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Black Sabbath: Ward Shocked Iommi

Crash — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:43 +0000

Tony Iommi was "shocked" that Bill Ward opted out of the Black Sabbath reunion album and tour.

Black Sabbath Behind The Scenes Video

Crash — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:29:56 +0000

Black Sabbath has issued another three-minute featurette, titled "The Sabbath Sound," containing footage of the recording sessions for the band's new album, 13.

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Ozzy Made Tony Iommi Go to Doctor

Crash — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:37:57 +0000

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi said in a new interview with the Birmingham Mail that singer Ozzy Osbourne was responsible for getting Iommi to deal with his cancer.

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Tony Iommi on Cancer Fight: 'I'm Not Ready to Go'

Jeff Giles — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:34:29 +0000

With a new tour and album just around the corner, there are some very busy days ahead for the guys in Black Sabbath. But until then, there's time for reflection, and during a recent interview with 'Birmingham Mail,' guitarist Tony Iommi opened up about the band's new music, as well as the cancer diagnosis that nearly sidelined him just as it was all coming together.

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Black Sabbath Surprises Listening Party

Crash — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:14:39 +0000

Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler surprised a crowd of fans and journalists by showing up unannounced at the end of a listening party for their new album 13 in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (April 10th).

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Video for Tony Iommi-Penned 'Lonely Planet' Song Released

Billy Dukes — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:00:16 +0000

Armenian rockers Dorians will take the Tony Iommi-penned 'Lonely Planet' to the Eurovision Song Contest in May. The song's music video -- along with videos for the other 38 entries -- has been made available to fans of the band, of Black Sabbath and the international song contest, now in its 58th year.

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Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Pays Tribute to Alvin Lee

Jeff Giles — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:24:01 +0000

The unexpected death of Ten Years After's Alvin Lee left many of his peers offering tributes, condolences, and memories -- including Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, who recently spoke about the way Lee helped Sabbath get a leg up during its early years.

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Black Sabbath-Iommi Going Pop??

Crash — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:18:37 +0000

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has written a song for Armenia to enter into Eurovision, the long-running pop music contest.

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Queen's Brian May, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Working on 'Riffs' Album

Billy Dukes — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:51:54 +0000

Few bands would turn down having Tony Iommi backing them up, and soon more bands will get the chance. The Black Sabbath guitarist has a treasure trove of riffs laying around, unused, in his studio. Queen's Brian May has inspired Iommi to put them to good use.

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Full Black Sabbath Trailer Posted

Crash — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:55:11 +0000

Yesterday we got a short video clip of Black Sabbath in the studio working on their new album. Today, the full video has been posted and we've got it here.

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