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15/10/2025

01/10/2025

An English farm has honoured Ozzy Osbourne with a colossal pumpkin mural made from over 10,000 squashes.

Each October, Sunnyfields Farm in Totton, Hampshire hosts a 'Pumpkin Time' immersive event that kicks off with the unveiling of a giant pumpkin pyramid.

The subject of the pumpkin pyramid is decided by public vote, with previous designs including Beetlejuice, Paddington, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, which set a Guinness World Record for the largest cucurbit mural.

This year, over 70% of the public voted for Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne to honoured in the wake of his death aged 76 in July.

Thomas Nelson, director of Sunnyfields Farm, said the Ozzy mosaic took 16 people four-and-a-half hours to create.

Dubbed the 'prince of pumpkins', it depicts a smiling Ozzy Osbourne wearing his trademark round glasses and a crucifix, and surrounded by three flying bats.

Sunnyfields Farm's Pumpkin Time event runs from this Saturday (4th October) until Halloween on 31st October.

See more photos at planetrock.com

01/10/2025

"It's crazy, because Sabbath warming up to play, obviously, loud music in a stadium and they're just warming up, man — drum fills, some tribal beats Bill was doing, and you hear Geezer kind of noodling a bit. And then Tony — I even remember him playing some kind of sort of little bit of jazz, some jazz chords here and there, and then they went into, yeah, 'Into The Void'." - Robert Trujillo

Photo taken during soundcheck the day before , July 2025 ✟

17/09/2025

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17/09/2025

🖤‼️BACK IN STOCK!🦇🖤

Back by popular demand, we've just restocked our online shop with our Black Mass hot sauce in collaboration with the award-winning Pip's Hot Sauce.

Forged with black garlic, the finest chillies and roasted onions for a deep and complex flavour packed with earthy sweetness. Like the metal heritage of our shared home, Birmingham, this sauce is very dark, very heavy (and vegan!).

Sold individually or as part of our bundle offer paired with a Home of Metal tea towel and patch. Treat yourself or others to a heavy metal parcel in the post.

Available at https://homeofmetal.com/shop/

10/09/2025

10/09/2025

BLACK SABBATH co-founder, lead guitarist and co-songwriter Tony Iommi spoke to BBC Breakfast about Birmingham Royal Ballet's hit production of "Black Sabbath - The Ballet", which will return with a homecoming at Birmingham Hippodrome from September 18 to September 27 following dates in Europe and th...

04/08/2025

Birmingham Council have removed all items from the Black Sabbath Bench,and will be sending the items left to the Osbourne family.

31/07/2025

The Kings Guard play tribute to Ozzy