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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Black-sabbath ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Ozzy came to see us in Los Angeles and said it was the creepiest thing he’d ever heard, which coming from him is the biggest compliment”: Nina Persson on the Cardigans’ Sabbath covers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Band recorded versions of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Iron Man ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k7W6XHRyau3GMNDDkxkzgj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Nina Persson of The Cardigans performs on day 2 of Slot Festival 2024 ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nina Persson of The Cardigans performs on day 2 of Slot Festival 2024 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I was at school supposedly trying to get an education and all I could think about was that album. Black Sabbath are the gods, man!”: How Pantera singer Phil Anselmo fell under Sabbath’s evil spell ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-was-at-school-supposedly-trying-to-get-an-education-and-all-i-could-think-about-was-that-album-black-sabbath-are-the-gods-man-how-pantera-singer-phil-anselmo-fell-under-sabbaths-evil-spell</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ And why he thinks that Norwegian black metal ruled in the ’90s ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:03:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7dHz8MEcYcf5LaUJUpZuWi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Phil Anselmo on stage with Pantera in 2000]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Phil Anselmo of Pantera in 2000]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It was something Ozzy was very passionate about. We really started metal festivals in this country”: Sharon Osbourne wants to bring back Ozzfest and has plans for a Black Sabbath orchestral tour ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ But there's a twist: “I’d like to mix up the genres” ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2tvckM5i5k2tYdndGcULw3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy and Sharon in 2014]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy and Sharon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brian May just got Tony Iommi the best Christmas present ever ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Talk about doing Christmas shopping early? May's gift was two years in the making, and it's a big one – Queen meets Black Sabbath on a Red Special replica with a signature Iommi twist ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:25:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ziKd5NZcjGREe5YJwjR8A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Brian May performs live with his Red Special, and on the right, his old pal, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, plays the custom-built Red Special replica that Iommi got him as a festive gift.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Brian May performs live with his Red Special, and on the right, his old pal, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, plays the custom-built Red Special replica that Iommi got him as a festive gift.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I just walked off the stage. I wanted Jake to have his moment. And Jake nailed it”: Nuno Bettencourt on why he handed Shot Of The Dark over to Jake E Lee at Ozzy's farewell show ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bettencourt says Lee was far too humble and had to remind him that he had done the impossible by not only replacing Randy Rhoads but taking Ozzy Osbourne to “another place” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:13:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hNeweRp2kzrPGzgYTYAj2G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Nuno Bettencourt riffs on his signature S-style with his Marshall JCM900s in the background. Right, Jake E Lee holds his signature Charvel backstage at Back to the Beginning, where he performed to honour his old boss Ozzy Osbourne.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nuno Bettencourt riffs on his signature S-style with his Marshall JCM900s in the background. Right, Jake E Lee holds his signature Charvel backstage at Back to the Beginning, where he performed to honour his old boss Ozzy Osbourne.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “This is your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal. Don’t wait, once they’re gone, they’re gone”: Ashdown and Reverb are selling Geezer Butler’s Head Of Doom bass amps, signed by the man himself ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Reverb exclusive offers 15 of Butler's signature heads used for rehearsals for Black Sabbath's final show, each coming with a COA from Ashdown MD Dan Gooday ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:15:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:49:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4dpRQ4oC8LdMk3qJomTcYL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Geezer Butler&#039;s signed Ashdown amp heads from Black Sabbath&#039;s Back to the Beginning show are being sold exclusively via Reverb, signed by the man himself.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Geezer Butler&#039;s signed Ashdown amp heads from Black Sabbath&#039;s Back to the Beginning show are being sold exclusively via Reverb, signed by the man himself.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I used to take pills for fun. Now I take them to stay alive”: Two intimate Ozzy Osbourne documentaries set to drop in early October ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ BBC doc now confirmed for October 2 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:54:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Singers &amp; Songwriters]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JVtpo26NggHUXAiUzsaJC3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne No Escape From Now]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne No Escape From Now]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "It's unlike any humbucker I've tried before": Gibson Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker review ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gibson's first-ever signature pickup artist returns with a humbucker that could be a dark horse ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Laing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s5mi78jvEPAvwCAQCybnh5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “My father always thought you were a ... Thanks for proving him right": Which rock legend has been on the other end of a tongue-lashing from Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After some insensitive comments about his old man ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:34:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:27:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAj9V7E3z7x7GGBVTVxGWn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I was blown away with the distinct Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath sound I was able to get out of them”: Gibson goes back to the beginning, reissuing its first-ever signature pickup, the Tony Iommi humbucker ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is this the power-up your riffing has been waiting for? The Godfather of Heavy Metal's signature pickup makes a comeback ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:53:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:53:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eatfHmL9hcmFq4FumALdcg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It was a difficult moment to be hit in the face and then asked to sing a song. It was a tragic moment for me”: How a singer’s spell in Black Sabbath turned into a nightmare ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "I was never a Black Sabbath-type singer", Glenn Hughes says ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xNJMughson2oqLZfnsczna-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Black Sabbath in 1986 (from left): Geoff Nicholls, Tony Iommi, Dave &#039;The Beast&#039; Spitz, Eric Singer, Glenn Hughes]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Black Sabbath in 1986]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ BBC Ozzy Osbourne documentary mysteriously moved from tonight’s schedules ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Doc will show that “Iron Man wasn't really made of iron" ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fnWU49D3AA4TKMTVygK5R3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the 2022 NFL season opening game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the 2022 NFL season opening game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California. ]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plus Sharon reveals her husband was deeply moved by the love at Villa Park ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:04:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/msHuWFtRwv5B2NthvbfhU7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I figured we’d see him later on – the next day or whatever. But no”: Zakk Wylde reflects on the last time he saw Ozzy Osbourne ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He says metal icon was “like an older brother” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:22:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitarists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XTdArUHArKM3hZAxFayX5h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "The guys need a drummer for their album, which will be recorded in September with Rick Rubin producing": Zak Starkey reveals that he once turned down the chance to join Black Sabbath ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The drummer has shared a letter that was sent to him by Sharon Osbourne in 2013 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:01:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:04:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/By66vVQeKqhtpijEHf8y9U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We were doing that riff and cracking up laughing the whole time”: Zakk Wylde on how a “joke” riff won Ozzy Osbourne his first ever Grammy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The No More Tears sessions found the Ozzy camp in high spirits and ready to lay down a record that would take the Prince of Darkness' solo career to new heights ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/96VQdoDPTzoRme8DMdGMWf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde onstage in 1989. Both shirtless, Wylde takes a drink as he holds his bulleseye Les Paul Custom.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde onstage in 1989. Both shirtless, Wylde takes a drink as he holds his bulleseye Les Paul Custom.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "I think he really just held out to do that show”: Tony Iommi speaks of his shock at Ozzy Osbourne’s sudden passing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Guitarist says he’s “really glad” band did Back To The Beginning show ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:10:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:10:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZDqhYp5N5JsjTKMHvErsBX-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ “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 and lows of Black Sabbath in the ’70s - by Tony Iommi ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:29:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:56:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v5gAVR9XnYjiUw47hYkvcT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We are honoured to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath”: Judas Priest might not be playing at Back To The Beginning but they have just saluted the OG metal gods with a cover of War Pigs  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Also, is that Pelham Blue Les Paul Custom a new signature model for Richie Faulkner? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:50:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sVrRxrJkHEGCKWBssDNNZe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “These recordings clearly demonstrate what fine music they produced right from the very beginning”: Early Sabbath demos to be released later this month ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Back when they were still Earth ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:38:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Recording]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ecoGqsdq6iQRJYxyQcLJgF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne, circa 1970]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne, circa 1970]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “He wanted something that was a bit more heavier, had a bit more compression to it, a bit more gain”: Laney celebrates Black Sabbath's final show with a limited edition Black Country Customs reissue of Tony Iommi's TI100 signature amp ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Originally launched in 2012, the TI100 is a dual-channel 100-watt tube head with footswitchable boosts, lots of gain, lots of crosses. This is an exacting replica, signed by the man himself ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:26:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xJ9cN65pME3iygQt68cQrG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It’s one of the greatest cities ever, it’s given the world so much”: Black Sabbath have been awarded the freedom of Brum ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Honour come a week before their final performance together ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aDyNzXzDPRQ5FBvbtSYzyj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “You could clone me - but why the [eff] would you want to?”: Iced tea laced with Ozzy Osbourne’s DNA, anyone? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yours for just $450! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:58:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Singers &amp; Songwriters]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ppSdZxF8Tu8aDsMg79MDme-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/youre-used-to-ozzy-running-around-but-he-certainly-wont-be-doing-that-for-this-show-tony-iommi-has-excitement-mixed-with-fear-ahead-of-ozzy-and-black-sabbaths-farewell-gig</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The guitarist insists that this is "absolutely the end" for Ozzy and for Sabbath ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gjLbP6E5rv9C5MAfCHMRyR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Never let your publishing go. You look at where your songs could end up; you could get a couple of million each time your song is used in an advertisement”: The best music industry advice Sharon Osbourne has ever been given ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/never-let-your-publishing-go-you-look-at-where-your-songs-could-end-up-you-could-get-a-couple-of-million-each-time-your-song-is-used-in-an-advertisement-the-best-advice-music-industry-sharon-osbourne-has-ever-been-given</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ She also talks about the rejection that spurred Ozzfest ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eFMtDXURwQtt2n7pUYsBY9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It wasn’t just my decision to fire Ozzy. It was a band decision. It was either we break up or we carry on without him”: Tony Iommi says they had to get rid of Ozzy Osbourne to make Black Sabbath great again ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-wasnt-just-my-decision-to-fire-ozzy-it-was-a-band-decision-it-was-either-we-break-up-or-we-carry-on-without-him-tony-iommi-says-they-had-to-get-rid-of-ozzy-osbourne-to-make-black-sabbath-great-again</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ And he met the band's next singer through Ozzy's future wife Sharon! ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tmTfTpqmWaSFZ64n5N5237-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual”: Robbie Williams drafts Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi to play guitar on his new single ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Iommi guest appearances go, Williams’ Rocket is no Utopian Blaster ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 10:09:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 21 May 2025 14:52:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CKhZF6ZZMQETAKySCZrsbH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Ozzy drove us all nuts with that Moog thing. But the song was great”: How Black Sabbath took a surprise left turn on the classic album Sabotage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ And how Ozzy ‘played’ a cider jug like a tuba! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:04:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nTEZa28rCXsB4Xwpt4Mdqj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Some of the biggest artists who are performing have not been announced": Tom Morello teases "surprises" at Black Sabbath's farewell gig, and advises fans to "get there early" ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He says more names will be added to the already incredible line-up ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:05:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cVZjNEM4fZoAfYAwj3p5NJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “This religious freak came on stage with a dagger to stab me. Very disturbing to say the least!”: Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi recalls the most dangerous gig of his life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "When we got to the venue, somebody had painted a cross on a door in red..." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:29:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JYg3rXZcQuXsD55d2ho5ZX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The idea was to make an album heavier than anything that had ever been heard before”: Tony Iommi recalls the making of Black Sabbath’s legendary debut ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "It was a bit nerve-wracking!" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:30:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CQEkH5LrvV56wPVpzBuSjm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “For the life of me I can’t think why we ended up taking our clothes off, but that’s how we recorded the track - prancing around naked!” Guitarist Tony Iommi recalls the madness of Black Sabbath ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/for-the-life-of-me-i-cant-think-why-we-ended-up-taking-our-clothes-off-but-thats-how-we-recorded-the-track-prancing-around-naked-guitarist-tony-iommi-recalls-the-madness-of-black-sabbath</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When Iommi's guitar went 'Boing!' a strange track was born ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UifVHRdHXKch8rATinNziD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Some of the worst times I’ve been through. There’s been times when I thought my number was up”: New documentary lifts the lid on Ozzy Osbourne’s struggles with his health ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It will be aired on Paramount+ later this year ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:35:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CQaBdrmZ5m9pJiyJsa3YG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I glared at him and stuck out my tongue, lowered my head so we were face-to-face with each other and said, ‘Aaahhhh!’”: Gene Simmons recalls the rivalry between Kiss and Black Sabbath in the ’70s ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “Once the war paint was on,I became The Demon,” Simmons says ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A8zmQYNxgv8ZRFDZsDqC7e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "I'm not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath but I am doing little bits and pieces with them”: Ozzy Osbourne’s health will restrict his involvement in Villa Park gig this July ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ But who will step into his shoes the rest of the time? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:57:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3EVU7s9RcHLhB4jrByDp5h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “When you’re watching a horror film and you get that tingling sensation when something frightens you – I wanted to create that in music”: How Black Sabbath became the scariest band on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sabbath’s debut album is 55 years old today ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:22:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:45:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vUFBS4U5B4n8S2LsPJiDWi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “A noise like God conducting the soundtrack to the end of the world!”: The classic Black Sabbath album with the most bizarre song they ever recorded ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drummer Bill Ward called that song “a demonic chant” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:16:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:28:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yqRz2tiMKy5stwUz4Qkgpj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I thought it was too pop. I rebelled against it”: How Ozzy Osbourne learned to love a song that was written and recorded in one hour and ended up becoming Black Sabbath’s biggest hit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ And how Sabbath made the most influential heavy metal album of all time ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:59:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FH2sbXxi58RPd7jeFTkDGg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Everybody clap your hands and boogie!”: Watch the young Ozzy Osbourne raising hell in newly unearthed Black Sabbath live footage from 1976 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 30 minutes of head-banging action to enjoy ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:05:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zYeYsdtRgj7ztx2GEGXWAo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It was probably the best two weeks that I’d had for years!”: Geezer Butler on the time Black Sabbath sacked him for a fortnight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ They’d forgotten that they'd fired him ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:52:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KVoHfUkKjvgfvky5Zudvtg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The biggest frontman to ever come out of Birmingham”: Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler launch Aston Villa’s new kit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler launch new Aston Villa kit ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:00:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitarists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uDSc4LwupHgmSrfejcR9j9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I couldn't afford a set of strings, so I'd play the same strings for about six months... and then boil them, so all the crap would come off them, and they'd sound almost new again”: Geezer Butler on Sabbath’s cash-strapped early days ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/news/i-couldnt-afford-a-set-of-strings-so-id-play-the-same-strings-for-about-six-months-and-then-boil-them-so-all-the-crap-would-come-off-them-and-theyd-sound-almost-new-again-geezer-butler-on-sabbaths-cash-strapped-early-days</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Geezer Butler talks about Black Sabbath's early days ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:28:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vR97yRYXbLX8PTznfawKEm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Eddie was doing these extended solos so Tony had to have a word with him about that": Geezer Butler remembers the ups and downs of Black Sabbath being upstaged by Van Halen, and his hopes for a final farewell show with Bill Ward  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He also weighs in on what went wrong with the Rick Rubin-produced 13 album: "Tony was incredibly disappointed in him" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:41:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitarists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Laing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MHozXrCVtJncJjw7oHzZT7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Twenty years in the making": Jason Momoa performs his first ever live show as a bassist – covering Black Sabbath, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Metallica and Stevie Nicks with Jack Black, Danielle Brooks and Rita Ora joining as guests  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He's formed a power trio with two old friends ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:22:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Laing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g4pGxFankX875Rgme7RWNM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 07:55:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bands]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Laing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NLRcXWaSCgXfY8eMpYSJCN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 essential Jethro Tull songs guitar players need to hear  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "And here was Jimmy Page waving like mad… I'm thinking, 'I can't wave back, or I'm going to blow the solo'” ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Neil Crossley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YVMSy3aBU5z5KnLLMho3ym-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Shane Hawkins play drums on Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Black Sabbath songs with Taylor Hawkins’ cover band, Chevy Metal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The young drummer delivered a solo on Moby Dick, and the band were joined by Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:27:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stuart Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kcLnouqSNXAfAzkno2uzoK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tony Iommi admits that, yes, sometimes he got carried away playing guitar solos – but Ronnie James Dio was his enabler ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iommi says the Dio years challenged Black Sabbath to up their game and RJD would tell him to solo longer. “Listening back to things, you think, ’Bloody hell! That was a bit over the top‘” ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T3WbuffNk7K2jocx7veuTo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious Black Sabbath Paranoid-era live album quietly surfaces on Spotify  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nuit Noire features material from their first two albums and arrives with zero fanfare ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Laing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hoz87UXMgUBTJrcinpfUJT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Geezer Butler rules out future gigs with Black Sabbath and explains retirement  from touring in general ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "I didn’t realize how hard starting from scratch is, especially when you’re used to your own plane and staying at the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:07:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:22:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Laing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyQ7kjq4N2kkVwrbPuJWCG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[ Geezer Butler attends the Ozzy Osbourne and Corey Taylor special announcement press conference on May 12, 2016 in Hollywood, California]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Geezer Butler attends the Ozzy Osbourne and Corey Taylor special announcement press conference on May 12, 2016 in Hollywood, California]]></media:text>
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