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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The bassist has come to expect the unexpected, even joking that they could even reunite after they’ve all died ...

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.

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, ...

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 ...

“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 ...