Latest about Tony Iommi
Roger Daltrey says the Who invented metal before Black Sabbath
The singer says the Who's pioneering use of volume, feedback and Marshall amps laid the foundations for metal years before Black Sabbath arrived.
“The faders were so clogged with cocaine they wouldn’t move.” Geezer Butler on the time Black Sabbath and Eagles shared a studio
As the Eagles cut ‘Hotel California’ in Miami, Sabbath were recording ‘Technical Ecstasy’ next door — and their thunderous volume wasn’t the only thing causing problems
Tony Iommi leads the tributes as Laney Amplification founder Lyndon Laney dies, aged 77
Lyndon Laney founded his namesake firm in Birmingham, England, in 1967, and helped forge the sound of heavy metal alongside the Black Sabbath guitarist
Jack Osbourne reveals the moment at Ozzy’s final gig that defined his partnership with Tony Iommi
The guitarist is the only person in the world who could have said what he did to the Prince of Darkness and get away with it
Ozzy Osbourne on cocaine, conflict and the bitter irony of being fired from Black Sabbath
Ozzy said it was a case of the “pot calling the kettle black”
Geezer Butler feared his parents' disapproval when Black Sabbath released their debut album
It was a record that changed the course of heavy music forever, but it would also wreak hellfire and brimstone in the Butler household
“Christmas came early!” Brian May gifted Tony Iommi a left-handed Red Special. But what's this special modification?
The Queen and Black Sabbath guitar gods have been close for decades, with May calling Iommi his "dearest friend in the business"
Adam Jones on his oddball approach to crafting Tool’s out-of-this-world guitar tones
The guitarist praises Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi for having inspired his own love of drop tunings and evocative tones
