In January 1976, Sounds writer Geoff Barton travelled to Portsmouth to see Black Sabbath play one of the final shows on their ...

The band’s maximalist tendencies have been reined in, their Siouxsie-Sioux-gone-Black-Sabbath vibes boiled down and seasoned with deathrock influences that encompass both the rangy punkishness of ...

The debate about who or what instigated the birth of heavy metal will almost certainly continue until we are all reduced to ash or worm food, but for those of us who cherish this music and embrace ...