Ronnie James Dio knows what makes a good metal song, with a list that covers some of the genre's biggest legends, from Black ...

He played with the two iconic Black Sabbath singers at very different points in his career. One stood well above the other ...

The offer came over Christmas 1978, when Blackmore visited Gillan with an invitation to join Rainbow, around the time of ...

Some Black Sabbath albums are epoch-defining classics, some are average, some downright embarrassing, and we've ranked them – ...

Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward. At first, they called themselves ...

Ronnie James Dio was one of metal’s all-time great singers, appearing on landmark albums by Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his ...

Black Sabbath announced their final ever live show. Ozzy Osbourne and co will head to Villa Park in their hometown in July ...

Excess began to take its toll on the group in the late '70s, leading to subpar recordings, a waning identity and problems with Osbourne, who was eventually fired and replaced by Ronnie James Dio.

Having influenced scores of metal guitarists, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi confessed to seeing any attempt at mimicking their pioneering sound as a futile task.

Black Sabbath are saying goodbye following one last show in July, but this is hardly the last time they told fans it was the last time.

Metallica, Slayer and Pantera join line-up for farewell to heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham in July ...