Black Sabbath News Stories

Black Sabbath Announce Tony Martin Era Box Set
At long last Black Sabbath have announced a special box set that will focus on the Tony Martin era of the band

Black Sabbath Mashed Up With Neil Young By Slumbering Sun
Slumbering Sun mashes up Neil Young's 'My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)' with Black Sabbath's 'Into the Void', c

Black Sabbath Classic 'Paranoid' Joins Spotify Billions Club
Black Sabbath's 1970 classic, 'Paranoid', has joined Spotify's Billions Club. The iconic heavy metal single has passed a milestone on the streaming service

Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin Won Grammys On This Day In Rock 2014
On this Day in Rock back in 2014 Black Sabbath won the Best Metal Performance Grammy at the annual award ceremony

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Reacts To Ozzy Osbourne's Criticism - 2023 In Review
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Reacts To Ozzy Osbourne's Criticism was a top 23 story of Nov. 2023

Black Sabbath Releasing Tony Martin Era Box Set in May
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi revealed in a New Year's video to fans that the band is planning to release the long-awaited Tony Martin era box set

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Reacts To Ozzy Osbourne's Criticism
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler took to social media to dispute claims made by Ozzy Osbourne in a recently published interview

Black Sabbath Hand of Doom Box Set Going International
Black Sabbath are proud to announce the released of their new vinyl box set, Hand of Doom, on December 1st

Tony Iommi Rocks Black Sabbath Classic With Hollywood Vampires
Tony Iommi performed the Black Sabbath classic, 'Paranoid', with the Hollywood Vampires in his hometown of Birmingham, UK

Black Sabbath To Release Hand Of Doom Picture Disc Box Set
Black Sabbath will release a limited edition 8-LP picture disc box set, 'Hand Of Doom 1970-1978', on August 18.

Black Sabbath Stream 'Live Evil' Reissue
Black Sabbath is streaming their 1983 package, 'Live Evil', in sync with the release of a 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

Black Sabbath Stream Children Of The Sea From Live Evil Reissue
Black Sabbath is streaming audio of 'Children Of The Sea' as the latest preview

Black Sabbath Preview Live Evil 40th Anniversary Reissue
Black Sabbath is streaming audio of 'The Mob Rules' as the first preview to the June 2 release of a 40th Anniversary

Black Sabbath In The Studio For Vol. 4's 50th Anniversary (2022 In Review)
The 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath's 'Vol. 4' album was celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard

Queen of England Called On To Honor Black Sabbath (2022 In Review)
The Queen of England had been called on to honor Black Sabbath by member of the British Parliament

Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi Reunited For Special Jam (2022 In Review)
Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi Reunited For Special Jam was a top 22 story from Aug. 2022

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Battling Pneumonia
Legendary Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler was diagnosed with pneumonia on Christmas Eve

Ronnie James Dio Wrote 'Holy Diver' For Black Sabbath (2022 In Review)
Sunday, July 10th marked what would have been metal legend Ronnie James Dio's 80th birthday

Black Sabbath In The Studio For Vol. 4's 50th Anniversary
The 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath's 'Vol. 4' album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard

Black Sabbath Iron Man Lager Coming Soon
KnuckleBonz have announced that they will be releasing 'The Black Sabbath Iron Man Lager'

Black Sabbath Dio Era Classics Box Sets Get Euro Release
Black Sabbath will release reissues of 1980's 'Heaven And Hell' and 1981's 'Mob Rules' albums next month

Metallica And Black Sabbath Members Perform At Taylor Hawkins Tribute
Metallica' Lars Ulrich, Black Sabbath' Geezer Butler, and Sebastian Bach teamed up with the Foo Fighters to deliver a medley of classic Sabbath tracks

Black Sabbath Legend Animated For Tony Iommi SG Special Launch
Epiphone have shared a new animated video for the Black Sabbath classic 'Fairies Wear Boots' to celebrate the launch of the new Tony Iommi SG Special

Ozzy Revisits Black Sabbath Connection In Patient Number 9 Miniseries
Ozzy Osbourne is revisiting his Black Sabbath connection in the second episode of a video miniseries about the making of his new album, 'Patient Number 9.'

Ozzy Osbourne Doesn't See '13' As A Real Black Sabbath Album
Ozzy Osbourne says that he does not view '13' as releasing being a Black Sabbath album

Queen of England Called On To Honor Black Sabbath
The Queen of England had been called on to honor Black Sabbath by member of the British Parliament

Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi Reunite For Special Jam
Black Sabbath legends Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi reunited on stage in their hometown of Birmingham, England

Black Sabbath Legend Tony Iommi Opens 2022 Commonwealth Games
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was among the artists that performed at the Opening Ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi To Open 2022 Commonwealth Games
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi will be among the artists set to appear at the Opening Ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Ronnie James Dio Wrote 'Holy Diver' For Black Sabbath
Sunday, July 10th marked what would have been metal legend Ronnie James Dio's 80th birthday

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Updates Fans On Autobiography
Legendary Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler is sharing an update on his forthcoming autobiography

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Launched Perfume With New Song 2021 In Review
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi scored a top 21 story from November 2021 after he launched a line of perfume with a companion song

Black Sabbath May Revisit Tony Martin and Ian Gillan Eras 2021 In Review
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi grabbed a top 21 story from March 2021 when he shared that they planning to release a box set

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Upset Over Dio Era Song Leak 2021 In Review
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was the subject of a top 21 story from March 2021 after he shared his displeasure

Black Sabbath Star Shared Background On Unreleased Dio Era Song 2021 In Review
Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler had a top 21 story from March 2021 when he shared some details about the unreleased Ronnie James Dio

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Launches Perfume With New Song
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is launching a new line of perfume with a companion song entitled 'Scent Of Dark'

Black Sabbath DC Shoes Collection and Limited Edition Tribute Album Coming
DC Shoes have big plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath's 'Master Of Reality' album

Black Sabbath Expand 'Technical Ecstasy' For Reissue
Black Sabbath will release an expanded reissue of their 1976 album, 'Technical Ecstasy', on October 1.

Black Sabbath Stream 'Hole In The Sky' From Sabotage Reissue
Black Sabbath are streaming audio of their newly-remastered classic track, 'Hole In The Sky'

Black Sabbath Stream Remastered 'Symptom Of The Universe'
Black Sabbath are streaming audio of their newly-remastered classic track, 'Symptom Of The Universe',

Black Sabbath Expand 'Sabotage' For Deluxe Reissue
Black Sabbath will release an expanded reissue of their 1975 album, 'Sabotage', on June 11th.

Black Sabbath's 'Children of the Sea' Covered By King Witch
Edinburgh rockers King Witch have released a music video their cover of the Dio era Black Sabbath classic 'Children Of The Sea'.

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Weighs In On Rock Is Dead Debate
Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi has weighed in on the rock is dead debate, led mostly in recent years by KISS bassist Gene Simmons

Black Sabbath May Revisit Tony Martin and Ian Gillan Eras
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi says that they planning to release a box set celebrating the often overlooked Tony Martin era of the band

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Working On Memoir
Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler has revealed that he is currently working on his memoir

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Upset Over Dio Era Song Leak
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has shared his displeasure over the recent leak of a previously unreleased Ronnie James Dio era song

Black Sabbath Stream 1982 Performance Of 'Heaven And Hell'
Black Sabbath are streaming audio of a 1982 live performance of 'Heaven And Hell

Black Sabbath Star Gives Background On Unreleased Dio Era Song
Former Black Sabbath drummer Geezer Butler shared some details about the recently surfaced unreleased Ronnie James Dio era song 'Slapback'

Unreleased Original Dio Era Black Sabbath Song Shared Online
A previously unreleased Ronnie James Dio fronted Black Sabbath song from 1979 called 'Slapback' has been shared online

Black Sabbath Stream Remastered 'Heaven And Hell' Album
Black Sabbath are streaming audio of their 1980 album classic, 'Heaven And Hell', in sync with the March 5 release

Black Sabbath Stream Rare Live Version Of 'Die Young'
Black Sabbath are streaming audio of a rare live version of 'Die Young'

Black Sabbath Share Rare Single Version Of 'Lady Evil'
Black Sabbath are sharing a rare 1980 single version of 'Lady Evil', ahead of its inclusion on the March 5

Black Sabbath Stream 1981 Performance Of Mob Rules Classic Voodoo
Black Sabbath are streaming audio of a 1981 live version of 'Voodoo' ahead of its inclusion on the March

Black Sabbath Stream Unreleased Performance Of Dio Era Classic
Black Sabbath are streaming an unreleased 1980 live version of 'Neon Knights'

Black Sabbath's Iommi Addresses Rob Halford Heaven & Hell Speculation
Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi says in a new interview that the speculated reformation of Heaven & Hell with Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford

Black Sabbath Stream 2021 Version Of 'Changes'
Black Sabbath are streaming a newly-remastered version of 'Changes' ahead of the February 12 reissue of their 1972 album

Rare Black Sabbath 'Heaven and Hell' Demo Goes Online
A demo recording of the 1980 Black Sabbath classic, 'Heaven And Hell', has surfaced online

Black Sabbath To Reveal Previously Unreleased Dio Era Recordings
Black Sabbath have expanded the two classic original Ronnie James Dio era albums 'Heaven And Hell' and 'Mob Rules'

Black Sabbath Final Concert Unlikely With Geezer Saying Band Is Done 2020 In Review
Hopes for another Black Sabbath concert have diminished even more

Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd Icons Team Up For New Song 2020 In Review
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed that he recently collaborated with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason

Ozzy Osbourne Rules Out Playing With Black Sabbath Again 2020 In Review
Ozzy Osbourne appeared to have changed his mind about the idea of Black Sabbath regrouping

Sharon Osbourne Reveals True Ownership Of Black Sabbath 2020 In Review
Sharon Osbourne revealed that her husband Ozzy and guitarist Tony Iommi have equal ownership of Black Sabbath

Rumored Queen and Black Sabbath Stars Collaboration Has Chance Of Happening 2020 In Review
Queen's Brian May says that a collaboration with Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, has a 'chance' of seeing the light of day

Grim Reaper Stars Reunited For Black Sabbath Isolation Cover 2020 In Review
A pair of original members of UK rock outfit Grim Reaper have reunited for a home isolation video

Black Sabbath Mystery Solved 50 Years Later 2020 In Review
Black Sabbath Mystery Solved 50 Years Later was a top 20 story of Feb. 2020

Black Sabbath Expand 'Vol 4' For Deluxe Reissue
Black Sabbath will release an expanded reissue of their 1972 album, 'Vol. 4', on February 12, 2021

Black Sabbath Final Concert Unlikely With Geezer Saying Band Is Done
Hopes for another Black Sabbath concert have diminished even more with Geezer Butler joining frontman Ozzy Osbourne

Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd Icons Team Up For New Song
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed that he recently collaborated with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason on a song

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Marks 50th Anniversary Of 'Paranoid'
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi took to social media to celebrate the history and legacy of the band's second album, 'Paranoid',

Black Sabbath In The Studio For 'Paranoid' Anniversary
The 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath's 1970 album 'Paranoid' is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands

Ozzy Osbourne Rules Out Playing With Black Sabbath Again
Ozzy Osbourne appeared to have changed his mind about the idea of Black Sabbath regrouping with the original lineup

Zakk Wylde Streams His Cover Of Black Sabbath's 'The Wizard'
Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde is streaming a cover of the Black Sabbath classic, 'The Wizard',

Sharon Osbourne Reveals True Ownership Of Black Sabbath
Sharon Osbourne revealed that her husband Ozzy and guitarist Tony Iommi have equal ownership of Black Sabbath

Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple Producer Martin Birch Dead At 71
Martin Birch, best known for his work on legendary albums with Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, died on Sunday

Black Sabbath Expand 'Paranoid' For 50th Anniversary
Black Sabbath have announced that they will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of their iconic album 'Paranoid'

Rumored Queen and Black Sabbath Stars Collaboration Has Chance Of Happening
Queen's Brian May says that a much rumored collaboration with fellow guitar legend, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, has a 'chance'

Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Recreates Black Sabbath Debut Album For 50th Anniversary
Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the debut album by Black Sabbath

Grim Reaper Stars Reunite For Black Sabbath Isolation Cover
Grim Reaper have reunited for a home isolation video performance of the Black Sabbath classic, 'Heaven And Hell.'

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Charity Auction A Success
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has raised (approximately $24,000) for Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital

Ozzy and Tony Iommi Brought Closer Together Amid Covid-19
Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi revealed that he has been in constant contact with his former bandmate Ozzy Osbourne

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Auctioning Items For Covid-19 Relief
Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi has announced that he will be auctioning some items from his collection

Black Sabbath Mystery Solved 50 Years Later
Many pin the birth of heavy metal to the release of Black Sabbath's self-titled debut album on Friday, February 13th

Black Sabbath Announce Special 50th Anniversary Event
Black Sabbath have announced a unique 50th anniversary event marking the release of their groundbreaking 1970 self-titled debut

Black Sabbath Star Hasn't Seen Ozzy Osbourne At All 2019 In Review
Black Sabbath Star Hasn't Seen Ozzy Osbourne At All was a top 19 story of July 2019

Black Sabbath Stars Appear At 50 Years Opening 2019 In Review
Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler will appear at the opening a 50th anniversary exhibition

Black Sabbath Members Reunite For Special Honor 2019 In Review
Black Sabbath Members Reunite For Special Honor was a top 19 story of May 2019

Ozzy Hopes For Final Black Sabbath Show With Original Lineup 2019 In Review
Ozzy Hopes For Final Black Sabbath Show With Original Lineup was a top 19 story of May 2019

Queen Legend Helped Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Find 500 Riffs 2019 In Review
Queen Legend Helped Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Find 500 Riffs was a top 19 story of April 2019

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Shares Christmas Video
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is streaming his annual holiday greeting video message to fans as 2019 winds down

Black Sabbath's Bill Ward Surprise Releases New Song
Black Sabbath legend Bill Ward surprised fans late last week with the released of an online stream of a brand new song

Black Sabbath Offshoot Day Of Errors Share Second New Song
Day Of Errors, which features original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, have released their second new song this month

Black Sabbath Star Bill Ward's Day Of Errors Releases New Song
Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward's Day Of Errors project have returned with new music with the release of a lyric video

Black Sabbath's Bill Ward Tribute's Ginger Baker
Black Sabbath icon Bill Ward has paid tribute to another legendary rock drummer Ginger Baker of Cream fame

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Offers Support For Metallica's Hetfield
Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi and original Metallica bassist Ron McGovney have taken to social media to offer their support

Iommi Looks Back At Black Sabbath Replacing Ozzy With Dio
Tony Iommi looked back at Black Sabbath replacing Ozzy Osbourne with Ronnie James Dio in 1979

Black Sabbath Tested And Educated Rival Sons
Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan has shared the story about how the band landed the coveted gig opening for Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath 1970s-Era Celebrated In New Box Set
Black Sabbath will release a new box set highlighting their classic 1970s-era recordings

Ozzy Was Forbidden To Attend Grammy Music Legends Event
Ozzy Osbourne was forbidden by his wife and manager Sharon from attending the Grammy Salute To Music Legends event

Guns N' Roses Star Ended Black Sabbath Icon's Retirement
Black Sabbath legend Geezer Butler explained how a phone call from former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum led him