55 Years Since Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid' Debuted on Billboard 200 as Metal's Greatest Album

On February 20, 1971, Black Sabbath’s landmark LP Paranoid debuted on the U.S. albums chart at No. 25—the beginning of what ...

Black Sabbath Song That ‘Invented’ Heavy Metal Just Turned 56—And It Has a Nightmare of a Story

“Black Sabbath” was written by all four Black Sabbath bandmates, but it was inspired when they were known by the name Earth.
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William Shatner to bring staccato talk-singing growl to heavy metal album

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‘The Ballad of Judas Priest’ Review: Delightful Metal Doc Is a Rock-Solid Directorial Debut for Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Tom Morello

Tom Morello and Sam Dunn's 'The Ballad of Judas Priest' profiles the British heavy metal legends via archive, new interviews ...
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William Shatner, 94, to release heavy metal album

‘I’ll headbang where nobody has headbanged before’: William Shatner, 94, announces heavy metal album - The ‘Star Trek’ legend ...
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Star Trek actor William Shatner is releasing an all-star heavy metal album featuring Zakk Wylde, Ritchie Blackmore and more, because you try and tell him not to

At the age of 94, Star Trek actor William Shatner is working on a star-studded heavy metal album, featuring contributions ...
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‘Ballad of Judas Priest’ documentary highly resonant today, says lead singer Rob Halford

By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - "The Ballad of Judas Priest", a new documentary about the heavy metal pioneers, arrives at a moment when renewed debate over free speech has made the ...