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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 ...
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Black Sabbath share new photo featuring some of the metal legends set to honour them at their farewell show in Birmingham
Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, Bill and friends, including Metallica, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and more ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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"We're one of the only bands where the original members are still alive and speaking with one another": The final Black Sabbath interview
They’ve written one song already, a jazzy, bluesy track called Wicked World, whose fearful title plugs into the turmoil and ...
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“In my head, I could hear it as a monster.” Tony Iommi on the moment he instantly composed “Iron Man,” calling it one of two Black Sabbath songs he relates to - MSN
It's impossible to overstate Tony Iommi’s influence on heavy metal. Since Black Sabbath made its recording debut in 1970, ...
Tony Iommi was such a big influence on Scott Ian that he tried to play left-handed
Ahead of his performance at Back to the Beginning, Anthrax's riff-master reflects on the influence of Black Sabbath, and how ...