Latest Tony Iommi News
Jack White Has No 'Connection' To Metal Without Blues
Jack White admits a lot of heavy metal music goes "over his head" if it doesn't have a blues element.The former White Stripes and Raconteurs frontman is a huge fan of heavy metal guitarists Richie...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 June 2022
Geezer Butler Has Completed The First Draft Of His Tell-all Memoir
Geezer Butler has completed the first draft of his autobiography.The Black Sabbath bassist revealed a year ago that he was halfway through his memoir, which he has penned for his grandkids, and while giving an...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2022
Tony Iommi Teases More Songs Like Scent Of Dark
Tony Iommi is planning more music "in the vein" of his 'Scent of Dark' song.The Black Sabbath legend recently dropped a solo single and perfume of the same name, featuring symphonic strings, and the 73-year-old...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 January 2022
Tony Iommi Teases Ozzy Osbourne Collaboration
Tony Iommi has teased his "really good" upcoming collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne.The 'Scent of Dark' musician has written a track for his former Black Sabbath bandmate's upcoming solo album, on which he also plays guitar,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 November 2021
Ozzy Osbourne 'Very Happy' Ex-bassist Robert Trujillo Features On New Solo Lp
Ozzy Osbourne is thrilled that his old bass player Robert Trujillo is on his new solo album.Before he replaced Jason Newsted as Metallica's bassist in 2003, the 57-year-old rocker had a stint touring with the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 November 2021
Ozzy Osbourne Confirms Zakk Wylde Plays On Every Song Of New Lp
Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed Zakk Wylde plays guitar on the entirety of his new record.As well as guest spots from the legendary Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and his Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi, the heavy...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 November 2021
'It Will Never Die': Tony Iommi Weighs In On Rock Is Dead Debate
Tony Iommi doesn't believe rock will ever die.The Black Sabbath axe-slayer said the "rock is dead" debate has been thrown around for decades and he insisted there will always be an appetite for the genre.The...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 March 2021
Geezer Butler Confirms His Memoir Is In The Works
Geezer Butler is working on his autobiography.The Black Sabbath bassist has revealed he is halfway through his memoir, which he has penned for his grandkids.Speaking to Cleveland.com, the 71-year-old rocker said: “I started out because when...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 March 2021
Black Sabbath's Spirit Guide
Black Sabbath always felt “guided” by an other-worldly presence.The ‘Paranoid’ rockers – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – felt “guided” by an unseen fifth member and were often subjected to strange...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 December 2020
Ozzy Osbourne: I'm Closer To Tony Iommi Than Ever Before
Ozzy Osbourne is closer to Tony Iommi now than he’s ever been.The 71-year-old rocker and the iconic guitarist were both key members of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, but despite spending many years in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2020
Music World Pays Tribute To Late Eddie Van Halen
Mötley Crüe and Metallica have led the tributes to Eddie Van Halen.The Van Halen frontman passed away on Tuesday (06.10.20) following a “long and arduous battle” with tongue cancer, his 29-year-old son Wolfgang Van Halen...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2020
Ozzy Osbourne Is Done With Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne has ruled out doing anymore Black Sabbath shows.The 71-year-old frontman has insisted that when the 'Paranoid' rockers played their farewell show at Birmingham's Genting Arena in 2017, that marked the end of the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 September 2020
Black Sabbath To Release Paranoid 50th Anniversary Re-issue
Black Sabbath are to release a 50th anniversary re-issue of 'Paranoid'. The British rockers are to drop a five-LP vinyl edition of their iconic 1970 album on October 9th to celebrate the record's half-century milestone....
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 August 2020
Brian May To Release Tony Iommi Collab?
Brian May says there is a ''chance'' he'll release his collaboration with Tony Iommi.Back in 2013, the Black Sabbath legend revealed he and the Queen guitarist had discussed teaming up to do something with the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 July 2020
Tony Iommi Isn't 'Opposed' To Future Black Sabbath Shows
Tony Iommi is open to doing another Black Sabbath show.The Ozzy Osbourne-fronted heavy metal group bowed out with their final gig at Birmingham's Genting Arena in 2017, but the band's guitarist hasn't ruled out reuniting...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2020
Tony Iommi's Auction Raises £19k For Nhs
Tony Iommi has raised £19,000 for the NHS by auctioning off his prized possessions. Among the lot was one of the Black Sabbath guitarist's left-handed guitars, which sold for £11,300, and other items included a...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2020
Ozzy Osbourne's Emotional Gig
Ozzy Osbourne thought he'd cry during the last Black Sabbath gig.The legendary rockers played a final homecoming show in Birmingham, England, in February and the 68-year-old frontman was very emotional.He said: ''It was very emotional....
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 17 November 2017
Ozzy Osbourne: Rock Music Can't Die While I'm Alive
Ozzy Osbourne insists rock music isn't dead because he's still alive.The 68-year-old icon has rubbished suggestions that the genre is already dead - but has admitted to being surprised by some of the recent changes...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 August 2017
Tony Iommi Believes Its Time He Stopped 'Roaming The World'
Tony Iommi believes its time he stopped ''roaming the world''. The 68-year-old Black Sabbath guitarist performed their last concert as part of their 'The End' tour on Saturday (02.05.17) at the NEC Arena, and the...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 07 February 2017
Black Sabbath Ditch Plans For 13 Follow-up
Earlier this year (15), the group's frontman Ozzy Osbourne revealed he was planning to hit the studio to record new material with Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi for a 2016 album, prior to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 October 2015
Tony Iommi Receives Gibson Les Paul Award At Q Awards
Black Sabbath's legendary guitarist Tony Iommi will receive the Gibson Les Paul Award at the 2015 Q Awards.The heavy metal pioneer - who's played a Gibson guitar for the duration of his career - is...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 October 2015
Tony Iommi & Steve Vai To Headline Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp 2016
Drummer Carl Palmer and former Allman Brothers star Warren Haynes will also be on hand to offer advice and encouragement to wannabe rockers at the 20th anniversary event in February (16). The...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2015
Tony Iommi: 'I Only Have One More World Tour In Me'
The guitar great tells Britain's Birmingham Mail he's beginning to feel the affects of old age after fighting lymphoma for much of the band's reunion. He says, "I can't actually do this...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 September 2015
Black Sabbath Announce Plans For Their Last Ever Tour
Heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath have announced details of what they claim will be their “final tour” early next year.Billed in the band’s press release as “the final tour from the greatest metal band of...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 04 September 2015
Black Sabbath Launch The End Tour Without Bill Ward
The trio has launched artwork, a video and information about what will be the band's last international trek, billed as The End, and Ward's name isn't mentioned. The drummer refused to be...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 September 2015
Tony Iommi Steps Into Glass Box To Raise Awareness About The Loneliness Of Cancer
The rocker stepped into MACmillan Cancer Support's 'Not Alone' Isolation Box in a bid to highlight the plight of lonely cancer patients in the U.K. The box allows passers by to see...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 August 2015
Tony Iommi Planning To Remix Black Sabbath Album For 20th Anniversary Release
The guitarist is planning to remix the album, the group's 18th studio release, as the 20th anniversary of the project looms this year (15). He says, "I really like the album but...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 June 2015
Ozzy Osbourne Cancels Gig To Undergo Operation
Ozzy Osbourne has pulled out of a gig to undergo an operation. The 66-year-old star has been forced to cancel the Mexico leg of his annual 'Ozzfest' tour, which had been dubbed 'Ozzfiesta', scheduled for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 March 2015
Tony Iommi Pleads For Indonesian Prisoners' Lives
Black Sabbath star Tony Iommi has joined a campaign to urge Indonesian officials to spare the lives of two death row prisoners.Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran face death by firing squad after being found guilty...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 March 2015
Ozzy Osbourne's Hell Of A Las Vegas Show
Ozzy Osbourne is set to have a Las Vegas show called 'Hellgate'.The 66-year-old rocker's wife Sharon Osbourne has revealed she is working on a one-off concert production for her husband to take place in 'Sin...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 January 2015
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