I'm back

Hey gang. I'm back. My wife and I had our kid on the 16th, and as anyone who has had a kid knows, that takes a lot out of you. I've been catching up at work, and today was the first day I had a chance to start to tackle the mountain of emails and whatnot that have come into this site. I knocked off a hundred or so this afternoon, plenty more to go.

The best bit of news that's happened since I've been "offline" was that Tony Iommi's new solo album has a release date and a name now. It's due out July 12th, and is called "Fused". Everything I've read about it says that it's going to be f'in badass.

Geezer's new album is almost out too, it's very heavy and very good - I'll have a review shortly. Plus we have albums due from Tony Martin, and the long delayed third album by Bill Ward. I'm also jazzed about the rumours of a possible Iommi/Hughes & GZR tour in the fall. That will be great if it happens.

I also was listening to Eddie Trunk last weekend on XM Radio's Metal station, and he said that he heard there was likely to be Black Sabbath live dates in the US after Ozzfest is over - that aren't actual Ozzfest gigs, which means we might get a proper set list. Hopefully that will come true.

I'll have some proper news updates shortly. Also, in something that has little to do with Black Sabbath... The new Doctor Who series is awesome! Check it out if you haven't.

Posted by Joe Siegler at 5:47 PM

A small delay

There will be a slight delay in the resumption of my updates.

The reason is my wife and I had our kid on Saturday afternoon at 2PM. She had a Cesearean, which means she'll be in the hospital longer than we expected.

Needless to say I'm a bit occupied at the moment. Not sure at the moment when I'll get going again, probably later this week after my wife and baby have come home.

Posted by Joe Siegler at 11:21 AM

Geezer Butler's Website has launched!

Something that's been "coming soon" for a few years now has finally come! That's the official Geezer Butler Website! You can get to Geezer's website either by visiting http://www.geezerbutler.com or http://www.gzrmusic.com. Geezer was the only founding member of Black Sabbath not to have his own official website, and as of today, that has been rectified!

Some of the things available at Geezer Butler's website are some mp3 samples from his forthcoming album Ohmwork, Geezer's Journal, some private and behind the scenes photos, album lyrics, and several other things!

In honor of the launch of his website, Geezer is giving away five autographed copies of Ohmwork via a contest. Check out his site for all the details on how to enter!

Posted by Joe Siegler at 5:21 PM