“The idea was to make an album heavier than anything that had ever before”: Tony Iommi on Black Sabbath’s classic debut
Black Sabbath’s first album is effectively ground zero for heavy metal - and as guitarist Tony Iommi recalled, it was an album made under intense pressure. In 2013, Iommi told Classic Rock how Sabbath ...
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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
It's impossible to overstate Tony Iommi’s influence on heavy metal. Since Black Sabbath made its recording debut in 1970, the left-handed six-stringer has defined the genre's dark and ominous ...
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Zakk Wylde Confirms That All Participating Bands Will Play Black Sabbath Songs at Ozzy’s Farewell Concert
Zakk Wylde is excited to participate in Black Sabbath's farewell concert with Ozzy Osbourne, but he won't be performing his ...
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The life and times of Tony Iommi, metal’s indestructible dark lord
Tony Iommi has never been a man to use his private life to foster celebrity status. While others have invited the world to invade their privacy in search of ephemeral fame, the Black Sabbath ...
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As the only member to have appeared in every incarnation of Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi hasn't been the most prolific solo artist. In fact, this keeper of the flame has only releasing two albums as ...
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“I can’t think why, but we recorded the track prancing around naked!” Tony Iommi recalls the madness of Black Sabbath
4 were written and rehearsed. As Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi recalled in an interview with Classic Rock: “We lived in a beautiful house in Bel Air. It had a ballroom and bar leading out to the garden ...
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Lita Ford Claims Tony Iommi Was An Abusive Cokehead in Her New Memoir
In Tony Iommi’s book Iron Man, the Black Sabbath guitarist claims his marriage with Lita Ford ended partially because Ford felt he’d stolen Eric Singer from her band and partially because he was doing ...
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Animated Short Reveals That Tony Iommi’s Mother Was Responsible for the Birth of Heavy Metal
The origin story of heavy metal is as well worn as those of Batman and Spider-Man: Tony Iommi didn’t see his parents killed in an alley, and he was never bitten by a radioactive spider, but he did ...
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Ozzy Osbourne Doc ‘No Escape From Now’ to Chronicle Run-Up to Farewell Concert
The film will feature appearances by Osbourne’s wife and manager, Sharon, as well as several musicians who have played with him over the years: Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, Metallica ...
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Tony Iommi Reveals Why He Never Changed Black Sabbath's Name Black Sabbath's founding guitarist, Tony Iommi, celebrates the release of their new box set, Anno Domini 1989-1995, and dives into the ...
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See what Tony Iommi had to say about Black Sabbath's return for one final show this year. In this week's Loud List video compilation, we present the 10 most unforgettable moments with Black ...