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Tony Iommi on Brian May’s cameo on his new solo album and why the Queen guitarist is its only guest
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Iommi's solo album From The Dark is out on 23 October and features a star turn from old friend Brian May

Hear Tony Iommi's new single World Alone as the Black Sabbath icon announces his solo album
By Jonathan Horsley Published
From The Dark will be released on October 23 and features Jorn Lande on vocals. Riffs guaranteed or your money back

Sophie Lloyd pays tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne with a shred cover of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The Machine Gun Kelly guitarist and YouTube superstar marks the first anniversary of Ozzy's death by giving a Sabbath classic the full-shred treatment

How Tony Iommi found the secret to his Black Sabbath tone (and how he lost it)
By Jonathan Horsley Published
A moment of madness from an amp tech and Iommi's secret weapon was gone, never to be seen again

“Ozzy said it was the creepiest thing he’d ever heard”: Nina Persson on the Cardigans’ Sabbath covers
By Will Simpson Published
Band recorded versions of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Iron Man

“All I could think about was Black Sabbath!”: How Pantera singer Phil Anselmo fell under Sabbath’s evil spell
By Paul Elliott Published
And why he thinks that Norwegian black metal ruled in the ’90s

“It was something Ozzy was very passionate about”: Sharon Osbourne wants to bring back Ozzfest
By Paul Elliott Published
But there's a twist: “I’d like to mix up the genres”

Brian May just got Tony Iommi the best Christmas present ever
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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

Nuno Bettencourt on why he handed Shot Of The Dark over to Jake E Lee at Ozzy's farewell show
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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”

“Your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal”: Geezer Butler bass amps from Sabbath’s final show to go on sale
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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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