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Black Sabbath and Judas Priest donate “money-can't-buy” memorabilia to the largest-ever metal charity prize draw

By Sam Roche

Highlights of the 1,000-item-plus #ILoveMetal draw include a signed Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Custom and Epitaph presentation signed by Judas Priest

Myles Kennedy delivers an acoustic slide version of Black Sabbath’s Mob Rules

By Sam Roche

The Alter Bridge frontman enlists his National resonator guitar for a stripped-back take on the Dio-era Sabbath classic

Tony Iommi had to warn Eddie Van Halen to “behave” on the 1978 Black Sabbath/Van Halen tour

By Richard Bienstock

The British metal legends feared the young support band was “ripping them off,” according to a new EVH biography

Recordings exist of Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen jamming at a Black Sabbath rehearsal

By Richard Bienstock

Iommi even wandered into a store to procure an EVH guitar for the collaboration

Tony Iommi says he's "not happy at all" with the release of new Dio-era Black Sabbath song, Slapback

By Matt Owen

Iommi also claims Dio plays bass on the recording, rather than Geezer Butler

Photo of Ronnie DIO and BLACK SABBATH; L-R - Geezer Butler, Ronnie Dio (doing devil horns - manu cornuta), Tony Iommi at Gaumont.

New Dio-era Black Sabbath song, Slapback, unearthed and verified by Geezer Butler

By Richard Bienstock

The track is an outtake from Sabbath’s Heaven and Hell sessions

Tony Iommi names his top 5 Dio-era Black Sabbath riffs

By Greg Prato

Ahead of the reissues of two classic Ronnie James Dio-fronted Black Sabbath albums, the godfather of heavy metal takes a trip down memory lane

Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performs on stage at British Summer Time Festival at Hyde Park on July 4, 2014 in London, United Kingdom.

Tony Iommi names the best (and worst) Black Sabbath albums

By Jeff Kitts

The heart and soul of Black Sabbath offers his own thoughts on the highs and lows of the band's vast discography

Tony Iommi: "In them days, you had to MAKE your sound – you couldn’t buy a gadget that made whatever sound you wanted"

By Matt Doria

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath's classic Paranoid album, we swung way back to its inception with the man, myth and maniac himself, Tony Iommi

Tony Iommi unravels the enduring legacy of Black Sabbath in Australian Guitar #140, out now!

By Australian Guitar

Plus plenty more in our epic final issue for 2020!

Mastodon’s Brent Hinds teams up with Marcus King to absolutely slay Black Sabbath’s Electric Funeral

By Richard Bienstock

Prepare for a full-on Flying V shred-fest

Zakk Wylde performs in support of Black Label Society's Grimmest Hits at Ace of Spades on February 21, 2018 in Sacramento, California

Hear Zakk Wylde's Zakk Sabbath cover band’s raging version of Black Sabbath

By Richard Bienstock

Vertigo, Zakk Sabbath’s re-recording of Black Sabbath’s 1970 debut album, is due in September

Paul Gilbert announces virtual concert featuring a medley of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Spice Girls

By Richard Bienstock

It’s not the first time the guitarist has brought together the unholy trinity of artists

The secrets behind Tony Iommi's classic Black Sabbath guitar tone

By Jamie Dickson

How a Laney amp and treble booster contributed to the riff-master's iconic tone....

Geezer Butler recalls the B.C. Rich bass so sharp it cut his thumb open at Live Aid

By Richard Bienstock

"I could hardly play the bloody thing," laments the Black Sabbath bassist

Tony Iommi auctions autographed Epiphone SG to benefit Birmingham hospital charity during coronavirus pandemic

By Richard Bienstock

There’s also a right-handed version, previously played by Brian May, if the winner so desires

Tony Iommi: "We had this interest in the supernatural. Light and shade… Something a bit frightening"

Tony Iommi: "I’ve always had determination. I had to go against all the people who said, 'You’re never going to be able to play guitar'"

By Neville Marten

The Black Sabbath guitarist and architect of heavy metal on a lifetime in riffs, bandmates and his trusty Monkey SG

The rock group MC5 (L-R Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith and Rob Tyner) perform live in 1969 in Mount Clemens, Michigan

The 20 heaviest songs before Black Sabbath

By Richard Bienstock

Behold, gentle reader, a sizzlin’ slew of down and dirty tracks that helped forge heavy metal

Tony Iommi: "I could relate to Django Reinhardt after losing two fingers, and listening to him inspired me to play more"

By Sam Roche

The heavy metal pioneer talks gear and the early days of Black Sabbath in this in-depth interview with Gibson TV

Tony Iommi's 10 best Black Sabbath riffs

By Guitar World Staff, Intro by Jackson Maxwell

Guitar World pays tribute to one of rock's greatest axemen by revisiting 10 of his greatest riffs