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Geezer Butler remembers the ups and downs of Black Sabbath being upstaged by Van Halen
By Rob Laing published
He also weighs in on what went wrong with the Rick Rubin-produced 13 album: "Tony was incredibly disappointed in him"
Learn 10 essential guitar rock riffs for beginner players
By Leigh Fuge published
Get started with the classics from the Beatles to the Stones, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Hendrix and more
Luthier John Diggins of Jaydee Custom Guitars has passed away – Tony Iommi pays tribute
By Rob Laing published
"He was a very dear friend to me and we’d known each other since the '70s"
5 essential Jethro Tull songs guitar players need to hear
By Neil Crossley published
"And here was Jimmy Page waving like mad… I'm thinking, 'I can't wave back, or I'm going to blow the solo'”
See Tony Iommi become an honoury 'Vampire' as he joins Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and Alice Cooper to perform Black Sabbath's Paranoid in Birmingham
By Rob Laing published
The Sabbath legend guested with the Hollywood Vampires supergroup
Tony Iommi admits that, yes, sometimes he got carried away playing guitar solos – but Ronnie James Dio was his enabler
By Jonathan Horsley published
Iommi says the Dio years challenged Black Sabbath to up their game and RJD would tell him to solo longer. “Listening back to things, you think, ’Bloody hell! That was a bit over the top‘”
Geezer Butler rules out future gigs with Black Sabbath and explains retirement from touring in general
By Rob Laing published
"I didn’t realize how hard starting from scratch is, especially when you’re used to your own plane and staying at the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton"
70 years on: Remembering Django Reinhardt, the Gypsy jazz trailblazer who triumphed over adversity and changed guitar forever
By Jonathan Horsley published
George Benson says it was his swing. Peter Frampton says it was his soul. John Jorgenson says he was the first to play the impossible. What made Reinhardt so special?
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