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◆ 2 articles Jun 13, 06:00 PM

Black Sabbath Tony Iommi Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Django Reinhardt Geezer Butler Heaven & Hell Logan Ozzy Osbourne +3 more

Blabbermouth, Louder Sound Open

PopMatters Jun 10, 12:00 PM

Spirit Adrift Blur Boundaries on ‘Infinite Illumination’

Spirit Adrift Corrosion of Conformity Diamond Head Metallica

Blabbermouth Jun 8, 01:49 PM

BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD: 'I Never Played 'Paranoid' The Same Way Twice'

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Mike Stark Ozzy Osbourne Tony Iommi

Louder Sound Jun 7, 08:00 AM

“A few others were singing about the underside of life, but we had the heaviness to hammer the subjects home.” The inside story of Black Sabbath’s stoned masterpiece Master Of Reality

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Ozzy Osbourne Tony Iommi

BrooklynVegan Jun 3, 03:45 PM

Maryland Deathfest initial 2027 lineup (Enslaved playing 1994 album, Candlemass, Voivod playing old deep cuts, Ancient Death, more)

Candlemass Enslaved Voivod Akercocke Black Sabbath Cerebral Effusion Ceremonium Coscradh Cruciamentum +12 more

◆ 3 articles Jun 2, 10:20 PM

Castle Rat Amon Amarth Dethklok Riley Pinkerton Unto Others Wraith Knight

Louder Sound, Loudwire, Revolver Open

◆ 2 articles Jun 2, 02:44 PM

Castle Rat Unto Others Wraith Knight Amon Amarth Dethklok

BrooklynVegan, Exclaim! Open

Louder Sound May 30, 05:00 PM

“Did we do drugs in the studio? Of course. What could be better than three or four bongs before you start recording?”: How doom kings Electric Wizard made the classic Dopethrone album

Dopethrone Electric Wizard

Decibel Magazine May 27, 02:20 PM

Spirit Adrift to Release Exclusive New Song, “No Evil Shall Befall Us,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

Blabbermouth May 25, 02:53 PM

Watch: SOLITUDE AETURNUS Performs With Guest Vocalist JASON MCMASTER At 2026 MARYLAND DEATHFEST

Jason McMaster Solitude Aeturnus Accept Armored Saint Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Watchtower

Louder Sound May 20, 03:30 PM

“You know what's really gonna make us money? This rodent-themed mediaeval doom metal band”: Castle Rat’s Riley Pinkerton shoots back against “industry plant” allegations

Castle Rat Riley Pinkerton

◆ 2 articles May 19, 07:40 PM

Black Sabbath Tony Iommi

BBC Music, Blabbermouth Open

Blabbermouth May 18, 07:01 PM

HIPGNOSIS, The Company Behind Iconic PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN And BLACK SABBATH Album Covers, Acquired by PRIMARY WAVE

Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd Bad Company Def Leppard Foreigner Genesis Hipgnosis Queen +2 more

BrooklynVegan May 18, 06:42 PM

Brooklyn doom fest has Eyehategod, Pentagram, two classic Saint Vitus singers, Dead Meadow, Dave Hill, & much more (Memorial Day weekend)

Dead Meadow Eyehategod Pentagram Saint Vitus Black Moon Cult Casket Rats Electric Citizen Freedom Hawk Legions of Doom Magick Potion +9 more

Loudwire May 18, 12:39 PM

Castle Rat Singer Laughs Off 'Industry Plant' Talk

Castle Rat Amon Amarth Dethklok Riley Pinkerton

NME May 18, 08:46 AM

Gene Simmons announces Legends of Rock Expo 2026 with members of Black Sabbath, The Police and more

Black Sabbath Gene Simmons The Police David Ellefson Disturbed Geezer Butler KISS Lita Ford Megadeth +3 more

Louder Sound May 16, 04:00 PM

"Substitute any Vietnam reference with any current war and the lyrics still stand up. I think the lyrics on Paranoid are timeless." How themes of war, madness and nuclear holocaust shaped Black Sabbath's second album

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler

Louder Sound May 16, 07:00 AM

"If people didn’t like us, they’d say it was because we sounded too much like Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin." How Soundgarden went from superunknowns to grunge godfathers, a band who captured the sound and spirit of Seattle like no other

Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Soundgarden Chris Cornell Matt Cameron

Louder Sound May 13, 11:05 PM

"Seeing these dogs finally get a chance at freedom and loving homes is deeply moving." Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler backs rescue of 1500 beagles from Wisconsin breeding facility

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Debbie Gibson

Blabbermouth May 13, 01:42 PM

Watch: BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Joins Push To Rehome Beagles From Ridglan Farms In Wisconsin

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Debbie Gibson

◆ 2 articles Jun 13, 06:00 PM

Black Sabbath Tony Iommi Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Django Reinhardt Geezer Butler Heaven & Hell Logan Ozzy Osbourne +3 more

Blabbermouth, Louder Sound Open

Blabbermouth Jun 8, 01:49 PM

BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD: 'I Never Played 'Paranoid' The Same Way Twice'

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Mike Stark Ozzy Osbourne Tony Iommi

BrooklynVegan Jun 3, 03:45 PM

Maryland Deathfest initial 2027 lineup (Enslaved playing 1994 album, Candlemass, Voivod playing old deep cuts, Ancient Death, more)

Candlemass Enslaved Voivod Akercocke Black Sabbath Cerebral Effusion Ceremonium Coscradh Cruciamentum +12 more

◆ 2 articles Jun 2, 02:44 PM

Castle Rat Unto Others Wraith Knight Amon Amarth Dethklok

BrooklynVegan, Exclaim! Open

Decibel Magazine May 27, 02:20 PM

Spirit Adrift to Release Exclusive New Song, “No Evil Shall Befall Us,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

Louder Sound May 20, 03:30 PM

“You know what's really gonna make us money? This rodent-themed mediaeval doom metal band”: Castle Rat’s Riley Pinkerton shoots back against “industry plant” allegations

Castle Rat Riley Pinkerton

Blabbermouth May 18, 07:01 PM

HIPGNOSIS, The Company Behind Iconic PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN And BLACK SABBATH Album Covers, Acquired by PRIMARY WAVE

Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd Bad Company Def Leppard Foreigner Genesis Hipgnosis Queen +2 more

Loudwire May 18, 12:39 PM

Castle Rat Singer Laughs Off 'Industry Plant' Talk

Castle Rat Amon Amarth Dethklok Riley Pinkerton

Louder Sound May 16, 04:00 PM

"Substitute any Vietnam reference with any current war and the lyrics still stand up. I think the lyrics on Paranoid are timeless." How themes of war, madness and nuclear holocaust shaped Black Sabbath's second album

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler

Louder Sound May 13, 11:05 PM

"Seeing these dogs finally get a chance at freedom and loving homes is deeply moving." Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler backs rescue of 1500 beagles from Wisconsin breeding facility

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Debbie Gibson

PopMatters Jun 10, 12:00 PM

Spirit Adrift Blur Boundaries on ‘Infinite Illumination’

Spirit Adrift Corrosion of Conformity Diamond Head Metallica

Louder Sound Jun 7, 08:00 AM

“A few others were singing about the underside of life, but we had the heaviness to hammer the subjects home.” The inside story of Black Sabbath’s stoned masterpiece Master Of Reality

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Ozzy Osbourne Tony Iommi

◆ 3 articles Jun 2, 10:20 PM

Castle Rat Amon Amarth Dethklok Riley Pinkerton Unto Others Wraith Knight

Louder Sound, Loudwire, Revolver Open

Louder Sound May 30, 05:00 PM

“Did we do drugs in the studio? Of course. What could be better than three or four bongs before you start recording?”: How doom kings Electric Wizard made the classic Dopethrone album

Dopethrone Electric Wizard

Blabbermouth May 25, 02:53 PM

Watch: SOLITUDE AETURNUS Performs With Guest Vocalist JASON MCMASTER At 2026 MARYLAND DEATHFEST

Jason McMaster Solitude Aeturnus Accept Armored Saint Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Watchtower

◆ 2 articles May 19, 07:40 PM

Black Sabbath Tony Iommi

BBC Music, Blabbermouth Open

BrooklynVegan May 18, 06:42 PM

Brooklyn doom fest has Eyehategod, Pentagram, two classic Saint Vitus singers, Dead Meadow, Dave Hill, & much more (Memorial Day weekend)

Dead Meadow Eyehategod Pentagram Saint Vitus Black Moon Cult Casket Rats Electric Citizen Freedom Hawk Legions of Doom Magick Potion +9 more

NME May 18, 08:46 AM

Gene Simmons announces Legends of Rock Expo 2026 with members of Black Sabbath, The Police and more

Black Sabbath Gene Simmons The Police David Ellefson Disturbed Geezer Butler KISS Lita Ford Megadeth +3 more

Louder Sound May 16, 07:00 AM

"If people didn’t like us, they’d say it was because we sounded too much like Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin." How Soundgarden went from superunknowns to grunge godfathers, a band who captured the sound and spirit of Seattle like no other

Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Soundgarden Chris Cornell Matt Cameron

Blabbermouth May 13, 01:42 PM

Watch: BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Joins Push To Rehome Beagles From Ridglan Farms In Wisconsin

Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Debbie Gibson

◆ Overview

Spirit Adrift and Castle Rat are expanding their presence in the traditional doom metal scene with new releases and upcoming North American tours, while archival insights into Black Sabbath's Master of Reality and Electric Wizard's Dopethrone highlight the genre's enduring influence and studio culture. Maryland Deathfest 2027 has unveiled a lineup featuring notable acts such as Enslaved, Candlemass, and Voivod, and Hipgnosis has been acquired by Primary Wave, marking a significant moment in music visual history.

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