Black Sabbath
An Ode to Hated Metal Records by Beloved Metal Bands
There are two important facets to heavy metal fandom. The first is knowing your shit and loving that shit. The second, and probably more vital, is hating the shit out of certain shit with the fury of a thousand shit-filled suns.
Insult to Injury: Week Ending 1/3
Here's what the Noisey editors were listening to between getting pounded by Blizzard Hercules.
Among the War Pigs
It’s amazing how many real-life Spinal Tap moments I’ve had. They always lead me to ask myself, “Did that really happen?” I had one of those experiences with Ozzy Osbourne in Nuremberg, Germany, in the same stadium where Leni Riefenstahl made her epic...
Noisey Vs. MetalSucks - Give Black Sabbath's New Record a Chance
I’m glad MetalSucks chose to dismiss the continued existence of Black Sabbath in this week’s online smack down: an elaborate PR campaign couldn’t have been set up better to root for Sabbath in the weeks prior to the release of their 464th album '13.'
Ozzy Osbourne Just Admitted He's Been On Drugs for the Past Few Years
What a bummer. What a thing to wake up to. Yesterday, in a very candid Facebook post, the Prince of Darkness himself came clean about the last year and a half of his life, during which he's been drinking and taking drugs.
Black Sabbath and the Birth of Heavy Metal - Full Length
Jesse Hughes investigates his foremost musical love, the original UK heavy metal sound.
Groupies, Dicks, and the Pitbull
Jesse meets Cynthia Plaster Caster, a groupie famous for making casts of her conquests’ penises.
Rockfield Studios With a Wizard
A visit to Rockfield Studios, the Abbey Road of the rock world with, Krusher a man synonymous with heavy metal for decades.
Ozzy's House and Hometown Sabbath Stories - Trailer
Jesse takes a tour of Aston in the Midlands to track down the birthplace of his favorite band of all time, Black Sabbath. He traces where they went to school, where they first rehearsed, and Ozzy’s childhood home. The final stop of the tour is the...
Black Sabbath and the Birth of Heavy Metal
Jesse decides that for his next rock ‘n’ roll road trip he wants to investigate his first musical love—the original, authentic heavy metal sound from the UK, as pioneered by his heroes Black Sabbath in the 1970s.
Forget Everything, Put On Black Sabbath's Debut
No, I didn't watch the Grammy's. Why would I? From what I'm hearing, the spectacle was little more than Adele blubbering, Nicki Minaj wearing a silly outfit, good guy Dave Grohl "maybe sticking it":http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/0...