Tonight I was poking around looking to see if I could find any information out about who is playing keyboards for Black Sabbath on the Ozzfest 2004 tour. There’s been no official statement about this on the Ozzfest site, and my queries about whether Geoff is involved were given a polite “no comment”. OK, so […]
Ozzfest Updates
June 2, 2004 by
The picture to the right is what’s on the official Ozzfest site when you look up band information on Black Sabbath. It includes Bill Ward. Previously, the same picture was there, but with Bill Ward cropped out. The obvious meaning of this change is that the situation has been worked out with Bill Ward. After […]
Site Hosting Update
June 2, 2004 by
I’m still with my old host. Given that my news page is still active, I’m doing this update today. I’ve eyeballed a replacement host for the site, but with the traffic I do, the target will cost me anywhere between $149 and $189 per month in costs – that’s definitely something I cannot afford to […]
Bill Ward Speaks Out Again
May 21, 2004 by
Short and sweet. In the wee hours of the morning, I got another statement from Bill Ward regarding Ozzfest 2004. Head on over to Bill Ward’s site to check it out. http://www.billward.com UPDATE: There is an additional note to Bill’s most recent statement, go check out his site for further details.
Great Tony Iommi Interview
May 21, 2004 by
There is a really great new interview with Tony Iommi up on the Rhino website. Rhino as you know are the folks who put out Black Box, the totally awesome new Black Sabbath box set. In this interview which is a streaming media file from the Rhino website, Tony talks about a lot of things. […]
Bill Ward Speaks Out on Ozzfest 2004
May 18, 2004 by
Earlier today, the news broke that Black Sabbath was to headline Ozzfest 2004, with a lineup of Ozzy Osbourne/Tony Iommi/Geezer Butler/Mike Bordin – without Bill Ward on drums. Here is a statement from Bill Ward about Ozzfest 2004. “Dear Sabbath People, This morning I received the very sad news that Mike Bordin is to play […]
Black Sabbath to Play Ozzfest 2004 – Sort Of
May 18, 2004 by
This morning came some news that a lot of us were waiting for. The Reuters news service is running the following story about Black Sabbath playing Ozzfest… LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath will reunite for the first time since 2001 for Ozzfest, which begins July 10 in Hartford, Conn., a […]
The “Ozzfest Announcement”
May 14, 2004 by
A couple of days ago a note went up on Ozzfest.com saying there was a “major announcement” to be made on the Ozzfest.com website. It was widely speculated that it would be an announcement that the headline act was no longer Ozzy Osbourne, but Black Sabbath. The announcement was finally posted this afternoon (as I […]
Tony Iommi Interview
April 28, 2004 by
Tony goes mainstream, eh? Being interviewed by CNN. :) Yesterday after I posted my update, several folks sent me a link to an interview with Tony Iommi on CNN. Here’s a few highlights: Q: I guess for most people, what defines the early Black Sabbath sound is your guitar and Ozzy Osbourne’s vocals. Over 30 […]
Tony Iommi Update
April 27, 2004 by
This report out today at Blabbermouth details some goings on with Tony Iommi, his first solo album, his new one, and… aw, I’ll just shut up now – you read it. :) BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is currently working on the material for a new solo album, tentatively due sometime in 2005. Unlike his […]
