Tony, you started off playing traditional blues, how did you make the jump to composing the heavy, riff-oriented music that characterized Sabbath? Iommi: Well, to be honest, we just became so fed up ...
The recording of Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath was a distinctly hedonistic affair, resulting in one of classic rock's most infamous ...
Sharon Osbourne publicly criticized Jim Simpson, Black Sabbath’s first manager, for attempting to release early demo ...
Tony Iommi confirmed that Black Sabbath turned down an offer to perform as part of Power Trip, taking place in October. The festival’s lineup features some of the biggest names in hard rock and heavy ...
In a new video celebrating the new year, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi reflects on the past year and looks ahead to new ventures, which includes starting work on a new album that may possibly be ...
Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi's next collaboration is with a jazz saxophone player, the fellow British musician Soweto Kinch. Interestingly enough, it brings the heavy metal guitarist full circle.
The bassist has come to expect the unexpected, even joking that they could even reunite after they’ve all died ...
Over the weekend, classic heavy metal melded with classic dance artistry, as the long-awaited Black Sabbath: The Ballet premiered in Birmingham, U.K. Having been in the works for a while now, ...
“I am writing and doing plenty of stuff, and it’s sounding really good,” he said. “I’m very happy with it. I might use some orchestration, I might not. So we’ll see how it goes.” Tony Martin-Era Black ...
Considered one of the pioneers of the heavy metal genre, Tony Iommi gained fame thanks to his contributions to the iconic band Black Sabbath. While the band went through some lineup changes over the ...
“It is with great regret that I had to resort to legal action against my long term partner, Tony Iommi, but after three years of trying to resolve this issue amicably, I feel I have no other recourse.