The Solihull Hospital near Birmingham, United Kingdom, opened a new chemotherapy unit, and they brought in Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi to cut the ribbon to commemorate the new Solihull Haematology and Oncology Day Unit.

Iommi was diagnosed with lymphoma in early 2012, and he underwent treatment just after what he called, “the lowest moment” of his life. “You automatically wind yourself up saying, ‘That’s it then,’ but that is not always the case,” he said about being diagnosed. “When they tell you, you think, ‘Oh God.’ That was a low time. I have had a few low times in my life like everybody has, but that was one that stuck in the head.”

Black Sabbath had just announced a reunion tour and the release of a new album called, “13.” Iommi endured treatment during the album’s recording and during their subsequent promotional tour.
Iommi underwent an operation in January of 2017 to remove a noncancerous lump from his throat.

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STATIONS: Please note the following story contains language that could be considered offensive to your audience.Metal Hammer reports that their readers voted “Rocket Queen” to be the best song off of Guns N’ Roses’ sensational debut album “Appetite For Destruction.” To commemorate the album’s reissue last week, the heavy metal magazine held a poll in which thousands of votes were cast to decide, 31 years after the album came out, what the best songs were.

“To be fair,” the article said, “each of the 12 tracks was in with a shout. ‘Welcome To Jungle,’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine,’ ‘Paradise City,’ ‘My Michelle’… It’s crazy that one album could produce such a wealth of bona fide rock ‘n’ roll anthems.” But it was the closing track, “Rocket Queen,” that won with 21 percent of the votes.

“Rocket Queen” infamously features the sounds of lead singer Axl Rose having sex with drummer Steven Adler’s then-girlfriend Adrian Smith.

This song was supposed to be a tribute to Rose’s friend Von Greif, who Rose said “kept [him] alive for a while.