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“Tom Morello probably sold more units than every other early adopter combined”: How the DigiTech WH-1 Whammy pedal changed the game for guitar effects

Used by Radiohead, Dimebag Darrell, Tom Morello and countless others, the Whammy was the game-changing pitch-shifter guitar was waiting for

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Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza is coming out in cinemas

Ozzy Osbourne’s blockbuster farewell will be turned into a concert film and hit theatre screens in 2026

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Soundgarden skipped Black Sabbath's final concert due to scheduling conflicts

Soundgarden have explained why they were missing from Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning concert.

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"Thank you for a lifetime of beauty, horror, love, power, happiness, melancholy." Soundgarden salute the "majestic brilliance" of Black Sabbath, and say they were "super bummed" at not being able to play the band's Back To The Beginning show

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Kneecap hit back at Disturbed's David Draiman after he blasted Tom Morello for supporting the rap trio

Kneecap have scolded Disturbed's David Draiman for picking on Tom Morello for backing the Irish rap trio.

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"They’re clearly the Rage Against The Machine of now." Tom Morello on Kneecap

Rage Against The Machine guitarist sings praises of Irish rappers Kneecap –and Disturbed's David Draiman is unimpressed

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Disturbed frontman David Draiman blasts Tom Morello for supporting Kneecap

Disturbed frontman David Draiman has blasted Tom Morello as “shameful” for his support of Kneecap, who have been advocating for the people of Palestine.

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The 11 new metal songs you need to hear right now

Soothe your post-Back To The Beginning blues with new tracks from Babymetal, Deftones, Halestorm and more, and vote for your favourite

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Tom Morello: Kneecap are the Rage Against The Machine of now

Tom Morello has spoken out in support of activist rap trio Kneecap.

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"This song is written for all the families torn apart by the recent immigrant purges and kidnappings": Tom Morello releases powerful new single in support of immigrant rights across America

Pretend to Remember Me arrives a week after Rage Against The Machine man Morello directed Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning celebration

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Ozzy Osbourne’s final Black Sabbath concert raised $190 million for charity

Tom Morello, the event’s musical director, reported the huge fundraising total on social media

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"We're in our seventies and late seventies, so you can only do so much": Tony Iommi reveals the songs Black Sabbath rehearsed but didn't play at Back To The Beginning

Tony Iommi has reflected on Black Sabbath's performance at Villa Park

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“We set out to not just create the greatest day in the history of heavy metal…”: Black Sabbath’s final Back to The Beginning mega-gig just raised £140 million for charity

Great bands a great show and a great amount of money for some great causes

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Black Sabbath's final concert raised almost $200 million for charity

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final concert raised almost $200 million for charity, according to Rage Against The Machine star Tom Morello, who was the show's musical director.

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"We raised a ton of money for a great cause": Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show expected to raise millions for charity

Tom Morello suggests charity expectations as more than five million fans access pay-per-view livestream

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The ‘metal Yardbirds’ assemble at Back to the Beginning – as Billy Corgan, Adam Jones and Tom Morello put on a supergroup set that’s been years in the making

K.K. Downing, Rudy Sarzo and Danny Carey joined the trio to perform Judas Priest and Black Sabbath cuts

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Watch Jack Black video for cover of Ozzy Osbourne classic Mr. Crowley

Jack Black has lovingly recreated Mr. Crowley video along with special guests to mark Ozzy's epic Back to the Beginning farewell show

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"It's not until Ozzy's actually there, thanking fans and getting tearful, that it sinks in." Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show

Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out

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“Hearing the crowd sing the War Pigs solo gave me chills”: Back to the Beginning was Ozzy Osbourne’s night – but it was also a tribute to Tony Iommi’s singular impact on guitar music

Iommi’s world-altering riffs led to some of the all-star farewell show’s biggest singalongs – no wonder the supporting cast of guitar heroes had so much fun playing them

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Every guitar hero, special guest and all-star cover from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s epic Back to the Beginning farewell show

Jake E. Lee, Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt were among the six-string royalty joining the likes of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira for the nine-hour celebration

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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s historic farewell show was less Live Aid, more Loud Aid

5/5 With merging and collaborating metal acts swapping over on a revolving stage, it’s a fast-spinning Lazy Susan of metal history. Yet there’s precious little ego and plenty of heartfelt humility

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Here's every single special guest and song played from Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show

Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira amongst a cast of superstar guests as Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath play live for the last time

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Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Ozzy Osbourne’s last show ends with fireworks and cake

All-day event saw snumber of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

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Are you ready for "the greatest day in the history of heavy metal"? Black Sabbath share new photo featuring some of the metal legends set to honour them at their farewell show in Birmingham

Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, Bill and friends, including Metallica, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and more

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Here's everything you need to know about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final ever show, Back To The Beginning, including who's playing, where you can watch it and more

Still confused about the details of this weekend's epic final Black Sabbath show? We got you

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