How Black Sabbath’s Self-Titled Debut Invented a New Genre of Music
‘Black Sabbath’ was released 55 years ago this month, and I’m still struck by what a defining moment this was in rock.
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Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only in Jethro Tull For Two Weeks
Jethro Tull took the stage 55 years ago this month with a guitarist wearing a floppy, decidedly un-metal white hat. Turns out, that was Tony Iommi.
Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a High Note With ’13’
Black Sabbath called it a career 10 years ago with ’13,’ an album that mixed and matched sounds from every one of their classic eras.
Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Patient Number 9’ (2022)
I really want Ozzy Osbourne to deliver that one badass swan-song album. I think ‘Patient Number 9’ is good, but unfortunately it’s not that.
Tony Iommi’s new music for CSI won’t premiere tonight
Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi says he’s been informed that tonight’s episode of ‘CSI’ has been pushed back.
‘We were sort of used to it’: Bill Ward’s latest absence from Black Sabbath wasn’t a surprise
Tony Iommi takes a long view on the controversy involving Bill Ward’s absence from the recent Black Sabbath reunion. After all, in a stint with the band that goes back to the 1960s, he’s seen it all before. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only inRead More
‘No, this is not happening’: Ozzy Osbourne on the obstacles that nearly derailed Black Sabbath’s reunion
After so long apart, and so many aborted reunions, Ozzy Osbourne says that Black Sabbath’s sessions for 13 seemed at times once again to be doomed. You May Also Like: Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Patient Number 9’ (2022) Why You Should Count ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ Among Ozzy Osbourne’s Best
‘It made me invent a new way of playing’: How Django Reinhardt inspired Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi
The manager of the sheet-metal factory where Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi lost the tips of two fingers helped him regain his passion for the guitar — by playing an album from the gypsy jazzer Django Reinhardt. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only in Jethro TullRead More
Black Sabbath – 13 (2013)
Black Sabbath’s ’13,’ their first full-length LP with Ozzy Osbourne since 1978, is a testament to the ties that bind, and to still sounding as evil as shit.
One Track Mind: Black Sabbath, “Methademic” from 13 (2013)
The sound is bad, and the image is worse. But we’ve gotten a glimpse into a third track from Black Sabbath’s forthcoming Ozzy Osbourne reunion record with “Methademic,” a track that seems sadly appropriate considering Ozzy’s latest back slide You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath Went Out on aRead More
