In a new video message, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi shared an update about his long-awaited solo album, and reflected on the past year.

Longtime Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has some big 2026 news to share as he reflected on all the big happenings in his world over the last 12 months for his New Year video message. The guitar ...

The untold story of Black Sabbath's unlikely resurrection: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock. Also Jon Bon Jovi, Triumph, Bryan Adams, Praying Mantis, FM, New England, Al Jourgensen, Masters Of ...

In December 1995, Black Sabbath played what would be their final show without Ozzy Osbourne.

Rain patters down as the wind whistles. Church bells ring, thunder cracks. Then, you’re enveloped in the ominous sound of the Devil’s tritone as a distorted voice wails, “What is this… that stands ...

Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert with Black Sabbath is underway in Birmingham. Over half a million people have tuned in to watch the ‘Prince of Darkness’ perform one last time on stage, the Independent ...

One need not listen further than the opening track of Black Sabbath’s Master of Reality to know what we mean when we say “stoner rock.” The album starts with their ode to marijuana, “Sweet Leaf.” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Black Sabbath’s Paranoid climbs to No. 9 on Billboard's Vinyl ...

Everything culminated as frontman Ozzy Osbourne unleashed a brutal takedown during the LP's final track, singing "you bought and sold me with your lying words" on "The Writ." Co-producer Mike Butcher ...

Here are the five best prog metal covers of Black Sabbath songs! As the inventors of heavy metal – according to most genre fans and journalists, at least – Black Sabbath directly or indirectly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Black Sabbath may be heading toward the end of its career, but fans ...