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In a recent interview with News-in-24 Tony Iommi mentioned that the multitrack tapes for Born Again, which for a long time were considered lost, have apparently been found: […] I’m also thinking of remixing the album “Born Again”, the one with Ian Gillan, now that we have found the original tapes.

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Ronnie James Dio birthday livestream

Glenn Hughes, Tony Iommi, Carmine and Vinny Appice, and many, many others will be taking part in a virtual Ronnie James Dio birthday bash on July 10, 2021. This global livestream fundraising event is organized by the Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund and hosted by Rolling Live Studios. It will start at 2PM Pacific […]

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It’s growling and purring

This behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of WhoCares single back in 2011 was published a couple of years ago, but somehow have completely slipped under our radar. Until now.

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Gillan and Iommi revisiting Armenia

Armenian agency Mediamax reports that Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi will take part in a gala night held in Yerevan on June 5, 2019, to commemorate 30th anniversary of the Rock Aid Armenia project. The event will be held under the auspices of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and will include a public showing of […]

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The riffmeister on the greatest riff of all time

In a recent interview with Metal Hammer maestro Tony Iommi, a riffmeister extraordinaire himself, weighted in on the greatest riff of all time question: Apart from your own, what’s the greatest riff of all time? That’s even harder. There’s so many great riffs out there from the past, and up to date stuff. But you’ve […]

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Cozy Powell memorial plaque

A memorial plaque dedicated to Cozy Powell will be unveiled in his home town of Cirencester on January 7, reports local newspaper. The town council decided to create the plaque to commemorate the town’s most famous musician. The plaque will be installed at the Corn Hall, which now serves as a community center. The event […]

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Armenian music school now open

[Updated Sep 26] Earlier today, September 20, Ian and Bron Gillan were the guests of honour at the grand opening of the music school in Gyumri, Armenia. This is the very school rebuilding which was the main focus of Big Ian’s recent WhoCares project with Toni Iommi. Well done, gentlemen! At the press conference the […]

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The bottle took a beating

Born Again has turned 30, and black-sabbath.com is celebrating the anniversary with an extended article, which includes the cover art story straight from its author Steve Joule, among many other things: OK let’s put this baby to rest once and for all. The Black Sabbath ‘Born Again’ album sleeve was designed under extraordinary circumstances; basically […]

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Gillan to open the Armenian music school

The Armenian music school saga nears its successful completion. After WhoCares project had donated money for the school reconstruction, the donation was tripled by another charity and Armenian government, with Millbank Music from Canada donating on top of that more than $20,000 worth of music instruments to the school in memory of Jon Lord. The […]

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WhoCares album US sales

WhoCares charity compilation was released stateside on August 28. After selling just 700 copies in the first week of release, it nevertheless managed to land on the Top New Artist (a.k.a. Heartseekers) Albums chart at No. 52. The chart lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared […]

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