Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi knows what it takes to be a truly original guitarist. He's in no doubt about who is the ...

With 2000s nostalgia about to kick into high gear, here's some underrated albums from the earliest part of the 21st century.

Not everyone likes the term Yacht Rock, probably due to its elitist connotation. In HBO’s Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary, Steve Lukather of Toto fame said, with a hint of sarcasm, “Where’s my yacht?” On ...

A black moon is a rare occurrence. The next Black Moon will occur on Aug. 23, 2025. This is considered a Black Moon under the definition of the third new moon in a season of four new moons.

Later in the discussion, however, their sights turned to new material and the rumours circulating that Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi would be appearing on a new track called ‘Rocket’.

Black rice is that rare trifecta of delicious, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing. This dark-colored rice, which is a deep purple-black, has alternate names including purple rice, forbidden rice ...

Black Sabbath is a pioneer of heavy metal — perhaps the genre's godfathers. Even so, the band was never one-dimensional in its sound. The same can be said about "Changes" from Vol. 4 (1972).It's ...

Black Sabbath isn’t the easiest rock band in the world to cover, even if a few of their songs are on the simple side of metal. In fact, we’d say that most heavy metal songs aren’t exactly ...

Founded in 1983, Metal Hammer is the global home of all things heavy. We have breaking news, exclusive interviews with the biggest bands and names in metal, rock, hardcore, grunge and beyond, expert ...

how “first thought, best thought” sounds when it’s really working. Instead, Cooper B. Handy’s Album, Vol. 9 is, at its very best, “random.” ...

vibrantly remastered albums resurrected in Anno Domini chart an under-appreciated chapter in the Black Sabbath story. "The notion of an Iommi-only Sabbath proved controversial among fans ...

What we said: "In contrast to later victory-lap reunions with Ozzy and Dio, the four long-deleted, vibrantly remastered albums resurrected in Anno Domini chart an under-appreciated chapter in the ...