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Phil Anselmo of Pantera in 2000
“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

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Ozzy and Sharon
“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”

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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.
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

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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.
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”

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Geezer Butler's signed Ashdown amp heads from Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning show are being sold exclusively via Reverb, signed by the man himself.
“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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“A testament to his courage, wit, determination and talent”: Two Ozzy Osbourne documentaries set for early October

By Will Simpson Published

BBC doc now confirmed for October 2

Singers & Songwriters
Gibson Tony Iommi Humbucker
"It's unlike any humbucker I've tried before": Gibson Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker review

By Rob Laing Published

Gibson's first-ever signature pickup artist returns with a humbucker that could be a dark horse

Guitar Pickups
“My father always thought you were a ..: Which rock legend has annoyed Jack Osbourne?

By Will Simpson Published

After some insensitive comments about his old man

Bands
Gibson Tony Iommi Humbucker: the all-new humbucker, a reissue of its first-ever signature pickup.
Gibson goes back to the beginning with reissue of its first-ever signature pickup for Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi

By Jonathan Horsley Published

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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Black Sabbath in 1986
“It was difficult to be hit in the face and then asked to sing a song”: A singer’s disastrous spell in Black Sabbath

By Andrew Daly Published

"I was never a Black Sabbath-type singer", Glenn Hughes says

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