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Luthier John Diggins of Jaydee Custom Guitars has passed away – Tony Iommi pays tribute

"He was a very dear friend to me and we’d known each other since the '70s"

MusicRadar

“He was a superb craftsman who loved what he did”: Tony Iommi pays tribute to ‘Old Boy’ SG luthier John Diggins, who has died

Diggins began his career working for John Birch – the Birmingham, UK-based luthier who partnered with Iommi early in the Black Sabbath legend's career – and later struck out on his own, founding Jaydee Custom Guitars

Guitar World

“People think his playing is all about the big riffs, but I always loved his jazzy playing – listen to Planet Caravan. You can hear a lot of passing tones”: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt says there’s way more to Tony Iommi’s guitar style than riffs alone

The Swedish progressive metal icon pays homage to the dark lord of rock

Guitar World

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

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

Metal Hammer

“I’m going to commit sacrilege by joining in!” Footage of Brian May and Tony Iommi jamming together finally surfaces as the Queen legend solos over Black Sabbath’s Paranoid in this exclusive clip

While filming a new documentary titled Great Guitar Riffs, the two guitar titans took the opportunity to jam the Black Sabbath classic – and discuss its humble origins

Guitar World

“I've been working in the studio, writing and doing plenty of stuff”: Tony Iommi reveals he is cooking up some “really good” new music for 2024

In his New Year message, the metal legend talks about everything from the Black Sabbath ballet to working in the studio and the status of the delayed Tony Martin-era Sabbath boxset

Guitar World

"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

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

Metal Hammer

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16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands

Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more

MusicRadar

"I was torn between Ozzy and Genesis - what the hell do I do?": A story of "the next Black Sabbath", missed opportunities and vanished dreams

Necromandus were earmarked as the next Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath themselves - but their dreams were not fulfilled

Louder

“People romanticize the old sound, but you want your sound brought into the 21st century”: Billy Corgan reveals how Tony Iommi inspired his approach to signature gear

Black Sabbath’s metal icon taught the Smashing Pumpkins leader the importance of updating past tonal glories for the future

Guitar World

“Everybody thought they were gonna get blown to bits!” The track-by-track guide to Black Sabbath’s Paranoid

From War Pigs to Fairies Wear Boots, this is everything you need to know about each song on Black Sabbath’s chart-topper

Metal Hammer

A brief history of the metal Christmas song – and why there’ll (probably) never be a heavy holiday classic

Superstars from Spinal Tap to King Diamond have all tried to make a heavy metal Christmas classic. Yet, these attempts have never become chart-smashing hits. What gives?

Metal Hammer

“I don’t mean to be arrogant, but we had the goods. We knew what we were doing”: how Bad Company hit the bullseye with their classic second album Straight Shooter

Bad Company’s second album, Straight Shooter, was the one that sealed their superstardom

Louder

Three “God-like guitarists” join forces and stadium-conquering rockers channel their inner spy: This week's essential guitar tracks

Must-listen-to tunes from Guns N' Roses, Architects, IDLES, The Libertines, Devon Ross, Ryujin and many more

Guitar World

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“A revolving collective of Gibson artists”: the guitar brand becomes a guitar band, as the Gibson Band debuts its first single, featuring CEO Cesar Gueikian, Serj Tankian, and a solo from Tony Iommi

The original new song, Deconstruction, is being released as part a new fundraising initiative, accompanied by Tankian’s original artwork and what else? A Les Paul with a custom finish

Metal Hammer

System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian and Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi have teamed up for a brand new single, Deconstruction

System Of A Down’s singer and Black Sabbath’s guitarist collaborated with Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian to release a brand new song for charity

Metal Hammer

“It’s the end of Sabbath, believe me”: The story of Black Sabbath’s abandoned 20th album

After the release of 13, Black Sabbath promised one more album before their farewell tour. Schedule conflicts and health scares meant it never came to be.

MusicRadar

Is Prince's Purple Rain really the second-greatest guitar riff of all time? A new survey says 'yes'

And Seven Nation Army is the only riff recorded after the '80s to make the top 20

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Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Voted Best Guitar Riff Of All Time

Poll of music fans reveals iconic rock classics and modern hits in the top rankings.

Metal Hammer

Geezer Butler disputes Ozzy Osbourne's claim that he didn't reach out during Ozzy's illness: "Sharon responded but I didn’t hear back from Ozzy."

Geezer Butler insists he tried to contact former Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy twice but never got a reply

Metal Hammer

“Tony Iommi has been so supportive of me since my illness. Geezer Butler hasn’t given me one phone call": Ozzy Osbourne is gutted that his ex-Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler doesn't want to know him anymore

Ozzy Osbourne is far from impressed that Geezer Butler is ignoring him

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: inside Romania’s first school for witches

Europe’s most powerful witch needs more than potions to set up her academy in Bucharest. Plus, a tribute to Black Sabbath’s guitarist. Here’s what to watch this evening

Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi remembers writing Paranoid riff: “The producer said, ‘Can you put another song together?’ I went, ‘Well, no.’”

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has talked about writing one of the band’s most iconic songs in a new interview

Metal Hammer

"Between burn-out and a looming crisis, Sabbath somehow hit their greatest high." Which is Black Sabbath's best album? Metal Hammer's writers argue it out

Paranoid? Sabbath Bloody Sabbath? Heaven And Hell? Hammer's top writers duel it out to declare Sabbath's best album ever

Guitar World

“We didn’t want to just make a one trick pony octave up device”: Jimi Hendrix, Tony Iommi and Josh Homme all championed the octave pedal – now KMA Machines’ Mandrake Octo-Shrieker looks to take the effect to new heights

Simple yet effective: the user-friendly Mandrake updates an existing KMA circuit and attempts to solve a key issue of orthodox octave up pedals

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