Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Cryptobatz: Ozzy Osbourne Announces First NFT Collection
Ozzy Osbourne has announced his first dive into the world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) with the upcoming ‘Cryptobatz’ collection. The Prince of Darkness will unveil 9,666 unique NFT bats in January – a knowing nod to the infamous moment he bit the head off a bat during a 1982 performance …
Read More »Bob Daisley on His Years With Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Black Sabbath Featured in Online Escape Room for 'Sabotage'
In honor of a newly remastered version of Black Sabbath‘sSabotage, Rhino Records has released a virtual escape room game that’s themed to the album. Created in partnership with Bewilder Box Ltd., the game gives players the mission of recovering a copy ofSabotage: Super Deluxe Edition by traveling back in time …
Read More »Black Sabbath's Debut: 5 Things We Learned About Its Creation and Cover Art
Black Sabbath changed the world of music 50 years ago this week with their genre-defining self-titled debut. To mark the occasion, Rolling Stone put together a comprehensive account of the record’s creation. We spoke with 12 original sources, including the Black Sabbath’s guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne, Recovering From Surgery, to Headline New Year's Eve Ozzfest
Now that Ozzy Osbourne is on the mend, following the staph infection that forced him to reschedule the last few North American dates of his No More Tours 2 Tour, he’s getting back onstage earlier than expected. On December 31st, he’ll headline a one-off Ozzfest at the L.A. Forum and …
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