suc This week on the Punknews Podcast host Chris Moran is joined by Adam White and John Gentile to discuss such world shattering issues as the breakdown of the World/Inferno Friendship Society / Adicts tour, the upcoming Rise Against / Gaslight Anthem / Hot Water Music tour, and the Black Sabbath reunion without Bill Ward. Most importantly, we address the question that all of the Punknews community has rallied behind: who the fuck is Matt Toka? ...all this and music from You Blew It! , Eschatology and Dukowski. You can click Read More to stream and/or download the show, or subscribe via ...

The new Metal Hammer is a Black Sabbath tribute! They are the Lords Of This World. They are the reason for everything we do. They are the forefathers of heavy fucking metal. They are BLACK SABBATH, and you will not find a bigger, better, more in-depth or star-studded feature anywhere in the world this year. [...]

Here’s some multi-camera fan-filmed video footage of the entire performance by Original BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler playing an intimate show at the 3,800-person O2 Academy in SABBATH‘s hometown of Birmingham, England: DVD 1 DVD 2 UVTV Heavy Metal Music Videos Related HeadlinesBlack Sabbath Announce Intimate Homecoming Birmingham ShowTrivium Debut New Tracks Live In Birmingham, UKVIDEO: Zakk [...]

The original lineup of BLACK SABBATH — who late last year confirmed the recording of their first new album in more than 33 years and a worldwide headlining tour — had to put some plans on hold due to guitarist Tony Iommi's battle with lymphoma.

Original BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler performed live together for the first time in seven years on May 19, playing an intimate show at the 3,800-person O2 Academy in SABBATH's hometown of Birmingham, England.

Black Sabbath, Pantera, Slayer, Metallica, Mastodon, Gojira, Sabaton, Fear Factory, Ihsahn, Tesseract, Architects, Cancer Bats, Meshuggah, a FREE CD and more all feature in the new issue of Metal Hammer, out next week! Order your copy inside right now...

It's fucking hot out, but that didn't stop us sweating our way through another Metal Hammer Podcast. See what we go through for you? Today Merl, Hill and Amit chat: Black Sabbath in Birmingham, the new Metal Hammer issue, Gojira's L'Enfant Sauvage, Paul Gray RIP, Sabaton and While She Sleeps at the Golden Gods and more! get stuck in you bastards.

Zakk Wylde reunited with Ozzy Osbourne on stage as a part of the Ozzy And Friends tour in the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland! The tour has taken place as a substitution for the Black Sabbath shows that were cancelled due to Tony Iommi being diagnosed with cancer, and will feature guest appearances from Zakk, [...]

High Roller Records 2012 Hellwell (which is named after Manilla Road keyboardist/bassist E.C. Hellwell) is a new side-project of Manilla Road guitarist/vocalist Mark "The Shark" Shelton. In addition to Mark Shelton and E.C. Hellwell (who played bass and provided vocals on the 2011 Manilla Road LP, "Playground of the Damned") the album also features Jonny Thumper Benson (drums, guitar,bass) and has special appearances by Bryan Hellroadie Patrick and Josh Castillo from Manilla Road. Now, rather then try to explain the concept behind the album I'll just let the promo speak for itself (start here ...

Chris Jericho out of Fozzy knows that music owes a debt to the past. Only the recent past, of course : Chris Jericho thinks all modern music is influenced by The Beatles. [...] The pro-wrestler-turned-musician exclusively told BANG Showbiz: ''All the best bands hark back to the Beatles, that goes for Black Sabbath to even bands like Iron Maiden or Metallica. They might not be completely Beatles fanatics but the bands that they're in were influenced by the Beatles. It's all about the melody and the harmonies, the hook within the song.'' It's a fact. The Beatles invented all ...

We’ve professed our love for drummer Zoltan Chaney before, but this video of him doing a cover of Black Sabbath’s “Heaven and Hell” reminded me just how incredible the dude is. I have no idea what band he’s performing with here, but it almost doesn’t matter — I’m hard pressed to think of many other [...]

We’ve professed our love for drummer Zoltan Chaney before, but this video of him doing a cover of Black Sabbath’s “Heaven and Hell” reminded me just how incredible the dude is. I have no idea what band he’s performing with here, but it almost doesn’t matter — I’m hard pressed to think of many other [...]

The massive, 172-page new issue of Metal Hammer is a tribute to BLACK SABBATH, paying homage to one of the greatest, heaviest and most influential bands to ever walk this earth! We talk to Sabbath themselves as they look …back on an incredible legacy, as well as ask members of METALLICA, SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, PANTERA, [...]

General Music News : Former bassist Michael Anthony finds it hard to believe that the band cancelled 31 tour dates simply to have a break - but says the Black Sabbath drama is much worse.

While Black Sabbath performed their first show with drummer Tommy Clufetos last weekend (amidst continuing drama), “Ozzy Osbourne & Friends” also made its world premiere. In place of the absent Sabbath, Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Zakk Wylde and his solo band (including Clufetos) took the stage last night (May 23) in Helsinki, Finland. And it didn’t [...]