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Tony Iommi

Tony Iommi shares first new music in 8 years, Scent of Dark, accompanied by his own fragrance

By Matt Owen published

Yes, you read that right: the Black Sabbath legend has marked his return by partnering with luxury Italian perfume house Xerjoff for a new scent that pays tribute to his iconic Gibson 'Monkey' SG

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

10 essential Gibson SG albums

By Glenn Kimpton published

The solidbody double-cut with the instantly recognizable silhoeutte has graced some of the greatest recordings of all time

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Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler: "It was always magical playing with Tony. We never had to discuss anything – it just seemed to happen. To me, he’s the greatest guitarist ever"

By Joel McIver, Amit Sharma published

The bass legend looks back on his time with Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath, shares his highlights from new solo boxset Manipulations of the Mind, and reveals why he's turning to six- and seven-string basses for future material

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Black Sabbath in 2011

Bill Ward wants to make another Black Sabbath album – but he hasn't asked the band yet

By Matt Parker published

The drummer reveals he’s still talking to Ozzy Osbourne and has discussed recording with management

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Tony Iommi (left) and Eddie Van Halen

Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen discuss their careers, friendship and the evolution of their guitar playing in this classic 2010 interview

By Chris Gill published

Two of hard-rock's greatest guitar-slingers talk technique, career highs and lows, and how they influenced one another over the years

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Zakk Wylde

Zakk Wylde details “genius” plan to reunite Black Sabbath's original lineup

By Sam Roche published

“If those guys run short of money, here's a clever way they can play together again live,” the Black Label Society leader jests

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(left to right) Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne perform live at New York City's Madison Square Garden on December 6, 1976

Black Sabbath announce extensive Technical Ecstasy reissue, including full-album remix by Steven Wilson

By Jackson Maxwell published

The penultimate album by the band's original lineup will be available in Super Deluxe, 4-CD and 5-LP versions on October 1

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Tony Iommi and James Hetfield on the cover of Guitar World, 1992

Tony Iommi and James Hetfield discuss their guitar journeys with Black Sabbath and Metallica in this classic 1992 Guitar World interview

By Brad Tolinski, Alan Paul published

The titanic pair on gear, influences, being heavy metal pioneers, setting bandmates on fire and everything in between

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Geezer Butler

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler announces 'best of' album and assembles massive 4CD box set of his solo works

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Sabbath bassist's Manipulations of the Mind collects his three solo albums plus a disc of rarities and unreleased tracks

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[L-R] Tony Iommi and Richie Faulkner

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

By Sam Roche published

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

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