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

Tony Iommi: "I could relate to Django Reinhardt after losing two fingers, and listening to him inspired me to play more"
By Sam Roche published
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 published
Guitar World pays tribute to one of rock's greatest axemen by revisiting 10 of his greatest riffs

Geezer Butler on Black Sabbath's early days, the making of 13 and which album has the worst bass sound
By Rob Blasko published
The man who pioneered heavy-metal bass reflects on his never-ending tonal quest

Tony Iommi calls out YouTuber for getting his tone wrong
By Richard Bienstock published
“Where do they get it from?” the metal legend asks

The 25 greatest metal guitar tones of all time
By Jonathan Horsley published
We chart the rise of heavy guitar tones, from Sabbath to stoner, Swe-death to djent, thrash to doom…

Limited Edition ‘Black Sabbath: The Vinyl Collection 1970-1978’ Due in September
By Richard Bienstock published
Nine-LP set brings together first eight studio albums plus new mono singles compilation.

Hear Van Halen Cover the Who and Black Sabbath in 1978
By Christopher Scapelliti published
You can hear the covers in this rare recording from the band's first Paris concert.
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