Black Sabbath were the toast of the heavy rock crowd on Monday (17Jun13) when they won two top trophies at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods prizegiving.

The heavy rockers' long-awaited comeback project, 13, was named Best Album, just a day after it shot to number one in the band's native U.K. on Sunday (16Jun13).

The reunited supergroup also picked up the Best U.K. Band title.

Other big winners at the prizegiving in London included Motorhead, who took home The Golden God trophy, while Alice In Chains were the recipients of the Icon Award.

The winners are decided by the editors of Britain's ...

Hard rockers Black Sabbath have returned the top of the UK Album Chart for the first time in over four decades with their highly anticipated comeback album, "13."

The Ozzy Osbourne-fronted band hit No. 1 with the new album this week, setting a record for the longest gap between number-one albums. Sabbath last reached the top spot back in 1970 with their classic "Paranoid."

"I'm in shock! The success of this album has blown me off my feet," Ozzy said after hearing the news.

The previous record was held by Bob Dylan, whose 1970 album "New Morning" and 2009 disc "Together Through Life" had ...

Ozzy Osbourne has been left stunned by the success of Black Sabbath's long-awaited comeback album, 13, because he didn't expect it the be a big hit.

The new release has already topped download charts in 23 countries and is set to debut at number one around the world, and frontman Ozzy still can't believe the old rockers have another hit on their hands.

He says, "It's really good but I never thought it was gonna be a success... There's no airplay on it."

And the frontman accepts the band don't make it easy for radio bosses to play their tracks: "We don't write four or five or three-minute...

British band Black Sabbath starved when playing gigs abroad in the early days of their career as they couldn't afford to eat.

The rockers struggled to book shows in their native U.K. so they travelled in order to get work - but the group had to stay overseas for weeks at a time to make the journey worthwhile.

The band landed a residency in Hamburg, Germany - but bassist Geezer Butler reveals they struggled to feed themselves during their time in the country.

He tells Mojo magazine, "It was f**cking horrible. We were literally starving. Sometimes I'd cry because I'd be so hungry. But we ...

Rockers Black Sabbath are heading back to the charts together for the first time in more than 30 years.

The reunited rockers began working on a new record last year, their first with the original line-up since 1978's "Never Say Die!", and they have now announced the album, titled 13, is finished and will hit stores in June.

Work on the record was slowed due to guitarist Tony Iommi's cancer battle, but it is hoped he will be well enough to re-join his bandmates for a number of 2013 shows.

Ozzy Osbourne's group has announced plans to tour in Australia, New Zealand and Japan ahead of the re...

Ozzy Osbourne could soon have an English airport named after him as the record company boss who discovered Black Sabbath is calling for a name change to honor the local hero.

Jim Simpson, head of Big Bear Music, wants Birmingham Airport to be turned into a tribute for their hometown star Osbourne, who founded the metal band there.

Simpson has held talks with council chiefs who are reportedly considering following in the footsteps of officials in Liverpool, England, who unveiled the Liverpool John Lennon Airport in memory of the late Beatles legend.

He tells British newspaper The Birmi...

Slipknot and Black Sabbath will headline the first Ozzfest staged in Japan next May.

Ozzy Osbourne and his manager wife Sharon made the big announcement online on Thursday morning.

The news of the 11 and 12 May shows comes hours after Black Sabbath announced their first Australian tour in nearly 40 years.

Original band members Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi will perform concerts in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in April.

Heavy metal band Black Sabbath have announced their first Australian tour in nearly 40 years.

Original band members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi have finally confirmed the rumors they will perform Down Under next year for the first time since 1974.

Entertainment company Live Nation had whipped fans into a frenzy by taking to Twitter.com on Wednesday to post teaser clues about a major announcement, and it then emerged the Paranoid hit-makers will be returning to Australia for a series of concerts.

Black Sabbath will be playing concerts in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and ...

Reunited heavy metal stars Black Sabbath were the toast of the Kerrang! Awards in London on Thursday - just three days before their official comeback concert.

The reformed band - made up of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler - picked up the Inspiration Award at the U.K. magazine's annual prize giving as they prepare for Britain's Download Festival on Sunday.

It was also a monumental night for another rock legend - former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash walked away with the Kerrang! Icon honor.

Slash took to his Twitter.com page after scooping the prize to thank fans for voting ...

Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has officially pulled out of the group's reunion plans - because he can't get along with his bandmates and their managers.

Ward threatened to quit earlier this year after revealing he had not been given a "signable contract" and the group pledged to continue with reunion shows without him.

Now, just four days before Black Sabbath's Lollapalooza festival warm-up show in the group's native Birmingham, England on Saturday, Ward has written a lengthy letter informing fans of his decision not to be a part of the get together.

In the correspondence, which the dr...

Metal legend Tony Iommi has received his final dose of chemotherapy as part of his ongoing battle against lymphoma.

The 64-year-old Black Sabbath guitarist is now preparing to begin a course of radiation therapy in an effort to fight the disease, which is a cancer of the white blood cells.

In an update on his website, Iommi writes, "I've had the last dose of chemotherapy so hopefully my body will start to get back to normal soon, the steroids were the worse (sic). I've now got three weeks of radiotherapy coming up which I'm told can be very tiring so we'll see."

The rocker went on to ...

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his family are returning to TV to voice themselves in a new animated series.

The Black Sabbath frontman, his wife Sharon and their two children Kelly and Jack, first opened up the doors to their home for The Osbournes, an MTV program which ran from 2002 to 2005.

And now, after a short hiatus, the family has signed up to share its day-to-day life with fans again in The F'n Osbournes.

Recently engaged Jack, who is also due to become a first-time father this year, will produce the project with his TV presenter mom and bosses at Canadian animation company Cuppa Co...

The reunited members of Black Sabbath have cancelled a number of upcoming shows as guitarist Tony Iommi continues his cancer battle.

The rocker, who turns 64 on Sunday, was diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells, just weeks after the band announced plans for shows and a new album in 2012.

Iommi refused to let the diagnosis halt the reunion plans, and started work on the group's comeback album, but the band has now postponed several forthcoming shows to allow him time to overcome his health battle.

Instead, Ozzy Osbourne will take to the stage in co...

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne is convinced Tony Iommi's natural drive will help him win his cancer battle, insisting his Black Sabbath bandmate has "got more determination than anybody I've ever met".

The 63-year-old guitarist has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells, and he announced the news to fans last month.

He's refusing to let the diagnosis halt reunion plans, and he has already started work on the band's comeback album - and Osbourne is supporting his pal in every way possible.

Speaking on his SiriusXM Radio show Ozzy's Boneyard, Osbourne say...

Birmingham, England's culture boss Martin Mullaney has thrown his support behind plans to celebrate Black Sabbath with the band's official city day.

Local officials want to pay tribute to the reunited rock group, who have returned to Britain to record new material and plan for a tour, and a Black Sabbath Day is now in the works in their hometown.

Mullaney tells the Birmingham Mail, "I am fully behind a celebration for Black Sabbath and we will be talking about that."

The idea was initially suggested by councillor Philip Parkin, who stated, "Early discussions are taking place about how be...

Newly-reunited rockers Black Sabbath have moved their recording sessions from Los Angeles to the British city of Birmingham where they started their career.

The musicians began recording material for their new album earlier this month at the home of guitarist Tony Iommi, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer.

However, a statement from the Ozzy Osbourne-led group has now confirmed they have left the U.S. and flown back to their hometown of Birmingham to finish writing their new songs.

A message posted on the band's Facebook.com page reads, "The guys have moved writing sessio...

Reunited rockers Black Sabbath were forced to pull the plug on a headlining spot at this year's Coachella Festival in California after guitarist Tony Iommi was diagnosed with cancer.

The rock icons were billed to perform at the six-day event but pulled out just before the line-up was made official on Monday (09Jan12), according to Billboard.com, hours after Iommi went public with his recent lymphoma diagnosis.

It is unclear which artist was drafted in at the last minute to fill the spot left by Black Sabbath, but Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, The Black Keys and Radiohead have been announced as ...

Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi is battling cancer.

The rocker is working with doctors after he was found to have the early stages of lymphoma, a blood cancer which develops in the lymphatic system.

Black Sabbath issued a statement on Monday telling fans the guitarist is keeping a positive attitude and is "determined to make a full recovery."

The message, posted on the band's Facebook.com page, reads, "With the news that Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, his bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at this time...

British bachelor Hugh Grant stunned the world when he announced he had a new love in his life - a baby girl he had fathered during a brief relationship with Chinese model/actress Tinglan Hong. He wasn't the only star to join the celebrity parents' club in November - singer Lily Allen had a reason to "Smile" again after giving birth to a daughter, her first child with new husband Sam Cooper, while newsman Piers Morgan and his wife Celia Walden also became parents to a little girl. Maggie Gyllenhaal and her husband Peter Sarsgaard announced they were expecting their second child, as did reali...

Ozzy Osbourne has plans for a low-key New Year's Eve celebration after once drinking so much he proposed to a stripper - in front of his wife.

The former Black Sabbath frontman was partying at a club in Tokyo, Japan when he invited a dancer back to his hotel room and suggested they marry.

However the star's drunken antics landed him in hot water with his wife Sharon, who watched the whole thing unravel.

He tells New York Post columnist Cindy Adams, "(I) took some lap-dancing bird (woman) to the hotel room and proposed marriage, forgetting the missus was there. Sharon cracked (hit) her st...

The original members of Black Sabbath refused to break off from recording their new album to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday and worked through the holiday, according to Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly.

Osbourne, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler announced earlier this month they are reuniting for a 2012 tour and a new record.

They've been busy working on their material, and the rockers spent their Thanksgiving in the studio.

In a series of posts on her Twitter.com page, Kelly Osbourne writes, "Thanx OfficialSabbath 4 ruining my thanksgiving by staying in the studio u miserable o...

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has landed his own radio show.

The star will host new SiriusXM program Ozzy's Boneyard when it launches later this year.

Osbourne will showcase tracks from his favorite artists, among them Metallica, Van Halen and AC/DC, share some of his own career highlights and personal stories, and also feature special broadcasts with his wife Sharon and their children, Jack and Kelly Osbourne.

He says, "After everything I've been through in my career I never imagined I'd end up with my own radio channel on SiriusXM. This is f**king amazing! Does this mean I can play whatever ...

The original members of Black Sabbath have confirmed they're heading back into the studio to record an album of new material with top producer Rick Rubin.

Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reunited for a press conference at the Whiskey A-Go-Go in Los Angeles on Friday morning - the 41st anniversary of their first concert at the fabled venue - to announce big plans for 2012.

As well as recording their first studio album together since 1978, the group will tour the world and headline Britain's Download Festival in June.

Earlier this month, guitarist Iommi revealed the ...

Actor William Shatner has recorded a cover version of Black Sabbath's heavy metal track Iron Man for his new concept album.

The Star Trek icon is working on his third musical release, Searching for Major Tom, which features Shatner channelling David Bowie's Space Oddity character for his own take on a variety of space-themed songs, including tracks by The Police (Walking on the Moon), Frank Sinatra (Lost in the Stars) and Pink Floyd (Learning to Fly).

And Shatner's version of Black Sabbath's 1970 hit has been given the thumbs up from Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne's former guitarist, who add...

Members of Ozzy Osbourne's former group Black Sabbath, Motley Crue and KISS are among the acts involved in a new album tribute to the Prince of Darkness.

"No More Tears: A Millennium Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne" will also feature covers by Slaughter, Night Ranger, Alice Cooper, The Cult, Warrant and Spinal Tap.

Reports suggest Ozzy himself will rework one of his classic tracks for his own tribute.

Ozzy Osbourne tried to talk his daughter Kelly out of collecting tattoos - because he knew she'd grow to regret them.

The rocker opens up about his past concerns while giving advice to a worried mom in his advice column for music magazine Rolling Stone.

The Connecticut mother wrote to the former Black Sabbath star and expressed her feelings about the fact her daughter wanted a huge spider tattoo on her back and asked the rock star for his thoughts.

Osbourne writes, "I remember when my daughter Kelly wanted tattoos. I said, 'Take it from me, you'll grow up to regret it,' and lo and f**...

Ozzy Osbourne had the opportunity to stop the burglar who broke into his U.K. home and stole his wife's wedding rings in 2004 - but let him go because he was naked.

The Black Sabbath star was stunned to come across the intruder in his wife Sharon's closet at their luxury family home in Buckinghamshire, England in the middle of the night, and tackled the man to the ground.

The rocker feared his nude attack would land him in legal trouble and his hesitation gave the burglar the chance to make a quick getaway with a haul of valuable goods.

Recalling the fateful night on her "The Talk" on We...

British rockers Def Leppard were honored Thursday night at the annual Kerrang! awards in London with this year's Inspiration Award. Thursday's even marked the 30th anniversary of the annual hard rock & heavy metal awards, put on by the British metal magazine.

But it was actor/rocker Jared Leto's band 30 Seconds to Mars who were the toast of the British rock scene after picking up two trophies.

The rockers beat out competition from frontrunners My Chemical Romance by winning awards for Best International Band and Best Single for their hit "Hurricane."

Leto took to Twitter.com to announce...

Tommy Lee knew he could never compete with Ozzy Osbourne's wild ways when he found the rocker smearing his own excrement on the walls of his hotel room after one particularly crazy drink and drugs binge during the 1980s.

Lee witnessed the extent of Osbourne's bizarre behavior in 1984 when his band Motley Crue joined the former Black Sabbath frontman on the road.

The drummer admits even he was shocked by the amount of booze and illegal substances Osbourne took during that tour - and he vividly recalls the moment he realised the Brit had completely lost it.

Speaking in candid new film docu...

Budding filmmaker Jack Osbourne is set to make a horror movie inspired by and named after his father Ozzy's rock band Black Sabbath.

The reality TV star recently wrapped his first big gig as a producer, working on behind-the-scenes concert documentary GOD Bless Ozzy Osbourne, which he premiered at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday.

And Osbourne is already planning his next project around the songs that made the heavy metal group famous.

Marc Weingarten, co-producer on GOD Bless Ozzy Osbourne, tells WENN, "Jack and I are about to do a horror movie called Black Sabbath so there'...