One of the benefits of this Black Sabbath reunion is I feel that Tony Iommi is finally getting the credit he deserves for his mass contribution to heavy metal, basically writing the book of riffs for an entire genre! Recently, Iommi was awarded an honorary doctorate by Coventry University, "bestowed in recognition of his contribution to the world of popular music."

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Dr Geoff Willcocks, Head of Performing Arts at Coventry University,nominated Iommi based on his contributions to music, and who could argue with him? You've heard Sabotage right?

What's great is Iommi is not the first metal icon to recieve a doctorate. Iron Maiden's (Dr.) Bruce Dickinson got one last year. Here is a great video report on the ceremony which happened last week: