Archives for March 2007

Black Sabbath: Live at Hammersmith Cover Art

Noticed that the cover art for the upcoming “Live at Hammersmith” album from the Sabs was over on the Rhino website this morning. So of course, I’m bringing it to you right now. This will be a limited release print of 5,000 copies sold through the Rhino Handmade website here. They do not appear to […]

Update on “The Devil Cried” Single

I’ve gotten several emails today about the Devil Cried single (not) being available on iTunes (et al) as scheduled. Here’s a news update from the Iommi camp about it: We’ve had confirmation from Rhino that the upload of the new Black Sabbath single ‘The Devil Cried’ to all DSPs (digital service providers) happened a few […]

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More Heaven & Hell coming in 2007

Not that I think anyone is surprised by this, but I believe this is the first official confirmation I’ve seen of there being a live DVD coming from the Heaven & Hell tour in 2007. Sab fan Sean Beston emailed me this afternoon with his concert report (which is up on the Vancouver tourdate page), […]

Tour has started. Set list and pics available

Well, the tour started last night in Vancouver. I’ve gotten some photos and quick gig reviews in. While I won’t be posting all of them on the news page like this, I thought I’d post some of that stuff directly here, since it was opening night and all. You will be able to get to […]

The Tour Starts Tomorrow!

The Heaven & Hell tour 2007 gets underway tomorrow night the 11th in Vancouver, BC Canada. As usual, I will be taking and publishing any concert reports and photos you care to send in. If you have something you’d like to share, email me with your materials. I will properly credit you with your submissions […]

Geezer Butler Journal Update

As Geezer Butler and the rest of the boys prepare to shove off for another world tour, he found a few minutes to send in a journal update for his site. Here’s what Geez had to say: Well, it’s almost here, time to get the hair dye out. We’re all rehearsed and ready to go. […]

The Dio Years E-Card Now Available

Rhino Records has put online a new promotional item for the “Dio Years” album. It’s their “E-Card” for the new album – a relatively common promotional tool these days. Here’s a listing of what you can do at the E-card page: Listen to the full version of “The Devil Cried” View Tour Dates Send the […]

New site revamp online

Just a quick note to let you know (if you haven’t seen it already) that a minor revamp of the site’s layout is now online. The “look and feel” of this site has remained the way it is for quite some time – I haven’t touched it in ages. But as we move forward in […]

Behind the Scenes of Heaven & Hell

As the excitement and anticipation builds for the Heaven & Hell shows this year, lots of things are happening. Earlier today I got an email from Steve Mignardi, who is Ronnie James Dio’s personal assistant. Steve alerted me to a blog he is running over on his myspace page which will detail some behind the […]