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“I agreed to join the band when I was drunk. I’ve not much recollection of what went on!”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath’s Born Again and the tour that inspired Spinal Tap

Black Sabbath’s Born Again: flawed classic or total disaster? Ian Gillan has opinions

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“This religious freak came on stage with a dagger to stab me. Very disturbing to say the least!”: Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi recalls the most dangerous gig of his life

"When we got to the venue, somebody had painted a cross on a door in red..."

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“I had a dreadful hangover, so I put my dark glasses on and we played Children Of The Grave, Iron Man and Paranoid”: What happened when Black Sabbath reunited for one day only at Live Aid 1985

Back To The Beginning won’t be the first time Black Sabbath’s founding lineup briefly got back together to raise money for charity…

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“The idea was to make an album heavier than anything that had ever been heard before”: Tony Iommi recalls the making of Black Sabbath’s legendary debut

"It was a bit nerve-wracking!"

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"Flashes of utter brilliance mixed with too many extra-curricular activities and bad management." Black Sabbath's Sabotage is the end of a golden age - and the point cracks are beginning to show

The final entry into Black Sabbath's original golden run, Sabotage is often hailed as the band's heaviest and most fearless album. But is it really?

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“I lost the tips of two fingers in an accident when I was 17. Doctors told me that I had no hope of playing guitar again. I refused to accept that”: The life and times of Tony Iommi, metal’s indestructible dark lord

If it wasn’t for Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, the world would sound very, very different

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The best Black Sabbath songs that don’t feature Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio

Ozzy and Dio may be Sabbath’s best-known singers, but these bangers with less-famous voices deserve their share of the love

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“The big lesson... don't be afraid to be simple and awesome... Who cares if it has four or 40,000 notes in it?”: Tom Morello pays his respects to Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads and more in advance of this summer’s big Black Sabbath supergig

And as the event’s musical director and a Sabbath superfan, Morello proves perfectly placed to tease a few behind-the-scenes secrets…

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“I take the job of curating this very seriously. Not just to honor the living members of Black Sabbath but also Randy Rhoads”: Tom Morello is honoring one of Ozzy Osbourne’s greatest collaborators at the Sabbath legend’s final show

Osbourne’s last show will take place later this year, and Morello – the event’s musical director – will take the opportunity to pay tribute to one of the finest guitar players of all time

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“For the life of me I can’t think why we ended up taking our clothes off, but that’s how we recorded the track - prancing around naked!” Guitarist Tony Iommi recalls the madness of Black Sabbath

When Iommi's guitar went 'Boing!' a strange track was born

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“ELO, Judas Priest, my dad’s piano playing – that’s prog!” Tennis hero Pat Cash discovered Saga in Steve Harris’ private pub, introduced Tony Iommi to Bigelf and got Robert Plant to take up his sport

Travelling the world with his Walkman, the young Australian moved on from his family’s opera and folk to Rush, Steven Wilson, Brian Eno, Francis Dunnery and Anathema, and adopted his chequered headband in honour of Cheap Trick

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“With the success came all the trappings and we tried every one of them. The drugs, the travel, the women. Our lives were forever changed”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath, the band who did more than anyone to invent heavy metal

No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it

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Everything you need to know about the Black Sabbath reunion and Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert

Why are Black Sabbath coming back? Who else is on the bill? Can I still get tickets? We answer all your questions about this summer’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza

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Black Sabbath fans disappointed to miss out on ‘once in a lifetime’ reunion gig

The show in Birmingham will see the band’s original line-up reunite for the first time in 20 years supported by many of the acts they influenced.

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“When you’re watching a horror film and you get that tingling sensation when something frightens you – I wanted to create that in music”: How Black Sabbath became the scariest band on Earth

Sabbath’s debut album is 55 years old today

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“A noise like God conducting the soundtrack to the end of the world!”: The classic Black Sabbath album with the most bizarre song they ever recorded

Drummer Bill Ward called that song “a demonic chant”

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"He used to go around carrying a large case with a hammer in it. And if you weren’t getting paid, they’d break somebody’s knees": The heroes and villains of the Black Sabbath journey

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reflect on some good, bad and ugly encounters

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Fans scramble to get tickets for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Black Sabbath gig

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Sharon Osbourne explains how Black Sabbath’s original members reunited ahead of farewell show: “When they heard it was for charity, it was easy”

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife/manager says that it was The Prince Of Darkness himself spearheading efforts for the band’s classic lineup to play together again

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“I thought it was too pop. I rebelled against it”: How Ozzy Osbourne learned to love a song that was written and recorded in one hour and ended up becoming Black Sabbath’s biggest hit

And how Sabbath made the most influential heavy metal album of all time

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“You wouldn't have thought that you would see those three guys together”: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup

The July 5 mega-event's lineup is stacked with top-tier names, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira and Alice in Chains

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Everything you need to know about the Black Sabbath reunion show at Villa Park

Why are Black Sabbath coming back? Who else is on the bill? How do I get tickets? We answer all your questions about this summer’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza

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Ozzy Osbourne admits he 'can’t walk' as he prepares for final Black Sabbath performance

On Wednesday, the legendary rock band announced that their farewell show with Osbourne as frontman will take place this summer

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Black Sabbath albums ranked, from worst to best

Some Black Sabbath albums are epoch-defining classics, some are average, some downright embarrassing, and we've ranked them – from woeful worst to brilliant best

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'Our admiration runs deep!' Metallica 'can't wait' to perform at Black Sabbath's final show

Heavy metal band Metallica "can't wait" to perform at Black Sabbath's last-ever concert in July, because their "admiration" for the legendary group "runs deep".

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