There's been a lot of good discourse surrounding the "reunited" Black Sabbath's new album, the Rick Rubin-produced 13. Steve Smith and Ben Ratliff offered some fascinating and thoughtful insights…   Read Story »

When I gave a negative review to "The End Of The Beginning," the second single to be released from Black Sabbath's 13, I did so based on a ridiculous edit of the song wedged into a pandering,…   Read Story »

I watch a lot of television -- like A LOT of television -- and I've never seen a single episode of CSI. I know this sounds snobbish (and maybe it is in fact snobbish), but I'm saying it to make a…   Read Story »

Metal in 2013 will to some extent be defined by two stories that made their debuts in April, one of which was included on our list of the month's best songs, the other which was not but deserves to…   Read Story »

The best metal album of 2012 was Pallbearer's fantastic Sorrow And Extinction, an album heavily indebted to Ozzy-era Black Sabbath. Yes, of course, all metal is heavily indebted to Ozzy-era Black…   Read Story »

The original Black Sabbath lineup officially reunited in November 2011 to play some shows and record a new album -- their first since 1978's Never Say Die -- with producer Rick Rubin. Last February,…   Read Story »

For Sunday's recap and photos, click here. For Saturday's recap and photos, click here. Friday's recap below... 12:00 p.m. @ The Playstation Stage: First Aid Kit I eased into Lollapalooza's…   Read Story »

Most of us go to work every day at jobs we find redundant, collaborating with people we don't like. And, generally speaking, the pay is terrible, and the benefits are worse. Yet, we plod on. But for…   Read Story »

Self-titled albums are one thing. But when a band names one of its songs after itself -- or, alternately, when a band names itself after one of its songs -- it's a pretty big deal. The song itself…   Read Story »

For a little while, Black Sabbath, certainly the most influential heavy metal band of all time and possibly the best as well, have been teasing a big announcement for 11/11/11. Everyone assumed that…   Read Story »