Christianity can learn a lot from Black Sabbath, and heavy metal in general. That’s the view of Church Of England priest Rev. Rachel Mann. (more…)

Geezer Butler has revealed that, while Heaven & Hell is over, he hopes to carry on working with both guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Vinny Appice. (more…)

Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi have issued a joint statement on the recent resolution of their dispute over the Black Sabbath trademark. (more…)

The Home Of Metal, which celebrates the West Midlands contribution to the world of rock and metal, is to launch its digital archive later this month. (more…)

This week, there’s some Mastodon soundtrack stuff, a stoner gem from Sasquatch, the return of a former Live man, original prog metallers High Tide and a DVD on the making of the Paranoid album. (more…)

This week we take a look at a NWOBH legend’s BBC recordings, get all metal with Witchery, rejoice in the return of The Enid, go all sleazy with Jettblack and look forward to Hawkwind and Black Country Communion. (more…)

Jorn Lande has reacted to criticism that his Ronnie James Dio tribute album has only been released now to cash in on the great singer’s recent death. (more…)

Glenn Hughes has spoken exclusively to Classic Rock about his upcoming appearance at High Voltage with Heaven & Hell, in tribute to Ronnie James Dio. (more…)

This week, there’s lots of prog. Plus the return of Peter Frampton, a Dio covers album, and some metal from Devil Sold His Soul and Hellyeah… (more…)

They toured with Queen and Black Sabbath, were hotly tipped by many in the mid-70s to become big news, and even had a management connection with Peter Grant. But Liverpudlians Nutz were destined to be consigned to features such as this, eventually failing to make the grade in the unforgiving yet all too forgetful world of contemporary music. Malcolm Dome looks back at what might have been. Check out all the other Cult Heroes. (more…)