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.

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 ...

And of course, Hammett says Black Sabbath’s first three albums “are like gospel” to metalheads. Specifically, the Exodus co-founder lists the 1975 song “Symptom of the Universe” as one that changed ...

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‘s 1979 split with Ozzy Osbourne was the rare breakup that resulted in two excellent new bands. The original ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tom Morello (left) says Tony Iommi (right) and Black Sabbath "made me see music is a different way.". | Credit: Morello: Joby Sessions/Total Guitar Magazine | Iommi: Olly Curtis/Guitarist Magazine ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...