Hoard almighty

Box sets, underground oddities and all the essential merch you need this month

The Back To The Beginning show features the greatest metal bill ever assembled. Over the next 12 pages, some of the musicians appearing share just what Ozzy and Black Sabbath mean to them

Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear

On July 5, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne will play live for the last time ever. The four members look back on an incredible journey

Chaos, blood, death, resurrection – Kerry King and Tom Araya look back on the tumultuous journey of the thrash icons who pushed metal to new extremes

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax