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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 ...
Metallica and Steve Tyler in town: Birmingham's Black Sabbath super weekend begins
Birmingham plays host to big events including Black Sabbath's farewell gig, Test cricket, Jeff Lynne, and Colmore Food ...
“The Eagles were in the same studio. They had to go because we were too loud!”: Sabbath in the ’70s - by Tony Iommi
The Eagles were in the same studio, in the room next to us. They had to pack up and go because we were too loud!”: The highs ...
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The Other Founding Father – Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward Deserves His Final Bow
Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward will take one final, long-deserved bow with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Ozzy ...
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Zakk Wylde has an idea for how Black Sabbath can carry on after Back to the Beginning
Ozzy's battle with Parkinson’s has reduced his role for Sabbath’s final show, but Wylde hopes it can be the dawn of a new era ...
Bill Kelliher on his awkward Tony Iommi encounter and Mastodon’s Back to the Beginning plans
As he gears up for Black Sabbath's last hurrah, the Mastodon man looks back on his brief – but probably very helpful! – ...
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Why Black Sabbath’s 2025 Reunion Matters More Than All Their Other Ones
The best thing Live Aid did for Sabbath was simply remind the world the band still exists. Still, there was no followup opportunity as 1986's Seventh Star (confusingly billed as "Black Sabbath ...