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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Black-sabbath ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “He got the same sound. It’s the way he played – it wasn’t his gear”: What happened when Brian May recorded with Black Sabbath – and played through Tony Iommi’s rig ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Black Sabbath legend weighs in on the ‘gear versus player’ debate ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janelle Borg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3RedZgo3dk4MdF3gFueMZ3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Left– Tony Iommi performing on stage during a live concert appearance with Heaven and Hell; Right–Brian May performs live on stage during a concert of Queen &amp; Adam Lambert ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Left– Tony Iommi performing on stage during a live concert appearance with Heaven and Hell; Right–Brian May performs live on stage during a concert of Queen &amp; Adam Lambert ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It was heartbreaking. I remember the day I saw that album and those erroneous credits for the first time. It was like a punch in the solar plexus”: Bob Daisley on not receiving credit for playing on Ozzy Osbourne’s Diary of a Madman ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Daisley still insists he was cheated out of credits and royalties over the years ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:24:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:06:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janelle Borg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4iyY26Cjz2F4RfXU6jVPLM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne (right) and Bob Daisley (left)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne band performs on stage on the &#039;Blizzard Of Ozz&#039; tour, United Kingdom, September-October 1980. Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Bob Daisley (bass)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Tony said, ‘Hey, you’re singing flat.’ My dad got really pissed off”: Jack Osbourne says a heated moment during soundcheck before Black Sabbath’s farewell show revealed everything about Tony Iommi and Ozzy’s relationship ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jack Osbourne says everyone needs a friend like Iommi was to Ozzy ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:42:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:47:33 +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/JNugVP7ygVJ6uE8gYN7fwL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “They said, ‘You're playing heavy metal.’ I said, ‘Heavy metal… what's that?’” Why Tony Iommi shunned the heavy metal tag during Black Sabbath's early days ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Godfather of Heavy Metal was trying to channel the horror films he and bassist Geezer Butler used to watch – and that, in turn, would give birth to an entire genre ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:27:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitarists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janelle Borg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YqBSmHpibX7TyktkLHKxXP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “There was an advert saying, ‘Ozzy Zig requires gig.’ I said to Bill, ‘I know an Ozzy but it can't be him. He can't sing’”: Tony Iommi looks back at the birth of Black Sabbath – and their “horrible” first jam ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gibson-tv-tony-iommi-documentary</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The legendary riff lord is the subject of a new multi-part documentary from Gibson TV ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitarists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GR4pCwxVUUTFxWWZHUekUm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon, London, January 1976]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon, London, January 1976]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The last text I got from Oz said, ‘Zakky, sorry, it was like a madhouse back there. I didn’t see you. Thanks for everything’”: Zakk Wylde looks back on his closer-than-close relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, and their final moments together onstage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wylde was the Black Sabbath icon's guitarist and friend for decades. He reflects on his instant connection with the Prince of Darkness, how their relationship evolved both on and offstage, and that emotional final show at Back to the Beginning ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitarists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NewDBTmefUXc3wKfCbBApD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Buddy Guy isn’t just our last living line to the real origins of the blues – he’s a hell of an actor, too”: 25 reasons why 2025 was a great year for guitar ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/25-reasons-why-2025-was-a-great-year-for-guitar</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Historic shows, a once-in-a-lifetime reunion, generational guitar talents, tonal revolutions, watershed gear drops… we won’t spoil it at all here, but a lot has happened ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:47:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:53:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ michael.astley-brown@futurenet.com (Michael Astley-Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Astley-Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2yKsQJjVqYJVtmEVeKeK75-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A graphic featuring seven of the guitarists on Guitar World&#039;s 25-for-2025 list]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A graphic featuring seven of the guitarists on Guitar World&#039;s 25-for-2025 list]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “A true gift, 2 years in the making”: Brian May gifts Tony Iommi a custom Red Special replica – but it’s taken some inspiration from his legendary 'Old Boy' SG ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/tony-iommi-red-special-replica</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It stays faithful to the original recipe, save for two important changes ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:23:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Electric Guitars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5yH2tSsB9ww6wwEmLJBfz7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “When I finished, I sent Kirk Hammett a picture and said, ‘Do you want to use it?’ He replied in all caps, ‘YES!’” Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has spent 4 years learning how to build guitars – and his prized SG was played at metal’s most historic concert ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gueikian has juggled the demands of his CEO role with learning the art of guitar making, and his builds already have some high-profile admirers – including Jason Momoa, Kirk Hammett and Tony Iommi ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:54:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:17:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Owen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C9EnfQMAj2KKWAUaTqJRY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Cear Gueikian building the Gibson CEO-4 SG and Kirk Hammett playing the Gibson CEO-4 SG at Back to the Beginning]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cear Gueikian building the Gibson CEO-4 SG and Kirk Hammett playing the Gibson CEO-4 SG at Back to the Beginning]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It's really hard when you're going through that. I like to be able to give something back”: Tony Iommi is raffling off one of his Gibson SGs to support the hospital that treated his cancer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iommi was treated at the hospital for four years and is now helping fund the refurbishment of its cancer center ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:14:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:04:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CmEAtAcwQa5Pb5tZJompRK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performs onstage on &quot;The End Tour&quot; at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 17, 2016 in Wantagh, New York]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performs onstage on &quot;The End Tour&quot; at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 17, 2016 in Wantagh, New York]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Morello was like, ‘Hey, you can't do that. I think Metallica was gonna do that…’” Halestorm reveal the song they were originally set to play at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final show ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/halestorm-reveal-the-song-they-were-originally-set-to-play-at-ozzy-osbourne-final-show</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The band ended up putting their own spin on Perry Mason, from Ozzy’s 1995 record, Ozzmosis ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:38:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:50:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janelle Borg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R9SpVJZ9SF76aMQagbDggC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[(L-R) Joe Hottinger and Lzzy Hale of Halestorm perform at Budweiser Stage on September 19, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(L-R) Joe Hottinger and Lzzy Hale of Halestorm perform at Budweiser Stage on September 19, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I’m not sure why the tour ended so abruptly. I never got a bunch of my gear returned. People don’t get sacked from Sabbath – they just don’t get spoken to again!” Ask Jo Burt about Freddie Mercury, Brian Setzer and The Troggs – just not Black Sabbath ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The veteran bassist on his Queen and Led Zeppelin links, love for fretless, fighting with a Music Man EQ, and Tony Iommi’s smile when Geezer Butler’s Ampeg rig made a bass feel like an animal ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3DptoKBbDMtdd8m4Suoz53-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “He our admiration for his music and our respect for his talent for recognizing guitar genius”: The life and times of Ozzy Osbourne – metal’s godfather and Prince of Darkness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Remembering John “Ozzy” Osbourne, the frontman who breathed life into heavy metal and found some of its greatest guitar players ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ joel.mciver@futurenet.com (Joel McIver) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joel McIver ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4KAFVWzT72fyZHd9tXB67V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A black-and-white portrait of a shirtless Ozzy Osbourne in John Lennon sunglasses and his hand on his forehead.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black-and-white portrait of a shirtless Ozzy Osbourne in John Lennon sunglasses and his hand on his forehead.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “This is your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal”: Reverb and Ashdown are selling bass amps used by Geezer Butler during rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 15 Head Of Doom amp heads will be sold exclusively via Ashdown’s Reverb Shop ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janelle Borg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g7Dy5MGrUVBpFBt2BMJdNM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Geezer Butler performs on stage during day one of High Voltage Festival at Victoria Park on July 24, 2010 in London, England]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Geezer Butler performs on stage during day one of High Voltage Festival at Victoria Park on July 24, 2010 in London, England]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I couldn't afford a real bass guitar, so I just tuned the strings down on a Telecaster”: How Geezer Butler went from playing bass on a guitar to the ominous riff that defined one of Black Sabbath’s darkest moments ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Geezer Butler’s iconic bassline announces this tune from the classic 1970 LP Paranoid ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Jisi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D4AwMkpBhvaqqV6jk79PPh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I grabbed his hand saying, ‘Thank you for everything.’ He goes, ‘You were the only guitar player who said no to me’”: Nuno Bettencourt remembers his final exchange with Ozzy Osbourne – a reminder of the gig he once turned down ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As a 15-year-old, Bettencourt auditioned to become Randy Rhoads’ replacement. When the gig presented itself years later, he declined ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Owen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UbCW9cVGGR9eZMkPstMZeJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We all talked to each other before we went on – Kirk, Zakk and Slash. Kirk said, ‘I’m nervous, man!’ I said, ‘I am too’”: Jerry Cantrell looks back at the “walk-off home run” of Ozzy Osbourne’s final show ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Alice in Chains guitarist didn’t catch up with the Prince of Darkness before his death, but he’s satisfied to have been part of Back to the Beginning with musician friends Slash, Zakk Wylde, Kirk Hammett and others ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4MXtCVATo4f9jg8aWePHv9-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Gus G reflects on a life-changing moment when he joined the likes of Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde as one of the few to be chosen by Ozzy as his shredder-in-chief ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eZRUW2ZUcop5ts3Xub8CvL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne applauds as Gus G lets rip on his ESP signature model during his stint as the Prince of Darkness&#039; guitarists.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne applauds as Gus G lets rip on his ESP signature model during his stint as the Prince of Darkness&#039; guitarists.]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Black Sabbath riff lord made the reveal at the launch of his newly revived signature Gibson humbuckers ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NduzBuBDR2y4QJMqm37SZe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Tony Iommi didn’t want a song by another guitarist on a Sabbath record.I never saw the money. But hearing Dio perform my song was unforgettable”: Jimi Bell may have lost out to Zakk Wylde in his Ozzy Osbourne audition, but he has no regrets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The drummer turned guitarist remains grateful for what Sharon Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Joan Jett and Randy Rand did for him, as he preps original music from his Deep Purple tribute band ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gf9qs2Vwb6thkNy6dzSZeR-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Iommi reminisced about his long-lost Gibsons at an event celebrating the relaunch of the Tony Iommi humbucker ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janelle Borg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EWiqiRBKYByRFsNCJhekL9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performing as Heaven and Hell on stage at the Brighton Centre on November 11, 2007 in Brighton, England. &quot;Heaven and Hell&quot; is a reincarnation of one of the more successfull 1980&#039;s line ups of heavy metal supergroup Black Sabbath]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performing as Heaven and Hell on stage at the Brighton Centre on November 11, 2007 in Brighton, England. &quot;Heaven and Hell&quot; is a reincarnation of one of the more successfull 1980&#039;s line ups of heavy metal supergroup Black Sabbath]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I was all over the place. But when I first heard Randy play, it was poetry in motion. I thought, ‘Wow, I’m onto a good thing here’”: Ozzy Osbourne couldn’t play guitar. Yet he changed the guitar world by introducing some of its greatest heroes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The late heavy-metal icon did not, could not, play guitar. Yet his contribution to the scene – whether giving a platform to fledgling gunslingers or igniting their talents – was inestimable ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Yates ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C2QJAjoUjuUPSk5x2FQiWc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne recording Blizzard of Ozz with guitarist Randy Rhoads at Ridge Farm Studio in West Sussex, England in May 1980.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne records the &#039;Blizzard of Ozz&#039; album with guitarist Randy Rhoads (1956-1982) at Ridge Farm Studio in West Sussex, England in May 1980.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Geezer broke down into tears. He had a hard time speaking, and then he delivered an amazing eulogy”: Robert Trujillo opens up on his experience of Ozzy Osbourne’s “beautiful” funeral ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Osbourne’s private funeral service took place on July 31 at his family home in Buckinghamshire, England ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janelle Borg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/83uLrbMCLZF8jXDkVDefUh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[ Robert Trujillo of Metallica performs live on stage at Magna Racino on June 1, 2024 in Vienna, Austria]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Robert Trujillo of Metallica performs live on stage at Magna Racino on June 1, 2024 in Vienna, Austria]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Even though everybody saw it coming with Ozzy, it just took our breath away when it happened”: Johnny Depp joins Alice Cooper onstage to cover Black Sabbath’s Paranoid in honor of Ozzy Osbourne ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Depp and his Gibson Flying V lined up alongside Cooper and Nita Strauss for the performance ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Owen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5yzJ2kJPv6gg5iR6WBZLLH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp perform onstage during a concert at The O2 Arena on July 25, 2025 in London, England]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp perform onstage during a concert at The O2 Arena on July 25, 2025 in London, England]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We had our ups and downs over the years – I hadn’t spoken to Ozzy since 2017. But I always knew if I reached out, he’d be there for me”: Geezer Butler remembers the genius and humor of his friend and Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy Osbourne ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist shares his fondest memories of the iconic frontman, their unlikely first encounter, and his one regret about Back to the Beginning ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:37:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:59:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qGe4PVJE5QvxFsVsrhQJbB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(L-R): Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne in the 1970s]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne in the 1970s.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The truth of the matter is, I don’t believe that anybody asked us”: James LoMenzo reveals Megadeth weren't invited to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The other members of the Big Four of thrash metal – Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax – all participated in Back to the Beginning ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janelle Borg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s2Rn2aeJvhA2TwWHP2kqLm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[ James LoMenzo from Megadeth performs on stage at the Tons of Rock festival on June 28, 2025 in Oslo, Norway]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ James LoMenzo from Megadeth performs on stage at the Tons of Rock festival on June 28, 2025 in Oslo, Norway]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I think he must have had something in his head that said, ‘Well, this is the last thing I’m ever gonna do’”: Tony Iommi opens up on Ozzy Osbourne’s passing – and his Back to the Beginning farewell show ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iommi says the legendary singer was determined to grace the stage one last time to say goodbye to his fans ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4oH4GSUx9cbVkLV5qig9xe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Goodbye, dear friend. So glad we got to do it one last time”: Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward pay tribute to the Prince of Darkness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iommi, Butler and Ward reflect on the passing of their Black Sabbath bandmate, who has died aged 76 ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RdE4qw5Jru3UZdfkzLxyad-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde, Tom Morello, Yungblud, Slash, Ronnie Wood and more have all come out to remember the life and legacy of the legendary singer ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Owen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wpqFwwQ9pcmX93ZQGoBmLm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs on stage during the &#039;Never Say Die!&#039; Tour at Lewisham Odeon, London on May 27, 1978]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs on stage during the &#039;Never Say Die!&#039; Tour at Lewisham Odeon, London on May 27, 1978]]></media:text>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/ozzy-osbourne-rates-his-guitarists-1990-interview</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this classic interview from the GW archives, the Prince of Darkness speaks candidly about bandmates past and present – from Randy Rhoads to Zakk Wylde – and what he looks for in a guitarist ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brad Tolinski ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SEt6vSAhtiCv8tRFdjumoR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Zakk Wylde perform at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1989]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Zakk Wylde perform at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1989]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I'm no superman, no person from another planet – I'm just a lucky guy”: Ozzy Osbourne was an extraordinary frontman and working class hero with great taste in guitar players ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Black Sabbath icon has died at the age of 76, and leaves behind a legacy of game-changing music and guitar talent ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:45:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:28:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ michael.astley-brown@futurenet.com (Michael Astley-Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Astley-Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vwa7BRs7WqDWzM46qEZwC8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[British musician Ozzy Osbourne (left) and American guitarist Zakk Wylde perform at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1989]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[British musician Ozzy Osbourne (left) and American guitarist Zakk Wylde perform at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1989]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ Concerns about the show’s scheduling and drummer Bill Ward’s first Sabbath gig in 20 years cut Sabbath’s final set to just four songs. Iommi says there was a couple more in the tank ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CGePwz8UtXeaGq6rYmt9ih-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Arthritis and the small matter of being shot didn't stop Jake E. Lee from honoring his old bandmate/boss Ozzy Osbourne and hero Tony Iommi at Sabbath's final show. And Tom Morello needed him bad ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/52fgvGS4ZJdcxUfxpczLqT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne embraces Jake E. Lee as the latter takes a solo during an &#039;80s live performances.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne embraces Jake E. Lee as the latter takes a solo during an &#039;80s live performances.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The ‘metal Yardbirds’ assemble at Back to the Beginning – as Billy Corgan, Adam Jones and Tom Morello put on a supergroup set that’s been years in the making ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ K.K. Downing, Rudy Sarzo and Danny Carey joined the trio to perform Judas Priest and Black Sabbath cuts ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R65c3tuGDuRmiJycD5BbGd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The songs, the artwork, the image, Ozzy’s sinister, untrained monotone, Iommi’s monolithic riffs. This was the emerging sound of heavy metal”: The complete history of Black Sabbath – lineup by lineup, album by album ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/black-sabbath-album-by-album-guide</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Black Sabbath took a triumphant bow at Back to the Beginning, we reexamine their recorded works, from the riff that started metal through the Dio years, to the return of Ozzy Osbourne and 13 ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ joel.mciver@futurenet.com (Joel McIver) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joel McIver ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mZ7v4DcfaWV3EFvjRzMkHh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Black Sabbath bathed in red stage lights as they play Madison Square Garden in the late &#039;70s. Tony Iommi is in black. Ozzy Osbourne in white, with white tasselled sleeves and arms aloft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Black Sabbath bathed in red stage lights as they play Madison Square Garden in the late &#039;70s. Tony Iommi is in black. Ozzy Osbourne in white, with white tasselled sleeves and arms aloft.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Steven Tyler makes triumphant return to the stage with Back to Beginning set alongside Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt – fueling Aerosmith reunion speculation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two Aerosmith members have already voiced their desire to do one more Aerosmith show, and Tyler – who nailed his Back to the Beginning set – sounds in killer form ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Owen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EbZB9u2MV4R8bZtBsewmTZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Hearing the crowd sing the War Pigs solo gave me chills”: Back to the Beginning was Ozzy Osbourne’s night – but it was also a tribute to Tony Iommi’s singular impact on guitar music ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/back-to-the-beginning-tony-iommi-tribute</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iommi’s world-altering riffs led to some of the all-star farewell show’s biggest singalongs – no wonder the supporting cast of guitar heroes had so much fun playing them ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ michael.astley-brown@futurenet.com (Michael Astley-Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Astley-Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oJiFxskJCkni7HLFaQZSnT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Tony Iommi performs live at Back to the Beginning]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tony Iommi performs live at Back to the Beginning]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Every guitar hero, special guest and all-star cover from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s epic Back to the Beginning farewell show ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jake E. Lee, Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt were among the six-string royalty joining the likes of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira for the nine-hour celebration ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:47:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:16:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ michael.astley-brown@futurenet.com (Michael Astley-Brown) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Astley-Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/frexgfGJUqqmSPXF7q6Ws3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I watched Tony a lot. We became friends. It was emotional – not in a ‘pinch me!’ sense, but realizing how on-point he was – and how much he was not phoning in that performance”: Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday on what it’s like to open a Black Sabbath show ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Supporting Sabbath throughout The End Tour, Rival Sons got a better view of metal's godfathers than anyone – and will pay tribute to them at their final show. What will they play? Holiday's sworn to secrecy ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwGaFdmqcP4TaG3ebK5j7F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Oz said, ‘Let’s just do Free Bird twice. That should take up an hour!’” Zakk Wylde on Tony Iommi’s genius, Black Sabbath’s immeasurable influence – and Ozzy’s unlikely Back to the Beginning demands ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ozzy Osbourne’s longest serving six-string lieutenant on what it means to be one of the family, and what to expect at Black Sabbath's emotional homecoming and farewell concert ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HyPX85mKkeHz3buApFrYLN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde going appropriately crazy during one of the Prince of Darkness&#039; 1989 live shows.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde going appropriately crazy during one of the Prince of Darkness&#039; 1989 live shows.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Instead of being like, ‘Hey, man, you’re my favorite guitar player,’ I was like, ‘Watch out for that cable running across the floor’”: Bill Kelliher on his awkward Tony Iommi encounter and Mastodon’s Back to the Beginning plans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As he gears up for Black Sabbath's last hurrah, the Mastodon man looks back on his brief – but probably very helpful! – exchange with Tony Iommi, and explains why no-one tops the Sabbath riff lord ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BAbF8szrnN38JQVZ22rSnK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Bill Kelliher of Mastodon plays a Silverburst Les Paul Custom while Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi perform on Black Sabbath&#039;s Never Say Die! Tour in 1978.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bill Kelliher of Mastodon plays a Silverburst Les Paul Custom while Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi perform on Black Sabbath&#039;s Never Say Die! Tour in 1978.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I took Heaven and Hell to a sleepover – the other girls looked at me like Ihad aliens crawling out of my ears”: Lzzy Hale on how Halestorm ended up playing Ronnie James Dio’s final show – and doing the same for Ozzy Osbourne ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Halestorm leader is a die-hard Black Sabbath fan who first encountered the Dio lineup before discovering the Ozzy era. She explains why Back to the Beginning will be a full-circle moment ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:44:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:56:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Y9kSSrBPwdSpo8mDEz6qR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Sabbath and AC/DC are similar to me because people make the mistake of thinking, ‘That’s so easy. It’s like a caveman. Anyone could play those parts’”: Tony Iommi was such a big influence on Scott Ian that he tried to play left-handed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ahead of his performance at Back to the Beginning, Anthrax's riff-master reflects on the influence of Black Sabbath, and how he got into their "acid rock" in the first place ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bqjdpGouerSyWw4ooFqwn7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Scott Ian of Anthrax plays a Floyd-equipped Jackson King V [left[ while Tony Iommi plays his JayDee custom SG.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scott Ian of Anthrax plays a Floyd-equipped Jackson King V [left[ while Tony Iommi plays his JayDee custom SG.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Judas Priest were doing something different. Black Sabbath gave us a real confidence boost to carry on what we were doing”: K.K. Downing on coming up with fellow metal gods Black Sabbath in Birmingham, and why no-one can play like Tony Iommi ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ They are from the same city, sharing a similar mission, and this weekend they will gather for one last push for metal as the former Judas Priest man steps onstage to celebrate Black Sabbath ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xUKq2rNaFRvbrV5tDw7kfL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[K.K. Downing [left] plays his white Flying V, and Black Sabbath&#039;s Ozzy and Tony Iommi share a moment onstage in 1978.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[K.K. Downing [left] plays his white Flying V, and Black Sabbath&#039;s Ozzy and Tony Iommi share a moment onstage in 1978.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The return of a legend”: Tony Iommi and Laney mark Black Sabbath’s final show with an ultra-limited signature amp – which revives an old favorite for the first time in 13 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Only 50 of the relaunched TI100 – which brings back Iommi’s signature head from 2012 – will be made available ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Owen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ui4q5Wbm2Ciz3yunEgUeb4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Alice in Chains have had a long relationship with Ozzy, who gave us one of our first breaks – and gave us a bass player”: Jerry Cantrell on his lifelong love of Black Sabbath and touring with Ozzy Osbourne (before taking his bassist) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Alice in Chains riffmaster on his love of Tony Iommi and what to expect from his performance at Black Sabbath's curtain call, Back to the Beginning ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:12:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:48:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rBdqDZFoyFhpYdD8tfChsE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “When you’re a kid, you go, ‘I could never be as good as a real rockstar,’ and here’s a guy that’s amazing, and he’s missing parts of his fingers”: Adam Jones on Tony Iommi’s influence and what took Tool so long to join Black Sabbath’s last hurrah ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tool guitarist Adam Jones explains how Tony Iommi's triumph over adversity was every bit as influential as his horror-influenced riffs – and what to expect from his Back to the Beginning collabs with Tom Morello and Billy Corgan ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:15:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:39:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X4KLTgVPy829SMjLkpazyW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Adam Jones [Left] wears sunglasses and plays his signature Gibson Flying V as he performs with Tool; [Right] Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is pictured in a black leather jacket with his customary SG with cross inlays.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Adam Jones [Left] wears sunglasses and plays his signature Gibson Flying V as he performs with Tool; [Right] Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is pictured in a black leather jacket with his customary SG with cross inlays.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I called everybody! I looked at my heavy-metal Rolodex and just called up friends who Ozzy, Sharon and I had talked about having there”: Tom Morello on honoring Black Sabbath with the biggest metal show ever, and the all-star jam he is most psyched about ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Back to the Beginning will present Black Sabbath live for one last time, joined by metal's biggest stars, and RATM guitarist Tom Morello booked the bands. He tells us how it came together ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:47:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:49:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Bienstock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LuGDvbR3RkDkV3iRaoNqzk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[[Left]Tom Morello plays an Ibanez guitar against a bright backdrop. He wears a ballcap and a red bandana. [Right] Black Sabbath photographed in 1970]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[[Left]Tom Morello plays an Ibanez guitar against a bright backdrop. He wears a ballcap and a red bandana. [Right] Black Sabbath photographed in 1970]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I unfortunately had to back out”: Wolfgang Van Halen pulls out of Black Sabbath’s last show – here’s why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Mammoth frontman has dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with his tour with Creed ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:14:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:45:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RqikPSErLJ8RoGTKKBMsuT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Tom Morello said, ‘I can’t see this going on without Jake E. Lee in there somewhere’”: Ozzy Osbourne’s last show will feature an army of heavy metal greats – but it all hinged on Jake E. Lee’s involvement ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The show will mark the first time Lee and Ozzy have performed together since the 1980s ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:51:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:13:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Weller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GJoRUedcxc5ziKskYwJMyW-1280-80.jpg">
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