T. Iommi Diagnosed With Cancer
2012-01-09 by fish CONTRIBUTOR | 79 Replies | 3599 Views

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has recently been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma. A statement on the band's facebook page reads:

"Iommi is currently working with his doctors to establish the best treatment plan--the “IRON MAN” of Rock & Roll remains upbeat and determined to make a full and successful recovery.

This comes as Black Sabbath--Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums)--are writing and recording their first album in 33 years in Los Angeles (still set for release this fall) with producer Rick Rubin. They will now go to the UK to continue to work with Tony. Further information will be released as it becomes available.
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http://www.facebook.com/BlackSabbath/posts/10150480858784615

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Voivod
Staff Reviewer
January 9th 2012

4552 Comments


Horrible news...

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FictionalFlames
January 9th 2012

1460 Comments


wow.... absolutely terrible news.

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KILL
January 9th 2012

53214 Comments


fucking sucks

Tyrael
January 9th 2012

18879 Comments


First Dio and now this

God must hate m/

Trebor17
Contributing Reviewer
January 9th 2012

40354 Comments


just awful awful news

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jabberwockyGC
January 9th 2012

116 Comments


Oh no. Such a fantastic guitarist, and right in the middle of the BS reunion plans. I hope he recovers and will be able to continue with the upcoming tours.

AsoTamaki
January 9th 2012

2525 Comments


Yeah, harsh. At least they caught it early.

tarkus
January 9th 2012

5357 Comments


GOD FUCKING DAMN



jayfatha
January 9th 2012

2882 Comments


:[

Jethro42
January 9th 2012

10877 Comments


oh
no

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figure337
January 9th 2012

396 Comments


FUCK!

greg84
Staff Reviewer
January 9th 2012

6313 Comments


This sucks!

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Scoot
January 9th 2012

16137 Comments


ugh brutal

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TheNotrap
January 9th 2012

6982 Comments


Just terrible.

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BigHans
January 9th 2012

24015 Comments


saw this on FB, got pissed. Pull through it dude m/

PuddlesPuddles
January 9th 2012

4494 Comments


Wishing you the best

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dnor
January 9th 2012

3978 Comments


Hoping he pulls through.

SCREAM!
January 9th 2012

8405 Comments


Hopefuly he can pull through since they seem to have caught it early )=

fulgrim
January 9th 2012

1542 Comments


sucks, hope he gets well soon.

redskyformiles
Emeritus
January 9th 2012

16363 Comments


godspeed, sir.

CakeWithCream
January 9th 2012

1002 Comments


hope he gets better

whywontyoudie
January 9th 2012

3063 Comments


awful news, hope he hangs in there.

taylormemer
Contributing Reviewer
January 9th 2012

4881 Comments


He'll survive. Metal lives on

Nagrarok
January 9th 2012

7282 Comments


Dio wasn't able to beat cancer, but I hope this man will. Single most important guitarist in metal.

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austin888
January 9th 2012

319 Comments


This is truly terrible news. Hope he gets better.

Colliiiin
January 9th 2012

580 Comments


Fuckin bummer, hoping for the best though

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fuckthatnoise
January 9th 2012

1469 Comments


damn, sucks.

never really been a fan but i hope he pulls through.

Ovrot
January 9th 2012

9831 Comments


fuck

Kris.
January 9th 2012

10222 Comments


kick that cancer in the fuckin ass for dio m/

FearThyEvil9
January 9th 2012

8658 Comments


Damn. Hope he recovers.

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Spluger
January 9th 2012

824 Comments


That's terrible. Here's to a fast and healthy recovery Iommi!

ShadowRemains
January 9th 2012

16728 Comments


are you fucking kidding me...

Ire
January 9th 2012

39641 Comments


awful news

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SLAUGHTERDOZER
January 9th 2012

268 Comments


rip

demon of surveillance
January 9th 2012

570 Comments


We don't need to lose another legend of metal so soon.

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Pachelbel
January 9th 2012

192 Comments


Nooo

TheVoiceAndTheSnake
January 9th 2012

3663 Comments


Fuck a bitch, why?

Crysis
Staff Reviewer
January 9th 2012

15247 Comments


sad day for metal

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paxman
January 9th 2012

4074 Comments


I hate cancer so fucking much I want to scream.

Vesper
January 9th 2012

3083 Comments


>:[

Sanders
January 9th 2012

2177 Comments


Rare to see this much respect in a Sputnik thread. Nice to see. Hope the guy gets through it.

Butkuiss
January 9th 2012

2853 Comments


Kind of feels ominous considering his bandmate died of cancer a short time ago. Fuck.

RagingStorm
January 9th 2012

509 Comments


this fucking sucks

Wizard
January 9th 2012

17376 Comments


I feel bad for Tony, I've had cancer affect my family life recently and it sucks.

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LepreCon
January 9th 2012

3533 Comments


Hope he pulls through this one, metal isn't ready to lose its primary creator though not nearly enough people acknowledge him as such

zaruyache
January 9th 2012

3774 Comments


Kind of feels ominous considering his bandmate died of cancer a short time ago. Fuck.

Especially when Dio was so optimistic about "slaying his dragon" at the time.

Dude was like the reason I became proud to be a lefty, hope he kicks its ass and gets do that tour.

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Ending
January 9th 2012

593 Comments


This is so unfortunate. Poor guy. But he's done more than enough in his time.

RunOfTheMill
January 9th 2012

638 Comments


Good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes
good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes
good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes good vibes

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LTDA
January 9th 2012

281 Comments


Fuck cancer right in its ass. Fuck it hard.

Get well, Tony.

Puzzles
January 9th 2012

2899 Comments


That's fucking awful! Thank god they found it in its early stages though

rockandmetaljunkie
January 9th 2012

2055 Comments


I can't believe that.
Awful news.

Ignimbrite
Contributing Reviewer
January 9th 2012

4773 Comments


cancer is gay as fuck

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AngelofDeath
Staff Reviewer
January 9th 2012

15951 Comments


Awful news.

Hope they prescribe him the sweet leaf.

lancebramsay
January 9th 2012

1572 Comments


If Ozzy is any indication I think he should make it fine

Venpts16
January 9th 2012

283 Comments


Hopefully he doesn't suffer the same fate as Dio...He is an extremely influential guitarist; I hope he beats it and is able to tour.

jimmykidd
January 9th 2012

501 Comments


awful news. FUCK CANCER!

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DarthMann
January 9th 2012

13282 Comments


fuck i hope hes good

Spec
January 10th 2012

24181 Comments


fuck cancer

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Zorak
January 10th 2012

3188 Comments


this is awful. I hope he recovers. He is a true legend of metal.

Killerhit
January 10th 2012

3093 Comments


this is awful. I hope he recovers. He is a true legend of metal. [2]



DevynBatchelder
January 10th 2012

48 Comments


I hope he pulls through, I love that man.

Killerhit
January 10th 2012

3093 Comments


OZZY TAKES DRUGS FOR DECADES AND NEVER GETS CANCER

TONY JUST GETS IT

MO
January 10th 2012

14927 Comments


Get well soon!

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ZippaThaRippa
January 10th 2012

1467 Comments


Early stages guys, that's a good thing. He'll probably have a good chance of making it out alright. Good luck you fingertip-less god

JamieTwort
January 10th 2012

11899 Comments


Hope he pulls through this one, metal isn't ready to lose its primary creator though not nearly enough people acknowledge him as such [2]

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RawkOClock
January 10th 2012

84 Comments


a sad day for metal if anything happens to him. How do Dio and Iommi get sick but Ozzy is fine?

Spec
January 10th 2012

24181 Comments


Yeah haha.

sputnik1
January 10th 2012

61 Comments


Good Luck to Tony! One of my Idols!

DeathsThread
January 10th 2012

189 Comments


Hopefully he recovers

Hawks
January 10th 2012

31636 Comments


Just saw this. Fucking bullshit.


Hopefully he can beat it. As people have said, they caught it early so that's a good sign. Fuck cancer.

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adamisbrutal
January 11th 2012

45 Comments


bump



Cheesesandwich2
January 11th 2012

85 Comments


=( Oh man this sucks, i always thought of him as that immortal metal guy who would never die. Pull through, Tony boy

adamisbrutal
January 11th 2012

45 Comments


cmon metal army!

pray for iommi!

to hell with beyonce"s baby !



six6vi
January 11th 2012

2 Comments


Bad :/

Ikarus14
January 11th 2012

486 Comments


Hope he turns out alright in the end. What a legend.

NightProwler
January 11th 2012

4273 Comments


He's gotta make it. He's the Iron Man.



Fuck, man...

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cagedescending
January 12th 2012

3620 Comments


Fuck this.

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lauriej
January 13th 2012

1695 Comments


yeah, luck to him. where would sputnik be without the metal he spawned?

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LokitheTrickster
February 2nd 2012

14 Comments


Hopefully, Tony will get through this. I would love to be able to see them live.



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