Black Sabbath Guitarist Recalls "Awkward" Partnership With Rick Rubin

Tony Iommi said the collaboration with producer Rick Rubin was awkward while recording Black Sabbath’s 2013 album 13, noting Rubin communicated only with Iommi and asked him to write a song in Los Angeles without informing the band. The album debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200.

Source: Black Sabbath Guitarist Recalls "Awkward" Partnership With Rick Rubin — Wide Open Country

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