Archives for 2011

Born Again Vinyl to be Re-Released

Just got word that a “special edition” of the Born Again album on double vinyl will be released shortly. While I don’t have a proper release date yet, I’m told it will be 180gsm special vinyl, and will be culled from the recent remastering sessions for the Universal 2 CD Born Again Deluxe Edition CD […]

Tony Iommi Denies Reunion Talk

Tony Iommi Denies Reunion Talk, calling it “absolute nonsense”. The net has been abuzz the last 24 hours with a ton of reunion talk of Mk I Black Sabbath. It’s all mostly fueled on an article from the Birmingham Mail newspaper where Tony Iommi reported to have talked about a reunion, etc… There were no […]

New Career Dio Compilation

I followed the career of “Dio” the band since it started after the downfall of the Mob Rules incarnation of Black Sabbath.  Followed it through Ronnie’s return to Black Sabbath in 1992, back to Dio, and through the third Sabbath stint, Heaven & Hell.  Through all that time, there’s been a few Dio compilations that […]

Martin Popoff’s “Black Sabbath FAQ”

One of the things I get asked from time to time (usually after people read my timeline page) is why I don’t write a book. The reason I usually give them is “What’s the point? – There’s a ton of books out there, and I’m not sure what unique perspective I could bring”. So it […]

Ozzy 30th Anniversary Winners

Hey gang.. Just to let you know I’ve picked the winners of the Ozzy 30th anniversary album giveaway. The copies for the prizes are en route to me from Sony Records at the moment. Once I get them in, I’ll ship them out, but I’m waiting to announce the winners until I find out exactly […]

Ronnie’s 1 Year Anniversary

If you’re reading this site, then you know what today is. The one year anniversary of the death of Ronnie James Dio to stomach cancer. That still sucks, but we still have a pile of tunes to remember him by. Geezer issued this statement earlier today on his website. Not a whole lot more needs […]

My thoughts on the Born Again Remaster

Well, I’ve had my advance copy of the 2011 two disc reissue of Born Again in my hands for two days now, and I finally had a chance to crank it good yesterday (translation: The wife and kids were out of the house). Now that I’ve had a chance to listen to it a bit, […]

Ozzy’s Blizzard & Diary “30th Anniversary” Re-Releases

Want to win some free copies of these new releases? Read this whole page, and find out how. :) I’ve been running this site since 1995, and I’ve been listening to the “Black Sabbath Family” of tunes earlier than that. The first release I bought in this family was Sabbath’s “Mob Rules” album, and then […]

Tony Iommi’s Book Info

I was emailed over the weekend by someone who sent me a link to a book on Amazon’s UK site, which says it is Tony Iommi’s memoirs book. It’s been known for some time now that he was working on one. I looked, and it’s on the Amazon US site, too. The UK site is […]

Armenian Charity Music Information

Pre-Order Links: [ UK CD | UK MP3 | US Not yet available ] Some months ago there was news that Tony Iommi & Ian Gillan were writing new music, the first new music the two of them have done since 1983 and the Born Again album. Tony & Ian did work together about five […]