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“I couldn't afford a set of strings, so I'd play the same strings for about six months...And then boil them, so they'd sound almost new again”: Geezer Butler on Sabbath’s cash-strapped early days
By Will Simpson published
Geezer Butler talks about Black Sabbath's early days

Geezer Butler remembers the ups and downs of Black Sabbath being upstaged by Van Halen
By Rob Laing published
He also weighs in on what went wrong with the Rick Rubin-produced 13 album: "Tony was incredibly disappointed in him"

Jason Momoa performs his first ever live show as a bassist – covering Black Sabbath, Zeppelin, Metallica and Stevie Nicks
By Rob Laing published
He's formed a power trio with two old friends

16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands
By Rob Laing published
Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more

5 essential Jethro Tull songs guitar players need to hear
By Neil Crossley published
"And here was Jimmy Page waving like mad… I'm thinking, 'I can't wave back, or I'm going to blow the solo'”

Watch Shane Hawkins play drums on Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Black Sabbath songs with Taylor Hawkins’ cover band, Chevy Metal
By Stuart Williams published
The young drummer delivered a solo on Moby Dick, and the band were joined by Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach

Tony Iommi admits that, yes, sometimes he got carried away playing guitar solos – but Ronnie James Dio was his enabler
By Jonathan Horsley published
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‘”

Mysterious Black Sabbath Paranoid-era live album quietly surfaces on Spotify
By Rob Laing published
Nuit Noire features material from their first two albums and arrives with zero fanfare
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