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Black Sabbath

Paul Gilbert
“Before I Ever Played Guitar, I Really Wanted to Be a Singer”: Paul Gilbert Makes His Guitar Sing On New Release, ‘The Dio Album’ The virtuoso’s instrumental LP imitates Ronnie James Dio’s vocals on guitar with stunning accuracy
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Jeff Beck’s 10 Greatest Collaborations From Jon Bon Jovi and Roger Waters to Ozzy Osbourne and Kate Bush, here are some deep cuts from the electric guitar master's extensive catalog of collabs
Jimmy Page performing with Led Zeppelin at the Seattle Coliseum, June 1972
The Best Guitar Moments of 1972 From Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Steve Howe to Neil Young, Elliott Randall and Paul Simon, we pay homage to some of 1972’s greatest in this essential 50th anniversary tribute lesson

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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

Black Sabbath, 1970 (left-right): Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, and Geezer Butler

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.

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Black Sabbath perform live in 1980

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

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.

Robert Fripp

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"...

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi attends a press preview for 'Black Sabbath - the Ballet' at the Birmingham Hippodrome in Birmingham, central England on April 27, 2023.

6 Things You've Gotta Do to Play Like Tony Iommi

By Jesse Gress published 29 January 14

When Edward Van Halen called Tony Iommi the master of riffs, he wasn’t just whistling “Dixie”

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