The folks over at Sanctuary Records today made me aware of something very cool that I’m sure you’re going to want to check out. Sanctuary’s UK site how has an online E-Card available for the album. The biggest attraction with the E-Card is that they have 1 minute sound samples available for all 8 songs […]

First off, before I post the update, I wanted to say why I haven’t had any update in a couple fo weeks. Last week was my birthday, and I also found out a week ago that I’m going to be a father for the first time. I’ve had a few othe things on my mind […]

Another Eighth Star update was posted over the weekend on Blabbermouth. Here’s what they had to say about it. The Tony Iommi/Glenn Hughes album recorded in 1996, heavily bootlegged as the much in demand “Eighth Star” (not the project’s official title), will be quite markedly different to the version currently on the underground market when […]

There was a short update regarding the release of the Tony Iommi “bootleg” album “8th Star”. It appeared on the official Glenn Hughes website, and it says this.. I had dinner with Tony Iommi on Sunday night. We are pleased to announce that the album which was originally bootlegged (ele tá falando do 8th Star) […]

GUITAR WORLD INVITES YOU TO DESIGN YOUR DREAM GUITAR Contest To Be Judged By Guitar Greats Tony Iommi, Joe Perry And Tom Morello; Fender To Build Winning Design New York, NY (May 10, 2004) Every guitarist dreams of designing his own guitar. But unless you’re blessed with the fame, talent or money of a rock […]

There is a really great new interview with Tony Iommi up on the Rhino website. Rhino as you know are the folks who put out Black Box, the totally awesome new Black Sabbath box set. In this interview which is a streaming media file from the Rhino website, Tony talks about a lot of things. […]

Tony goes mainstream, eh? Being interviewed by CNN. :) Yesterday after I posted my update, several folks sent me a link to an interview with Tony Iommi on CNN. Here’s a few highlights: Q: I guess for most people, what defines the early Black Sabbath sound is your guitar and Ozzy Osbourne’s vocals. Over 30 […]

This report out today at Blabbermouth details some goings on with Tony Iommi, his first solo album, his new one, and… aw, I’ll just shut up now – you read it. :) BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is currently working on the material for a new solo album, tentatively due sometime in 2005. Unlike his […]

Monday morning here brings some very welcome news, and something that when I found out about it came as a shock, as I was not expecting this to actually happen, tell you the truth. I got word that Tony Iommi intends on releasing what’s commonly known as the “Eighth Star bootleg”. This material was recorded […]

Another piece that has gone by during the few weeks I haven’t updated was some news that it looks like the Anselmo / Iommi CD might be dead. Check this out: PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo stopped by the studios of Sirius Radio in New York City on Tuesday, May 20 and spoke to “Hard Attack” […]