T. Iommi Diagnosed With Cancer

2012-01-09 by anarchistfish | 78 Comments
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

Tagged: Black Sabbath

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Voivod
Staff Reviewer
January 9th 2012
11723 Comments


Horrible news...

FictionalFlames
January 9th 2012
1528 Comments


wow.... absolutely terrible news.

KILL
January 9th 2012
81611 Comments


fucking sucks

Tyrael
January 9th 2012
21108 Comments


First Dio and now this

God must hate m/

Trebor.
Emeritus
January 9th 2012
60358 Comments


just awful awful news

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
2524 Comments


Yeah, harsh. At least they caught it early.

tarkus
January 9th 2012
5569 Comments


GOD FUCKING DAMN



jayfatha
January 9th 2012
2918 Comments


:[

Jethro42
January 9th 2012
18287 Comments


oh
no

figure337
January 9th 2012
887 Comments


FUCK!

greg84
Emeritus
January 9th 2012
7654 Comments


This sucks!

Scoot
January 9th 2012
24404 Comments


ugh brutal

TheNotrap
January 9th 2012
19369 Comments


Just terrible.

BigHans
January 9th 2012
30959 Comments


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

PuddlesPuddles
January 9th 2012
4798 Comments


Wishing you the best

dnor
January 9th 2012
3978 Comments


Hoping he pulls through.

SCREAM!
January 9th 2012
15755 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.

Athom
Emeritus
January 9th 2012
17249 Comments


godspeed, sir.

CakeWithCream
January 9th 2012
1065 Comments


hope he gets better

whywontyoudie
January 9th 2012
3067 Comments


awful news, hope he hangs in there.

taylormemer
January 9th 2012
4964 Comments


He'll survive. Metal lives on

Nagrarok
January 9th 2012
8656 Comments


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

austin888
January 9th 2012
346 Comments


This is truly terrible news. Hope he gets better.

Colliiiin
January 9th 2012
889 Comments


Fuckin bummer, hoping for the best though

fuckthatnoise
January 9th 2012
1479 Comments


damn, sucks.

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

Ovrot
January 9th 2012
13303 Comments


fuck

kris.
January 9th 2012
15503 Comments


kick that cancer in the fuckin ass for dio m/

FearThyEvil
January 10th 2012
19466 Comments


Damn. Hope he recovers.

Spluger
January 10th 2012
1972 Comments


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

ShadowRemains
January 10th 2012
28919 Comments


are you fucking kidding me...

Ire
January 10th 2012
41944 Comments


awful news

SLAUGHTERDOZER
January 10th 2012
278 Comments


rip

demon of surveillance
January 10th 2012
924 Comments


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

Pachelbel
January 10th 2012
192 Comments


Nooo

Divine
January 10th 2012
3663 Comments


Fuck a bitch, why?

Crysis
Emeritus
January 10th 2012
17653 Comments


sad day for metal

paxman
January 10th 2012
4084 Comments


I hate cancer so fucking much I want to scream.

Vesper
January 10th 2012
3085 Comments


>:[

Sanders
January 10th 2012
2416 Comments


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

Butkuiss
January 10th 2012
8748 Comments


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

RagingStorm
January 10th 2012
509 Comments


this fucking sucks

Wizard
January 10th 2012
20659 Comments


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

LepreCon
January 10th 2012
5482 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 10th 2012
28765 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.

Ending
January 10th 2012
2187 Comments


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

RunOfTheMill
January 10th 2012
4856 Comments


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LTDA
January 10th 2012
281 Comments


Fuck cancer right in its ass. Fuck it hard.

Get well, Tony.

Puzzles
January 10th 2012
3065 Comments


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

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
January 10th 2012
10117 Comments


I can't believe that.
Awful news.

Ignimbrite
January 10th 2012
6950 Comments


cancer is gay as fuck

AngelofDeath
Emeritus
January 10th 2012
16307 Comments


Awful news.

Hope they prescribe him the sweet leaf.

lancebramsay
January 10th 2012
1585 Comments


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

Venpts16
January 10th 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 10th 2012
640 Comments


awful news. FUCK CANCER!

Spec
January 10th 2012
41477 Comments


fuck cancer

Zorak
January 10th 2012
3191 Comments


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

Killerhit
January 10th 2012
6016 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
6016 Comments


OZZY TAKES DRUGS FOR DECADES AND NEVER GETS CANCER

TONY JUST GETS IT

MO
January 10th 2012
24294 Comments


Get well soon!

ZippaThaRippa
January 10th 2012
10674 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
26988 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]

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
41477 Comments


Yeah haha.

sputnik1
January 10th 2012
357 Comments


Good Luck to Tony! One of my Idols!

DeathsThread
January 10th 2012
218 Comments


Hopefully he recovers

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
January 11th 2012
122544 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.

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
1454 Comments


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

NightProwler
January 11th 2012
7006 Comments


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



Fuck, man...

cagedescending
January 12th 2012
4124 Comments


Fuck this.

lauriej
January 13th 2012
1713 Comments


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

LokitheTrickster
February 3rd 2012
60 Comments


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



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