“Scared stiff”: When fear of a nuclear holocaust informed Black Sabbath’s 1970 masterpiece
Nothing to smile about.
Black Sabbath Archives: 05/2026
Keith Richards’ scathing assessment of 10 classic rock bands: “His tiny todger”
Brutalising Bowie and more.
The band who wiped the floor with classic Black Sabbath in 1978: “We hit a wall”
It couldn’t last forever.
The five best and five worst Hipgnosis album designs
“Hip = new, cool, and groovy, and gnosis, relating to ancient learning…”
The 1970 song Black Sabbath almost threw away: “Sitting on the floor smoking dope”
Dancing too close to the fire.
The Black Sabbath album Tony Iommi couldn’t stand: “It was an idea from the record company”
Not the sound that he connected with.
The 2013 album Ozzy Osbourne never wanted to happen: “It wasn’t a glorious period”
No real reason to exist.