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Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi reveals exactly how Ozzy Osbourne became band’s singer as heavy metal icons play final show
Tony Iommi has been Black Sabbath’s keeper of the flame. He is “Master Of The Riffs” — some say he invented heavy metal — and ...
Sabbath guitarist admits nerves ahead of farewell
Black Sabbath guitarist Toni Iommi has said performing a farewell gig in the band's home city will be "totally different from ...
“The Eagles were in the same studio. They had to go because we were too loud!”: Sabbath in the ’70s - by Tony Iommi
The Eagles were in the same studio, in the room next to us. They had to pack up and go because we were too loud!”: The highs ...
Bill Kelliher on his awkward Tony Iommi encounter and Mastodon’s Back to the Beginning plans
As he gears up for Black Sabbath's last hurrah, the Mastodon man looks back on his brief – but probably very helpful! – ...
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Tony Iommi and Laney mark Black Sabbath’s final show with an ultra-limited signature amp
Back to the Beginning – Black Sabbath’s epic bow-out and Ozzy Osbourne’s last-ever show – is only days away, and to mark the ...
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The Other Founding Father – Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward Deserves His Final Bow
Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward will take one final, long-deserved bow with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Ozzy ...
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The Strange, Forgotten Saga of Ozzy Osbourne’s Pre-‘Blizzard’ Solo Band
Despite being mentored by Tony Iommi and nearly chosen as Ozzy Osbourne's first solo band, the planets never quite aligned ...
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'It's absolutely the end': Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi's Back To The Beginning vow
Black Sabbath’s The End Tour culminated in February 2017 at Birmingham’s Genting Arena (since renamed BP Pulse Live) in what ...
Which artist did Tony Iommi call the epitome of rock?
Tony Iommi certainly defined a specific subsection of rock and roll, but he was far from the truest spokesman for the entire ...
Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi on the band’s final fade to black
The guitarist reflects on five decades of heavy metal, perilous pranks — and why he agreed to one last concert ...
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Tony Iommi admits that, yes, sometimes he got carried away playing guitar solos – but Ronnie James Dio was his enabler - MusicRadar
Iommi might be a man who will forever be defined as metal guitar’s original riff lord, but this freatkout is a reminder that Iommi could cut heads with the best of them, and that the Ronnie James Dio ...
“I don’t use them”: The guitars Tony Iommi could never play properly
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is an undisputed titan of hard rock guitar, but he could never truly connect with the Gibson Les Paul, preferring an SG.