News Ozzy and Geezer Butler star in the trailer for Aston Villa’s new home kitAston Villa FC have unveiled a brilliant trailer for their 2024/25 home kit – with local legends Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler getting in on the action…
News See Geezer Butler join Foo Fighters onstage in Birmingham to perform ParanoidAt the final night of Foo Fighters’ UK tour in Birmingham, the band brought out Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler to play Paranoid…
Features Tony Iommi on Black Sabbath’s “lost” era: “It’s a shame, because we made some great music”As they’re resurrected and finally brought onto streaming services, Tony Iommi looks back on the albums of Black Sabbath’s “lost” era, and how an unknown new frontman gave them a new lease of life...
News Black Sabbath are finally reissuing four of their Tony Martin-era albumsAfter being unavailable for years, the four records are being given the boxset treatment in May…
News Hear over 60 legendary musicians on a new charity song for Teenage Cancer TrustListen to Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes join forces for the wonderful Going Home (Theme From Local Hero), raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.
News Birmingham’s The Crown, where Sabbath played their first-ever show, secures Grade II listing“The Crown has huge significance to us and many other successful acts…” says Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi of the Birmingham pub’s newly-announced Grade II status.
News See the Osbournes discuss Ozzy and Sharon’s biopic, and which actors they want to play themFrom Florence Pugh to Bill Hader, the Osbourne family throw around some suggestions for the planned Ozzy and Sharon biopic, which will portray the couple from between the years of 1979 to 1999.
News Slash, Tony Iommi, Springsteen and more to feature on star-studded Teenage Cancer Trust singleOver 60 music icons are assembling under the banner Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes for Going Home (Theme From Local Hero), released in March and raising money for charity.
News Sharon Osbourne confirms final Ozzy live shows in BirminghamDespite announcing last year that his “touring days” were over, The Prince Of Darkness is nevertheless planning a pair of goodbye shows in his hometown of Aston in Birmingham, according to Sharon…
News Ozzy absolutely loves T-Pain’s 2023 cover of Black Sabbath’s War PigsHigh praise, indeed! Ozzy Osbourne says that T-Pain performed “the best cover of War Pigs ever” on his 2023 covers album.
News Ozzy says “never in a million years” to another series of The OsbournesIn the brand-new episode of The Osbournes Podcast, the family reflect on their iconic ’00s reality show and the negative impact on their mental health, with Ozzy saying another season “won’t happen”.
News Cancer Bats announce 2024 UK tour as their Bat Sabbath alter-egosBat Sabbath are hitting the road next January and February, following the recent release of their Masters Of Duality EP…
Reviews “A compelling, immersive experience”: Our verdict on Black Sabbath – The BalletBlack Sabbath and ballet? Could it work?! We headed to Sadler’s Wells in London to find out, as the blueprint of heavy metal comes face-to-face with the Birmingham Royal Ballet in a stunning celebration of an enduring, wondrous legacy…
News Black Sabbath to re-release Ozzy-era ’70s albums on picture disc vinylBlack Sabbath’s classic first eight albums will be released together via Hand Of Doom, a lovely new limited-edition picture disc box set…
News Sharon Osbourne is working on an Ozzy memorabilia museum in BirminghamSharon says it will cover Ozzy Osbourne’s entire career, from pre-Black Sabbath to now…
Features In pictures: The opening night of Black Sabbath – The Ballet in BirminghamBlack Sabbath – The Ballet made its world premiere in Birmingham (where else?) over the weekend, with Sharon Osbourne in attendance and Tony Iommi even shredding onstage…
Features “Helping the audience take a risk is what Supersonic Festival is all about”Every year, Birmingham’s Supersonic puts together the most eclectic and unconventional festival bill in Britain. As it prepares to celebrate 20 years, organiser Lisa Meyer talks us through two decades of musical madness, and helping to put the city’s musical legacy on the map…
