Ozzy: “I used to go around barefoot, because I literally couldn’t afford shoes.” To celebrate 40 years of Black Sabbath’s seminal heavy metal tome, ‘Black Sabbath’ we spoke to Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne for this month’s issue of Hammer. (more…)

It looks as though the former bandmates are to duke it out in court over the rights to the Black Sabbath name. (more…)

Hammer editor Alexander Milas will be on Radio 5 Live on Saturday 13 Feb at 8:35am at to talk about Black Sabbath and the fortieth year of heavy metal. Tune in! Also, read an exlcusive excerpt from Hammer’s Sabbath feature in the current issue! (more…)

Yes we all know Tony Martin was in Black Sabbath and that Headless Cross is an unsung hero of the Black Sabbath back catalogue but did you know… (more…)

The Hammer staff have their say on the Heavy Metal World Cup final! (more…)

We take a closer look at the 4 teams that have made BBC 6 Music’s Heavy Metal World Cup semi-finals! (more…)

5 more Sabbath classics receive the re-issue treatment! (more…)

BostonHerald.com are reporting that Black Sabbath/Heaven And Hell guitarist Tony Iommi admits that Heaven And Hell might play some earlier Sabbath songs: (more…)

Your chance to get your mitts on deluxe reissues of the self-titled Black Sabbath album and their 1971 masterpiece, ‘Masters Of Reality’! These albums include previously unreleased instrumentals and album tracks and are available in stores now!

Click here for your chance to win!

Ozzy Osbourne has filed a lawsuit against Tony Iommi over the rights to the name Black Sabbath. It is now claimed that Iommi illegally took sole ownership of the band’s name in a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (more…)