Tony Iommi

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Icicles Within My Brain: Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 at 50

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Cornucopia, FX, Geezer Butler, Laguna Sunrise, Ozzy Osbourne, Snowblind, St. Vitus Dance, Supernaut, Tomorrow’s Dream, Tony Iommi, Vol. 4, Wheels of Confusion

Looking back on the metal legends’ cocaine-fueled masterpiece

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal New Wave 

Quadruple Your Pleasure: Technical Ecstasy Gets An Overdue Upgrade

October 14, 2021April 3, 2022 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1976, 2021, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Box Set, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Rhino Records, Super Deluxe, Technical Ecstasy, Tony Iommi, Vertigo Records

Black Sabbath’s maligned seventh album deserves the super deluxe treatment

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Heavy Metal 

Throne of Doom: Paranoid at 50

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Nathan Carson 1 Comment 1970, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Birmingham, Black Sabbath, Buddy Rich, Geezer Butler, Gene Krupa, Hand of Doom, Ironman, Ozzy Osbourne, Paranoid, Rat Salad, Tony Iommi, War Pigs, World War II

Black Sabbath’s founding drummer Bill Ward reflects on a half century of their heavy metal milestone

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Blues Heavy Metal jazz 

Satan’s Coming ‘Round The Bend: Black Sabbath At 50

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1970, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, The Warning, Tony Iommi, Warner Bros.

The Jazz! The Devil! The Downtuning! It was all part of the recipe for the LP that defined heavy metal

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Blues Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Sing Me A Sweet, Sweet Song: Badlands at 30

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Jedd Beaudoin 1 Comment 1989, 30th Anniversary, Badlands, Black Sabbath, Blue Murder, Jake E. Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Gillen, Tony Iommi

When Jake E. Lee and Ray Gillen formed a potent supergroup that never go its chance to fully shine

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