena, Birmingham, UK
If you’re not at least one, you are a humongous wang. Humongous.

Black Sabbath To Appear On ‘CSI’ Season Finale

Black Sabbath To Appear On ‘CSI’ Season Finale:

Black Sabbath are set to perform a brand new song from new album 13 on the final episode of the current season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, premiering Wednesday, May 15 (10:00-11:00PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
“When we first heard that Black Sabbath was interested in premiering a song on CSI from their first studio album in 35 years, we were all really excited. So many of us are longtime fans,” says executive producer Don McGill. “And seeing as the album is titled 13 and this is the finale of CSI‘s Season 13, it seemed like the perfect match. We couldn’t be more thrilled.”
13 drops this June, with the Sabbs hitting up the following venues on their first European tour since reuniting in 2011:

Black Sabbath European tour 2013

Nov 20: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland

Nov 22: Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

Nov 24: Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway

Nov 26: Forum, Denmark, Copenhagen

Nov 28: Ziggo Dome, Holland, Amsterdam

Nov 30: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany

Dec 2: Bercy, Paris, France

Dec 5: Fiera Arena, Milan, Italy

Dec 7: 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic

Dec 10: 02 Arena, London, UK

Dec 12: Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Ireland

Dec 14: Arena, Sheffield, UK

Dec 16: Hydro, Glasgow, UK

Dec 18: Arena, Manchester, UK

Dec 20: LG Arena, Birmingham, UK

Black Sabbath Reveal ’13′ Cover

Black Sabbath Reveal ’13′ Cover:

Black Sabbath have revealed the cover artwork for 13 – their massively-anticipated reunion album with Ozzy Osbourne.
They’ve also released a teaser clip with a painfully-short 27 seconds of music from the album, with Ozzy delivering the lyrics: “Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.”
13 is released on June 10 and features Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk in place of Bill Ward, who refused to take part over contractual difficulties.
Track titles include End Of The Beginning, God Is Dead, Epic, Dear Father, Age Of Reason and Methademic.
The album is available for preorder in multiple formats.