Latest about Tony Iommi
“That was Eddie Van Halen’s favorite”: Tony Iommi reveals the Black Sabbath riff EVH was always asking him to play
Eddie Van Halen compared his favorite Tony Iommi riff to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
Tony Iommi on that time Eddie Van Halen helped co-write a Black Sabbath song – but didn’t get a credit
Van Halen joined the band for a rehearsal in Birmingham, England, and ended up contributing a solo to a track
Queen’s Stone Cold Crazy comes full circle with a live punk rendition by The Offspring and Brian May
Brian May also joined The Offspring on stage and put his own spin on their 1997 hit Gone Away
Black Sabbath’s “lost era” didn’t have Ozzy or Dio – but it featured some of Tony Iommi’s best guitar playing
The Anno Domini 1989-1995 box set highlights the metal progenitor’s striking development as a soloist and master of crushing riffs
Ozzy Osbourne names the best guitarist he’s played with
Ozzy Osbourne says he has played with many guitarists, but none of them could quite capture the energy of one of his former bandmates
Tony Iommi once dressed his guitar tech up as himself and sent him onstage
The real Tony Iommi played while hiding behind a stack, and the fake Iommi nearly got away with it
“John was constantly seeking better solutions, which manifested as astonishing woodwork and innovative electronics”: Remembering John Diggins – the luthier who built guitars for Tony Iommi and the first Red Special replica
Diggins was the mastermind behind Jaydee Custom Guitars and had over five decades of experience in making top-quality instruments
Tony Iommi gave birth to heavy metal – and learning his techniques will make you a better riff writer
In this metal rhythm lesson, we take the art form back to the source, the Black Sabbath guitarist who launched a thousand riffs
“He was a superb craftsman who loved what he did”: Tony Iommi pays tribute to ‘Old Boy’ SG luthier John Diggins, who has died
Diggins began his career working for John Birch – the Birmingham, UK-based luthier who partnered with Iommi early in the Black Sabbath legend's career – and later struck out on his own, founding Jaydee Custom Guitars
“People think his playing is all about the big riffs, but I always loved his jazzy playing – listen to Planet Caravan. You can hear a lot of passing tones”: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt says there’s way more to Tony Iommi’s guitar style than riffs alone
The Swedish progressive metal icon pays homage to the dark lord of rock
