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The untold story of Black Sabbath's unlikely resurrection: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Jon Bon Jovi, Triumph, Bryan Adams, Praying Mantis, FM, New England, Al Jourgensen, Masters Of Reality, Chris Spedding, Cock Sparrer, Bad Nerves and more

Louder

"I used to hate the sight of Ozzy. I couldn’t stand him, and I used to beat him up whenever I saw him": Tony Iommi in conversation with James Hetfield

In the year of our Lord 1992, the Master Of Reality met the Master Of Puppets: The day Metallica’s James Hetfield and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi sat down together for the first time

Metal Hammer

“It was always magical playing bass with Tony Iommi. To me, he's the greatest guitarist ever”: Geezer Butler’s 10 best basslines with Black Sabbath

When it comes to influential metal bands, few can hold a candle to Black Sabbath. These are Geezer Butler’s 10 heaviest rock riffs

Guitar World

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New vocalists lasted five minutes and founder members quit amid the chaos: 1984 was an awful year for Black Sabbath, and by its end they were almost obliterated

Molotov cocktails and member mayhem: The chaotic story of Black Sabbabth's worst year

Metal Hammer

"I was torn between Ozzy and Genesis - what the hell do I do?": A story of "the next Black Sabbath", missed opportunities and vanished dreams

Necromandus were earmarked as the next Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath themselves - but their dreams were not fulfilled

Louder

“Everybody thought they were gonna get blown to bits!” The track-by-track guide to Black Sabbath’s Paranoid

From War Pigs to Fairies Wear Boots, this is everything you need to know about each song on Black Sabbath’s chart-topper

Metal Hammer

“Tony Iommi has been so supportive of me since my illness. Geezer Butler hasn’t given me one phone call": Ozzy Osbourne is gutted that his ex-Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler doesn't want to know him anymore

Ozzy Osbourne is far from impressed that Geezer Butler is ignoring him

Metal Hammer

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"Between burn-out and a looming crisis, Sabbath somehow hit their greatest high." Which is Black Sabbath's best album? Metal Hammer's writers argue it out

Paranoid? Sabbath Bloody Sabbath? Heaven And Hell? Hammer's top writers duel it out to declare Sabbath's best album ever

Metal Hammer

That time Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame and Ozzy mooned the audience because he didn't think they were rocking hard enough

How Bill Ward's final performance with Black Sabbath was overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne's buttocks

Metal Hammer

"Among bass fishermen, our next guests are considered the preeminent heavy metal band": In 1998, the original lineup of Black Sabbath appeared on TV together for the first time in more than 20 years

To promote their live Reunion live album, Black Sabbath flew to New York to appear on Late Show with David Letterman

Metal Hammer

$“Ozzy had been to school with Tony and they hated each other.” Geezer Butler on the fractious early days of Black Sabbath$

“Ozzy had been to school with Tony and they hated each other.” Geezer Butler on the fractious early days of Black Sabbath

Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi had to iron out some old feuds from the playground before the heavy metal pioneers could get going

Metal Hammer

Geezer Butler recalls the time a stage invader with a knife tried to "sacrifice" Tony Iommi at a Black Sabbath show

Ex-Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler remembers when a "lunatic" stage-jumper tried to attack Tony Iommi with a knife at a Black Sabbath show in Nashville

Metal Hammer

"We'd spend all day farting about and end up with nothing usable": the aggravating story of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Write some songs, get into studio, come out with an album. It worked before. But when it came to making the follow-up to Vol. 4, Black Sabbath couldn’t even get started

Metal Hammer

Geezer Butler rules out future gigs with Black Sabbath and explains retirement from touring in general

"I didn’t realize how hard starting from scratch is, especially when you’re used to your own plane and staying at the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton"

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Metal Hammer

Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne apparently no longer speak to each other because their wives won't let them

Former Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler reveals in his new memoir that he's no longer on talking terms with Ozzy Osbourne because of a conflict between their wives

Louder

A German concert promoter once offered Black Sabbath an extra one way plane ticket in case they needed to bring a "sacrificial victim" to their gig

Some people got a little carried away with the mistaken belief that Black Sabbath were a Satan-worshipping occult band

The Guardian - UK

The Book of Will review – friends fight to save Shakespeare’s plays

Fearing the playwright’s works will be lost to history, former colleagues enact a rescue plan in Lauren Gunderson’s generous-hearted comedy

Metal Hammer

The 10 drummers that inspired Joey Jordison

Former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison once shared the top 10 drummers who inspired his iconic style

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Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath only stopped setting Bill Ward on fire after the drummer's furious mum called Tony Iommi a "barmy bastard" and told him to "grow up"

Tony Iommi hasn't set his former Sabbath bandmate Bill Ward alight since 1980: the drummer can thank his mum for this

Chronicle Live

Coronation Street villain Bill Ward appears as police officer in ITV's Hunt for Raoul Moat

Bill Ward, famous for playing Charlie in Coronation Street, is in the cast for ITV's The Hunt for Raoul Moat

Guitar World

Geezer Butler: “Originally it was titled ‘Nib’, which was Bill’s beard and looked like a pen nib because it was pointy”

Geezer Butler explains the obscure title behind one of Black Sabbath’s most recognisable riffs

Ballotpedia

These are the results in the top five most expensive North Carolina State House elections

General elections for all 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 120 districts up for election in 2022, 85 had a general election with more than one candidate.

Leeds Live

New Emmerdale star Lewis Cope's character 'too good to be true'

Lewis Cope has previously appeared in Doctors and Vera as well as starring on stage with ex-Emmerdale fave Bill Ward

Daily Mirror

Ozzy Osbourne reveals Black Sabbath will never reunite after years of speculation

The Godfather of Metal, Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he's drawn a line over his days with Black Sabbath and will no longer make music or tour with his now former bandmates

Daily Mirror

Ozzy Osbourne 'painted a hotel room' with the 'blood of a dismembered shark'

Ozzy Osbourne's band member Tony Lommi looked back on the chaos the singer caused back in the glory days. The rock singer was known for his gruesome stunts and wrecking of hotel rooms throughout his career

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