“A one finger answer to a music industry that needs a good old shake by the throat!” When I first agreed to review this, I did it because Jamie’s a friend, and I wanted to help promote his album. Then after I did that, I thought “There aren’t a lot of instrumental bass driven albums”, […]
My Tribute to Dio
June 5, 2010 by
Back in early 1982 (or was it Christmas 1981 – I don’t remember now), I was leafing through the pages of one of the rock rags at the time (either Circus or Creem), and saw the cover art for the Mob Rules album in a magazine. I wondered what kind of music would go with […]
Ozzy Scares His Fans
May 28, 2010 by
This is pretty darned funny. Was taken at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York City. Made me laugh several times.
Geezer Butler Speaks out on Ronnie James Dio
May 18, 2010 by
Geezer Butler has posted a statement on his own website regarding the death of Ronnie James Dio. It’s no secret that I’ve done Geezer’s website for awhile, and during this time, I’ve learned that he’s a pretty private person. When you get to know him, he’s pretty cool, but generally he’s a pretty private man. […]
Ronnie James Dio has Died
May 16, 2010 by
This was confirmed to me within the last half an hour by both Wendy Dio and Geezer Butler. He died this morning – May 16, 2010. More details shortly. UPDATE: Here is the official note from Wendy Dio: Message from Wendy Dio Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, […]
Pre-Order Ozzy’s “Scream” Album
May 15, 2010 by
Coming next month is Ozzy’s 10th studio album, entitled “Scream”. Fortunately renamed from the awful working title it had (Soul Sucka), this album is the first with a new guitarist in over 20 years. As you may recall a few years back, Ozzy toured with a guy by the name of Joe Holmes, and tried […]
Ozzy’s Blizzard & Diary Albums – 30th Anniversary Editions
May 15, 2010 by
While I don’t have any details as as to what will make them a special “30th anniversary edition”, there is one mega huge thing I found out today about these new re-releases coming later this year. Bob Daisley & Lee Kerslake’s tracks are being restored! I don’t know the two of them have settled with […]
Heaven & Hell 2010 Tour Canceled [UPDATED]
May 4, 2010 by
This text comes from the Tony Iommi website: “We have to announce that all forthcoming Heaven & Hell European shows have been cancelled as sadly Ronnie isn’t well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time.” Heaven & […]
Happy Birthday Tony Martin!
April 19, 2010 by
A lot of Black Sabbath sites/pages talk about the time with Ozzy Osbourne. Most of them talk about the Ronnie James Dio era, too. It’s very few that talk about the Tony Martin era, let alone celebrate it. Not this place. I’m a fan of the Tony Martin era of the band. Despite […]
Guitar Hero 5 Black Sabbath Giveaway
April 15, 2010 by
Back in January, I announced that three master tracks of Black Sabbath’s (After Forever, Sweet Leaf, & Into the Void) were going to be released for the Guitar Hero 5 game back in February. That didn’t happen (for reasons I never found out), but I’m writing to say that the tracks will now be released […]
