An article by Paul Robicheau of SonicNet This article originally appeared online here. It wasn’t hard for Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi to get Henry Rollins to appear on his all-star solo debut, Iommi. All he had to do was play Rollins the riff for “Laughing Man (In the Devil Mask).” “I said, ‘Whoa, that’s […]
MINOR UPDATE TO IOMMI STORY
August 18, 2000 by
A rep from Divine Recordings emailed me last night after I posted the story on Iommi last night. He told me the name of the bass player on the song – Laurence Cottle. Someone whose name should already be known to Sabbath fans (if you need a prod, he played bass on Headless Cross, and […]
MORE IOMMI SOLO ALBUM NEWS
August 17, 2000 by
This news update just in from the Divine Recordings Web site…Ozzy has given his blessing to the final mix of ‘Who’s Fooling Who’, the last song completed for the long-awaited Tony Iommi solo album. The song is an almost-Sabbath reunion: Bill Ward plays drums! Hallelujah! Also, Tony’s web site at http://www.iommi.com is back online – […]
TONY IOMMI SOLO ALBUM NEWS
July 17, 2000 by
Tony Iommi’s first solo album (aptly named "Iommi") finally has some movement in the way of news. Check it out: Master Tape Delivered – After months of anticipation, the IOMMI album master tape has been delivered to Divine Recordings headquarters in Los Angeles. Street Date: October 10, 2000 and featuring Henry Rollins, Skin from Skunk […]
BILL WARD STARTS ONLINE DIARY
July 7, 2000 by
Head over to the Official Bill Ward site at http://www.billward.com. Bill’s started a new feature there – a weekly diary. The first edition has been put online today, so make sure and check it out for the latest from Bill Ward!
BILL WARD THIRD SOLO ALBUM HAS NAME CHANGE
June 30, 2000 by
A few days ago, I spoke with Bill Ward’s production manager, and got an update on his third solo album. Bill was in the studio in early April, and worked in the studio during most of the month. However, the appearance of Black Sabbath at the recent weenie roast in Los Angeles took up some […]
TONY IOMMI SOLO ALBUM INFO
June 30, 2000 by
This past week Tony Iommi appeared on KNAC radio in Los Angeles, and answered a bunch of questions from one of the staffers there. Unfortunately, it wasn’t Mike Stark, who probably would have been a better interviewer. Why is it that when someone interviews one of the Sabbath members, they ask the same lame ass […]
PERSONAL UPDATE
June 30, 2000 by
I’ve had a lot of people ask me for an update – I’ve had some good reasons to be offline lately. The reasons are twofold. First, I had to put my pet cat to sleep – she had kidney damage, and later failure. Also, I had to go to the hospital myself; thought I was […]
