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Deep Purple’s In Rock album cover with an inset of Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi
“It shows every member of the band doing what they did best – Gillan’s vocals, Jon Lord’s keyboards”: the In Rock classic that’s Tony Iommi‘s favourite Deep Purple song

By Classic Rock Published

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi reveals his favourite song by fellow rock pioneers Deep Purple

Bands & Artists
Billy Corgan and David Bowie in 1997
Ten times Billy Corgan collaborated with his heroes

By Niall Doherty Published

The Smashing Pumpkins leader has racked up some impressive guest spots over the years

Interviews
Going Home single packshot
“It brings you to tears”: Listen to Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson plus Jeff Beck's last-ever recording on stunning new version of Mark Knopfler's Going Home, raising funds for US and UK cancer charities

By Paul Brannigan Published

Hear some of the world's most iconic guitarists play together on one of rock's great instrumentals, re-recorded for charity, and available to purchase now

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James Bay, Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page, Brian May
"There is a spirit in the place": Watch Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Queen's Brian May and Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi unite to launch London's new Gibson Garage

By Paul Brannigan Published

Guitar legends join forces to launch Gibson's new flagship store in London

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Guitar Heroes single
“It just brings you to tears”: David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Alex Lifeson, Slash and more join forces for epic new recording of Mark Knopfler's Going Home

By Paul Brannigan Published

The new all-star recording of Mark Knopfler's debut solo single will raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America

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The rock band Heaven And Hell in 2009
“We’re all very temperamental in our different ways, but we’ve learned to live with that”: how Black Sabbath were reborn in the 21st century as Heaven & Hell

By Jon Hotten Published

In this classic 2009 interview, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi look back at resurrecting Black Sabbath’s iconic second line-up under the namd Heaven & Hell

Interviews
Brian May and Tony Iommi jamming
"It's basic. It's not technical by any means": Watch Brian May solo while Tony Iommi plays the riff from Paranoid

By Fraser Lewry Published

Queen's Brian May "commits sacrilege" by playing a solo over the top of the riff of Black Sabbath's Paranoid

Interviews
Tony Iommi
"I am writing... and it's sounding really good": Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi looks back on a "fun" 2023, and promises long-awaited box set release plus new music

By Paul Brannigan Published

You'll be hearing more from heavy metal's greatest ever riff writer this year

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A montage of album covers picked by famous musicians
30 musicians on the album that changed their life as a kid

By Classic Rock Published

Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom

Albums
James Hetfield and Ozzy Osbourne
"Oh lord, YEAAAH!": Listen to this "scary accurate" AI James Hetfield cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs

By Liz Scarlett Published

The wonders of artificial intelligence continues to boggle our minds with this surprisingly impressive cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs sung by "James Hetfield"

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