by Metal Insider | Feb 19, 2013 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. This coming Sunday, the 85th annual Oscars award show will air live on TV. Typically, movies’ biggest night of the year makes the Grammys look like Ozzfest. However, with...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 18, 2013 | Label Moves
While Universal Music’s takeover of EMI Music was approved late last year, part of the agreement acquired Universal to sell off a handful of its own assets. One of those labels includes Sanctuary Records (once the label home of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Megadeth and...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 18, 2013 | Collaborations
It’s safe to say that Tony Iommi’s primary musical focus is on Black Sabbath’s new album. However, it appears that the legendary guitarist has also been working with Queen guitarist/longtime friend Brian May on some sort of collaboration. In the most recent issue of...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 13, 2013 | In The Studio, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/3GLqS7yjyMw[/youtube] 43 years ago today, Black Sabbath’s self-titled album gave birth to metal. And today, the band have unveiled a look at the sessions for their new album, 13, out in June. And by “look,” that’s...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 12, 2013 | Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/ZSLTIrzZFLY[/youtube] Oh Black Sabbath, you’re such teases. In 1978, the last time Ozzy Osbourne recorded a full length album with Black Sabbath, Jimmy Carter was President, gas was 63 cents a gallon, and Ozzy was on too many drugs to...