Few modern rock stars are as charismatic as former HIM frontman Ville Valo. In 2006, Metal Hammer travelled to Italy to meet Ville and his band to try to find out what made this modern rock god tick.

Ozzy and Dio may be Sabbath’s best-known singers, but these bangers with less-famous voices deserve their share of the love ...

Promise. There's a plethora of talent and ingenuity that comes out of the Black community, so if you want your wardrobe (or beauty routine!) to look fresh and trend-setting, these are the ...

Rob Halford almost died at his final gig as Judas Priest vocalist on August 19, 1991 – and not because the other four members gave him a severe kicking when they’d learned of his decision to quit ...

Sharon Osbourne has spoken of Ozzy Osbourne's 'delicate soul' and how he 'just wants to be with the guys' ahead of his final ...

Black Sabbath is a pioneer of heavy metal — perhaps the genre's godfathers. Even so, the band was never one-dimensional in its sound. The same can be said about "Changes" from Vol. 4 (1972).It's ...

Joe Bonsall's widow describes her charmed life being married to the singer and how hard it is to adjust to life without him.

And recently, Black Sabbath, another big-hitter announced that their final chapter would be brought to a close. Forefathers of heavy metal and certified gods of rock, Black Sabbath, will be playing a ...

Literary scholar Farah Jasmine Griffin discusses how Black yearning keeps surviving in the face of racist violence.

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The term “black card” has come to symbolize an ultra-exclusive high-end credit card, referenced in pop culture as the ultimate ...

Black Men Smile asserts "They Pulled Back. We Push Forward.," in response to DEI rollbacks. Carlton Mackey of Black Men Smile is continuing the mission of uplifting while standing against DEI erasure.

Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with his original bandmates this summer for his final live performance. The heavy metal star, 76, will rock Birmingham's Villa Park on 5 July, as part ...