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- ↑ Iommi, Tony (2011). Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath . Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-30681-9551.
- ↑ "Black Sabbath: Never Say Die". Sanctuary Records Group. Archived from the original on 29 September 2006.
- ↑ Rehe, Christoph (2013). Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check: alle Alben, alle Songs. Ein eclipsed-Buch (in German). Sysyphus Sysyphus Verlags GmbH. ISBN 978-3868526462.
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- ↑ Iommi, Tony (2012). Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath . Simon & Schuster. p. 146. ISBN 978-0306822315.
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