‘Estranged’: the song that inadvertently killed hair metal
Officially out of steam.
Heavy metal
“How presumptuous”: When Johnny Cash leapt to the defence of heavy metal music
Faith and Christianity were constant themes throughout the life and music of Johnny Cash. The grandson of a circuit preacher, ‘the man in black’ was…
“Proud to fly the flag”: What was the first band to identify as heavy metal?
Proud to bang their heads.
Three songs to define Black Sabbath, according to Tony Iommi
Speaking as a bassist, I’d love to believe that no bandmate is irreplaceable. In an ideal world they’re not. Maybe more bands should be like…
The one Black Sabbath album Ozzy Osbourne detests: “It was just a bad thing”
Sabbath didn’t last long after ‘Never Say Die!’
