In January 1976, Sounds writer Geoff Barton travelled to Portsmouth to see Black Sabbath play one of the final shows on their ...

Ironically, in the early 1980s Iommi asked Gillan to join Sabbath to replace departing vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Gillan said he had never heard any of Black Sabbath's music before joining the band.

The Anthrax guitarist was initially asked to take part on his own, but a chat with Tom Morello got the whole band on board.

Black Sabbath threw together one of the most popular songs in heavy metal history in an afternoon as an afterthought.

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 ...

A week ago today, a demo of a previously unreleased Black Sabbath song called “Slapback” made its way ... calling it “incredible” that these tapes have been made public. Now guitarist Tony Iommi has ...

Black Sabbath are the undisputed godfathers ... After a succession of influential albums, Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward parted ways with singer Ozzy ...

Well, here’s a gift that will rock their world: “Black Sabbath: The Vinyl Collection ... guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward — basically sounding better than ...

It's not Iommi's fault, however, as even his solo ideas tended to get absorbed into Black Sabbath. For instance, 1986's 'Seventh Star' was to be his proposed debut, before label executives ...

The definitive masterclass with Tony Iommi. Inventor of the "heavy metal" guitar sound which powered Black Sabbath to world fame and inspired a host of imitators.

From Osbourne’s prince-of-darkness wail and Tony Iommi’s sludgy guitar riffing to Geezer Butler’s crawling bass lines and Bill Ward’s deathly drum smacks, Black Sabbath’s music has ...

“The Crown has huge significance to us and many other successful acts…” says Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi of the Birmingham pub’s newly-announced Grade II status. From Florence Pugh ...