It was in early 1969, after a change of name from The Polka Tulk Blues Band to Earth, that Iommi heard the first Led Zeppelin album and vowed to make music that was, in his words, “even heavier”.

Per Setlist.fm, Black Sabbath have only played two songs in concert more than “War Pigs” — “Paranoid” and “Iron Man.” This is all to say, despite its Vietnam-era anti-war angle, Sabbath’s war machine ...

In February 1975, exactly 50 years ago, Black Sabbath were working on their sixth studio album Sabotage. It would become one ...

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife/manager says that it was The Prince Of Darkness himself spearheading efforts for the band’s classic ...

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Iommi says he wanted to be sure the four original members could deliver for fans set to pack Villa Park for ...