Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath will be getting a reissue of "Seventh Star" on July 10, 2026, and this time the album has been given a complete sonic overhaul (a remaster). It's the follow-up to the monstrous "Born Again" (1983), and it's the Black Sabbath…

“By the time of »Headless Cross«, Iommi had finally found a lineup formula that let him sleep a little easier. In that relaxed atmosphere, the same crew of musicians recorded an even stronger album, “Tyr”, which still failed to win over the…

"No-one gets to Heaven Till they've lived a while in Hell And even then it's rare That you'll be going there" Ronnie James Dio ("Magica", 2000)

"When Ozzy left, plenty of people figured Black Sabbath were done. They couldn't have been more wrong. The band reinvented its sound and style and made one of the best albums of its career. This is the story of "Heaven And Hell"!"

"When it came out, the Black Sabbath debut was met with mostly disapproval and incomprehension from the critics of the day, and it took years for it to earn the respect and standing it deserves as one of the most important achievements in…

"Headless Cross," one of the most overlooked achievements in the saga of the masters of metal darkness, ranks among the very best Black Sabbath records without Ozzy or Dio on vocals.

"The Eternal Idol" was another major sonic rebirth for Black Sabbath and the start of their next evolutionary phase, with both Tonys in the lead roles.

»The Eternal Idol« was yet another major sonic rebirth for Black Sabbath, kicking off the next evolutionary phase with both Tonys in the lead roles.

The long-awaited Black Sabbath reunion in our part of Europe is behind us, and if this means goodbye, it was a sweet one.

"On '13', Black Sabbath sound like they just crawled out of the grave, invented a time machine and rode it back to the seventies, when their final resting place had only just been dug."

On »13«, Black Sabbath sound like they just climbed out of the grave, invented a time machine, and zipped back to the seventies, when their final resting place was still freshly dug. Anyone who wrote off the 'metal granddads' long ago will…

"On the impressively solid 'God Is Dead?', Black Sabbath sound like they just climbed out of the tomb, invented a time machine and zipped back to the seventies, when their final resting place was still freshly dug."

On the remarkably solid "God Is Dead?", Black Sabbath sound like they just climbed out of the crypt, invented a time machine and zipped back to the seventies, when their final resting place was still freshly dug.

With its schizophrenic nature and its digging around in dead blues roots with a busted compass in hand, "Never Say Die" was the herald of the classic Black Sabbath lineup's farewell.

"Even though nearly every Sabbath traditionalist still turns their back on it today, anyone whose musical horizons stretch beyond strict heavy metal boundaries can appreciate its experimental nature and rare brilliant moments. As a whole…

With their self-titled debut, Black Sabbath pulled off a bona fide revolution: while fooling around with the blues, they stumbled onto a whole new form of rock music that critics of the day dubbed heavy metal, which makes this one of the…

With their self-titled debut, Black Sabbath pulled off a genuine revolution: while tinkering with the blues, they unexpectedly stumbled onto a whole new form of rock music, which the critics of the day dubbed heavy metal, making this one of…

»Paranoid« is, in every respect, the most important album by Birmingham's heavy rock giants and a masterpiece of heavy metal in its embryonic form, the record that finally shot them into the stratosphere of the most exciting bands of the…

"'Paranoid' is, in every respect, the most important album by the heavy rock giants from Birmingham and a masterpiece of heavy metal in its embryonic form, the one that finally shot them into the stratosphere of the most exciting bands of…

"»Master of Reality« is still one of the most influential heavy rock albums ever, playing a hugely important role in the development of the heavy metal scene, especially the doom metal and stoner rock/metal subgenres, and with its dark,…

»Master of Reality« is still one of the most influential hard rock albums ever. It played a huge role in shaping the heavy metal scene, especially the doom metal and stoner rock/metal subgenres, and with its dark, brooding…

"On their fourth studio outing, Black Sabbath hit a new level of maturity and made yet another classic heavy rock gem that, on top of the usual 'doom & gloom' punch and 'chasing the devil's tail', positively brims with unbridled…

On their fourth studio outing, Black Sabbath hit a new level of maturity and cooked up yet another classic heavy rock gem that, on top of the usual 'doom & gloom' punch and 'chasing the devil's tail' swagger, positively brims with…

The adventurous masterpiece »Sabbath Bloody Sabbath« is the most artistically accomplished achievement of the Ozzy era. It finally crowned the legendary heavy metal forefathers from Birmingham as the most important heavy rock…

"The adventurous masterpiece »Sabbath Bloody Sabbath« is the most artistically accomplished achievement of the Ozzy era. It finally crowned the legendary heavy metal forefathers from Birmingham as the most important heavy rock band of the…

"»Sabotage« is a heavy rock masterpiece with a strong experimental streak and yet another gorgeous document of the golden era of musical innovation, when Black Sabbath were at the peak of their creative powers."

»Sabotage« is a heavy rock masterpiece with a strong experimental streak, and one more gorgeous document of the golden age of musical innovation, when Black Sabbath were standing at the peak of their creative powers.

"The fact that “Technical Ecstasy” is cherished by music gourmets of a very special kind is also underlined by a neat tidbit: one of the levels in the popular 1995 video game 'Rise Of the Triads' carried this album's title, while “Dirty…

»Technical Ecstasy« may not be a classic 'doom & gloom' Black Sabbath album by most fans' standards. Even so, it's one of their sonically deepest records, one where the creative chemistry between the four original members burned one…

"The too-often unfairly overlooked "Seventh Star", the would-be solo debut of a lonely Iommi who got played by a greedy label, still ranks among the brightest gems in the mighty Black Sabbath legacy, and even the most die-hard Ozzy era…

Often unfairly overlooked, "Seventh Star" was meant to be a solo debut for a lonely Iommi who got played by a greedy record label, but it still ranks among the brightest gems in the mighty Black Sabbath legacy.

"On this far-too-long-overlooked masterpiece, Black Sabbath finally morphed into a modern metal band that still stayed true to its sinister roots."

"Tyr" is a completely unique album within Black Sabbath's majestic catalog. The forefathers of heavy metal never again pulled off this kind of blend of ethereal mysticism from the Nordic horizons and dark visions from the heart of hell.

Black Sabbath or Heaven & Hell? I don't think Black Sabbath need introducing to anyone, since they're one of those late-sixties bands that founded heavy metal and embodied the NWOBHM before the term even exis

"Could the impossible actually happen, and we'll soon hear Ozzy and Dio together in Black Sabbath??? That would probably be asking too much, but hey, even bigger battle axes have been buried."

In the early eighties, Iommi clearly felt very much at home among Ritchie Blackmore's old buddies. First came Ronnie James Dio, good old Elf/Rainbow pixie, Tony's killer combo that freed Black S

Black Sabbath... a musical institution. A cult in the truest sense of the word. The first real heavy metal band (at least that's the commonly accepted view, so let's set aside the sea of influences for a moment). Their debut, Black Sabbath,…

" Heaven and Hell is a real heavy metal wrecking ball! On Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath truly ditched the blues roots that dominated the Ozzy era for the first time in their career. Okay, I'm lying, but more on that later. Basically, with…

"We've got a double CD in front of us. The first disc is the original live release of the album "Live At Last" from 1980. The second one has rare live cuts played between 1970 and 1977 on various stages and tours, with Ozzy on vocals, of…

This re-release is a one-of-a-kind document of the beginnings of the metal earthquake that shook the music world. We've got a double disc here. The first is the original live release of the album "Live At Last" from 1980. The second has…