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Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi: I Will Be Fighting Lymphoma for the Rest of My Life

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:57:21 +0000

Although Tony Iommi's health has been improving since his early 2012 cancer diagnosis, some unfortunate news has been made public by the iconic Black Sabbath guitarist. Having thought his lymphoma was gone, Iommi was recently informed by his doctor that he most probably never be completely cancer-free.

Tony Iommi Explains Why Black Sabbath Ended Negotiations With Bill Ward

Chad Childers — Sun, 26 May 2013 21:00:55 +0000

Black Sabbath are getting ready for their new '13' album, a disc that is noticeably missing original drummer Bill Ward. The drummer held out of the band's reunion, citing a contract dispute, and while there was hope that something could be worked out, ultimately guitarist Tony Iommi says the band had to move on.

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Discusses Lymphoma Battle + Drive to Record New Music

Chad Childers — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:53:40 +0000

While bands may have a few bumps while making new records, it's nothing like what Black Sabbath dealt with while putting together the '13' album. Just as the metal legends were getting back together to work on new music, it was revealed that guitarist Tony Iommi was diagnosed with cancerous lymphoma and needed to undergo treatment.

Tony Iommi + Brian May Contemplate Releasing Guitar Pieces to Fans for Recordings

Chad Childers — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:00:26 +0000

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Queen's Brian May are no strangers to collaboration, but their next project could potentially find them musically teaming with fans. According to the Birmingham Mail, the veteran rockers are discussing the idea of taking recorded pieces of Iommi's music and then turning it over to fans for their own recordings.

Video for Tony Iommi's 2013 Eurovision Contribution 'Lonely Planet' Debuts

Chad Childers — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:40:30 +0000

The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the biggest honors of its kind, with the European Broadcasting Community countries annually battling it out to determine which country has composed the most popular song. This year Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi decided to back Armenia by lending his skills to writing and producing a song.

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Has Song Selected for Eurovision Contest

Chad Bowar — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:54:09 +0000

Eurovision is a long-running song contest dating back to the 1950s in which each participating country selects a song for the annual competition. This year’s entry from Armenia just so happens to be co-written by Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi. The prestigious competition has helped launch the careers of musicians including ABBA and Celine Dion, and a [...]

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi + Queen's Brian May Plan to Collaborate on Guitar Riffs Album

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:58:57 +0000

Two masters of the guitar are apparently making plans to create a “riffs” album. Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi and Queen’s Brian May are expected to begin this riffs record soon, which will allow fans to build their own songs using the recordings. What if you had the men who wrote ‘Iron Man’ or ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ [...]

Black Sabbath Finish Recording Album, Plot Tour + Offer Tony Iommi Health Update

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:59:14 +0000

It's official! Black Sabbath have completed recording their upcoming album, '13.' Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler announced the exciting news to Eddie Trunk in a video interview (seen below) at the NAMM convention, in addition to offering an update on guitarist Tony Iommi's current battle with cancer.

'Tis The Season…To Rock Out!

Melissa Awesome — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:11:09 +0000

This time of year Christmas tunes are everywhere, and it's the same 5 songs over and over again (For real, if I have to hear Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas' one more time, I'm gonna vomit) So since Christmas music can be unbearable I've compiled a list of my 10 favorite metal Christmas songs this way we can spread Christmas Cheer, the rock n' roll way.