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Jake E. Lee: My Career in Five Songs By Richard Bienstock last updated 11 August 21 The Ozzy Osbourne and Badlands Axman reveals five of his career-defining favorites.
Tony Iommi Discusses His Love for the Gibson SG and Laney Amps in This 1974 Interview By Steve Rosen last updated 27 July 21 The heavy metal pioneer discusses switching from Fender to Gibson and never looking back
Watch Black Sabbath Put a Brutal End to Flower Power By Rod Brakes published 16 July 21 Video The moment the era of 'peace & love' officially expired.
A Lost Dio-Era Black Sabbath Song, "Slapback," Has Been Uncovered By Jackson Maxwell published 11 March 21 Uploaded to YouTube by the stepson of Geoff Nicholls, Black Sabbath’s late former keyboardist, the 1979 song was verified by Geezer Butler as legitimate.
Tony Iommi Discusses Custom SGs, How He Re-Learned Guitar After a Devastating Injury, and More in 1974 GP Interview By Steve Rosen published 19 February 21 Hop in a time machine and revisit our 1974 interview with the godfather of heavy metal.
Watch Robert Fripp Cover Black Sabbath’s "Paranoid" in a Prison Cell By Jackson Maxwell published 5 November 20 In today's edition of "bet you didn't see this one coming"...
