Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Black Sabbath may be heading toward the end of its career, but fans ...

Today’s metal bands are a bunch of slackers, relatively speaking. You think releasing an album every three years is hard work? Imagine what it was like four decades ago, when heavy metal barely ...

Ozzy Osbourne is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer twice over — both for Black Sabbath and his solo career. But which is the better Ozzy-featuring album — Black Sabbath's Paranoid or Ozzy's No More Tears?

“Rock and roll can never die” was emphasized more than once by Neil Young on his 1979 (semi-)live album, Rust Never Sleeps, since the line was featured in both that album’s first track (“My My, Hey ...

With the music world centered on Ozzy and Black Sabbath's farewell concert this week, we decided to put the best albums from each part of Ozzy's career against each other in the weekly Loudwire Nights ...

Four Black Sabbath albums chart in the U.K., and three return to at least one list as fans continue to mourn Ozzy Osbourne's death this summer. WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Musicians Bill ...

Classic rock is full of bands that release great debut albums before disappointing fans with their second. There are plenty of reasons for this so-called sophomore slump, ranging from label pressure ...

Compiling all of the albums that fall under the classic rock umbrella would be nearly impossible. However, a handful of albums still get attention decades after their initial release. For instance, AC ...

The best title tracks don’t just anchor the classic albums they come from; they also become enduring favorites. They also work as introductions and often the central themes of their parent LPs. In the ...