Birmingham Royal Ballet director Carlos Acosta and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi came up with an unusual idea - to pair Black Sabbath music and ballet dancing. Luckily, the idea is coming to fruition - 'Black Sabbath the Ballet' will premiere in Birmingham in September. It will feature eight Black Sabbath tracks - 'Paranoid', 'War Pigs', 'Orchid' and 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' among them, re-orchestrated for the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, plus new music inspired by the band.

A thought-provoking article in Loudwire about the age rock musicians were at when they wrote their classic albums/songs. All Black Sabbath members were at the age of 20/21 when they wrote their debut, Kurt Cobain was 23 in 1990 when he wrote Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', as old as equally left-handed Jimi Hendrix was when he wrote 'Are You Experienced'. Metallica were 21, 22, and 23 when they wrote their masterpiece 'Master of Puppets', while Silverchair members, at the time of their multiplatinum debut 'Frogstomp', were just children - 14 years old!

"Before there was metal, there was Black Sabbath" - Dr. Martens said ahead of the release of their new Black Sabbath boots, marking the 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath's self-titled debut and sophomore album 'Paranoid'. The boots are set to drop on October 1 on drmartens.com.

David Bowie, Gorillaz, Black Sabbath, New Order, kd Lang, Notorious BIG, My Chemical Romance, John Lennon, Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Prince and Pink Floyd, among others, are releasing exclusive records on Record Store Day. The big day is on April 18.

“Geezer’s [Butler] a great, great lyricist. [And as a bassist], nobody can touch him. Bill [Ward], in his day, was a great drummer. Tony [Iommi], he’s always gonna be the greatest, no one can touch him" - Ozzy Osbourne spoke about his career on Rick Rubin’s Broken Record podcast. “People will say to me, ‘Why did you always sing on the side of the stage?’ I don’t fucking know. I don’t know", Osbourne said. "It’s just fear, I suppose. ‘Cause Tony, he’s one of the few people who could walk into this room right now and I would fucking feel intimidated. He intimidates the fuck out of me — and he knows it”.

A diverse array of artists honored the memory of Chris Cornell at the I Am The Highway tribute concert in Los Angeles last week. Members of Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple Of The Dog, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, Melvins, Queens Of The Stone Age, Black Sabbath and others took park. Rolling Stone...