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“When the Ozzy thing came around I was so excited, but also doubting myself. Duff McKagan and Chad Smith were like, ‘You can do it. It's everything you love’”: From Pearl Jam to the Stones, the stars have aligned for Andrew Watt – but he owes it to Ozzy

The producer and guitarist explains how ’Sabbath and Ozzy were there for the beginning of his journey – and why he’ll to be there for the end of theirs

Guitar World

Black Sabbath! The final interview with Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – all yours in the new Guitar World

Plus interviews with Jake E. Lee, Adam Jones, Creed Bratton from The Office, the guys from Goose, former Jethro Tull man Martin Barre, K.K. Downing, Zakk Wylde, Jerry Cantrell, Tom Morello, Lzzy Hale, Billy Duffy, Robben Ford and more

Guitar World

Ozzy Osbourne bandmate admits concern ahead of Black Sabbath’s farewell show

Legendary metal band are preparing to go out with a bang at their final show next month

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“He’s gesturing wildly to us and finally he gets the courage to come over. He says, ‘You guys are sitting on the pyro!’” The time Ozzy Osbourne almost blew up Tom Morello and Slash

The two guitar heroes had signed up to play some classics with the Prince of Darkness – but nearly got more than they bargained for

Guitar World

“I love what they have brought to the metal scene. They have a completely different spin on a genre that often runs on the same cart tracks”: Why Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello loves Babymetal

Tom Morello is one of the array of guest stars on Babymetal’s upcoming album Metal Forth

Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's farewell gig in Birmingham next month will be livestreamed globally: find out how you can watch the greatest metal show ever

Black Sabbath's history-making Back To The Beginning show is to be made available for pay-per-view worldwide

Metal Hammer

“The people I’ve met, the stories I’ve heard and the places I’ve wound up in has been an absolute odyssey”: Exhibition featuring life-sized photos of 100 legendary artists' guitars to open in London

Scale will feature 1:1 front-and-back portraits of guitars belonging to Paul McCartney, Tom Morello, Dave Grohl, Kerry King, Brian May, Joan Jett and more – and it'll tell the stories behind them

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“Not just Wayne’s sound but Wayne's attitude, and the grit and the rawness of Detroit and of the MC5”: Two gain circuits, one knob, one punk legend – MXR launches limited edition Jail Guitar Doors Drive in memory of Wayne Kramer

Sales from this Reverb exclusive will support Kramer's charity supporting prisoner rehabilitation

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“The MC5's roaring distortion sound in a box”: MXR and Daredevil bottle Wayne Kramer’s gritty and explosive tone into the Jail Guitar Doors Drive pedal – and it has Tom Morello’s approval

The MC5 guitarist had worked on its design before his passing last year, and now it serves as an immortalization of his proto-punk legacy

Guitar World

“I’m like, ‘Hey, I’m here to take the New York Stock Exchange. Is that a right or a left?’ And he hits the panic button and the riot police come and the riot doors slam shut”: The day Rage Against the Machine caused chaos on Wall Street

The Wall Street shoot for Sleep Now in the Fire ended up making history as RATM descended on the New York Stock Exchange

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Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello piles on Trump in Springsteen fight

Sporting a Malcolm X hat and shredding guitar with his teeth, Morello welcomed his audience to the ‘last big event before they throw us all in jail’

The Independent UK

"We have lived and breathed metal for over five decades, and finally we are summoning our congregation to officially witness our lives uncensored, in a never-before-seen way”: A Judas Priest documentary is in the works

Tom Morello is behind the camera

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'Witness our lives uncensored, in a never-before-seen way':Judas Priest documentary co-directed by Tom Morello in the works

'The Ballad Of Judas Priest' has been announced by the heavy metal legends.

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A Judas Priest documentary co-directed by Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello is in the works

The Brummie stars have announced The Ballad Of Judas Priest – produced by Iron Maiden, Rush and ZZ Top collaborators Banger Films – but kept tight-lipped regarding a release date

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“It’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual”: Robbie Williams drafts Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi to play guitar on his new single

As Iommi guest appearances go, Williams’ Rocket is no Utopian Blaster

Guitar World

“There’s a sleek look to bands like Loathe, Spiritbox or Knocked Loose. Spiky shapes are engrained in our values – we want to wear our influences on our sleeves”: Employed To Serve are re-embracing metal guitars –but dropping amps

Preparing to tour fifth album Fallen Star, guitarists Sammy Urwin and David Porter talk Scandi influences, trading offsets for baritones and amp modelers, and breaking down musical tribalism

Guitar World

“I will miss laughing with her about sports and crying with her about politics”: Tom Morello leads tributes to groundbreaking singer-songwriter Jill Sobule

The artist, whose 1995 song I Kissed a Girl was the first openly gay-themed song to break the Billboard Top 20, has passed away at 66

Metal Hammer

“I dreamed everything went wrong on stage and we all turned to dust.” Geezer Butler is having nightmares ahead of Black Sabbath's final show

Anticipation for Black Sabbath's farewell bow is making even the most experienced musicians nervous

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The Independent UK

Ozzy Osbourne ‘prayed he would die in his sleep’ after agonising surgery

Heavy metal legend opened up about his ongoing health issues as he prepares to take his final bow at a massive show in his hometown of Birmingham this summer

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want to die in a hotel room somewhere’: Black Sabbath on reconciling for their final gig – and how Ozzy is living through hell

Heavy metal’s godfathers are preparing a star-studded farewell – but will Ozzy Osbourne, after ‘horrendous’ surgery, be well enough to perform? In their first interview for two decades, the original lineup talk about their hopes and fears for rock’s ultimate gig

Metal Hammer

"I don’t want people thinking, ‘We’re getting ripped off'." Ozzy Osbourne says he will "do the best I can" at Black Sabbath's farewell show, admits that fans will only be getting a "sample" of his solo career and Sabbath's catalogue

Ozzy Osbourne is determined to give his fans a memorable farewell show

Guitar World

“That is called ‘playing the s**t out of the guitar!’”: Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt and Smokey Robinson join forces on their own rendition of a Motown classic at the 2025 American Music Honors

This year's honorees included guitarists Tom Morello, John Fogerty, Joe Ely and Emmylou Harris

Metal Hammer

Ozzy Osbourne will only sing five solo songs at his final show this summer, support act Sammy Hagar reports

And one of them will be No More Tears

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Halestorm's Lzzy Hale feared Back to Beginning performance invite was fake and didn't reply at first

Halestorm's Lzzy Hale left Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon Osbourne hanging for two days after she emailed the frontwoman to invite the band to perform at Black Sabbath's last-ever concert, 'Back to the Beginning', in July, but Lzzy wasn't sure if it was "real" or not.

Salon

Icons shine at American Music Honors

Bruce Springsteen led a star-studded tribute to legends like Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty and Emmylou Harris

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