Black Sabbath packed a lot into the 1970s. They began the decade by inventing heavy metal and ended it by sacking legendary frontman Ozzy Osbourne. In between were all sorts of highs and lows - which ...

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In this week's Loud List, we present you with 10 unforgettable Tony Iommi moments. In fact, Black Sabbath are often credited as the innovators of heavy metal, so one could argue that Iommi is the most ...

Gibson has unveiled a new signature electric guitar pickup for the Godfather of Heavy Metal, Tony Iommi – or rather it has unveiled an old one, reissuing the Black Sabbath icon’s much loved signature ...

In 2000, after nearly four decades of playing and writing in bands, from Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell and other collaborations, guitarist Tony Iommi released his debut solo album. Iommi featured ...

After talking about it for what feels like a while now, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi‘s “Deified” is out for the masses to hear and boy, it sure is a thing that he’s written on guitar. The ...

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Tony Iommi said he wanted the Hard Rock Cafe to return a guitar he sold them, as per the deal they’d done with him, but the corporation wouldn’t do it. “The guy who used to buy memorabilia for the ...

What does heavy metal smell like? It smells like 100,000 people crammed into a stadium designed for 50,000 and the lingering smell of pyrotechnics in the air. Or, apparently, it smells like saffron, ...

With Black Sabbath announcing their return to the concert stage for one final show, guitarist Tony Iommi has weighed in on the magnitude of the moment that will take place this summer with a new ...