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  Martin Birch death: Tributes paid to ‘brilliant’ Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath producer

  Tributes have poured in following the death of revered British music producer Martin Birch.Birch was known for his work with bands including Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. He died on Sunday, 9 August at the age of 71.

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  Ozzy Osbourne hails Birmingham roots as city celebrates Black Sabbath

  The heavy metal pioneers will be the subject of a series of exhibitions in their home city.

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  The Telegraph

  The End has come: Black Sabbath perform triumphant final gig in Birmingham

  Thousands of fans from around the world descended on Birmingham's Genting Arena to see the Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler blast out their hits together one last time. Famed for once biting the head off a live bat on stage (though he later admitted that he thought the bat was rubber at the time), Osbourne, 68, signed off with a performance of their 1970 classic, Paranoid, and thanked fans as balloons and confetti rained down. Last night in their hometown of Birmingham,

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  Black Sabbath reaches The End as band returns to Birmingham for final gig

  Black Sabbath - the band credited with creating heavy metal - have performed their last-ever concert. The band signed off with their 1970 classic Paranoid and thanked fans as confetti and balloons rained down. Preparing for the finale, the self-proclaimed prince of darkness Ozzy Osbourne said: "Since I've got to this building, I've been happy, I've been tearful.

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  Evening Standard

  Black Sabbath, tour review: Bell tolls for a mighty rock farewell

  With it, on walked Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, summoned to a London stage for the final time. With its tritone guitar riff and eerie lyrics, opener Black Sabbath had a genuine menace, even if Ozzy’s status as a harbinger of doom has been undermined somewhat by years spent as a bumbling bad-dad on reality TV show The Osbournes. Snowblind was dedicated to the band’s former keyboardist, Geoff Nicholls, who died of lung cancer at the weekend, but the prevailing mood was one of cel

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  'It'll Be Sooner Rather Than Later': Black Sabbath To Record Final Album Next Year?

  The Band Want To Create One Last Record Before Retirement

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  Tony Iommi gave up on Bill Ward negotiations after cancer diagnosis

  Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has broken his silence about the band's bust-up with former drummer Bill Ward, revealing he gave up on his old pal's contractual issues when he was diagnosed with cancer.

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