Saturday, August 30, Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward will, once again, be the “in studio” co-host with Mike Stark for “Rock 50,” heard exclusively on WPMD Radio, Cerritos College from 11am to 1pm Pacific Time. Bill returns after an emotional July show that was dedicated to the memory of Black Sabbath’s road manager – Bobby […]
9 Disc Black Sabbath Set coming this fall
August 27, 2003 by
The long rumoured 9 Disc Black Sabbath box set looks like it’s being released this fall. After speaking with one of my contacts yesterday, he informed me that a box set containing new remasters of the Ozzy era Black Sabbath albums (Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality, Volume 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage, Technical Ecstasy, […]
Ozzy Wants to Go Home
July 8, 2003 by
I just ran across an old copy of the Philadelphia Daily News newspaper from August 31, 1992 in which the writer talks about some bands’ first appearances in Philadelphia. The article talks about the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, as well as Black Sabbath (Sabbath’s also was their first appearance in the US). It’s a short […]
Ozzy Re-Recording Changes
July 8, 2003 by
Several folks have alerted me to this news story which is making the rounds at the moment. Ozzy Osbourne apparently has re-recorded the classic Sabbath tune “Changes” (from Volume 4) with his daughter Kelly – it’s to be on his next record, apparently. When that will show up, who knows – or more to the […]
No News on Old Tapes
July 5, 2003 by
I’ve gotten a few emails recently asking about what’s going on with those tapes that were reported to have been discovered recently which may have been Earth recordings, and early demos of the first couple of Sabbath albums. Well, I have no news to report. I had inquired about them to a few of my […]
Dio DVD News
July 5, 2003 by
I just got word that the old Dio concert footage from the Sacred Heart tour (which was a great tour – I saw it back when it happened) is going to be re-released on DVD later this year. I’ve contacted Warner Records for further information, but in the meantime, this is what I have on […]
Dio Giveaway Winners
June 19, 2003 by
The latest contest is over, and the winners have been picked. The winners received a copy of the latest Dio disc – the two CD compilation “Stand Up & Shout: The Dio Anthology”. The four questions are shown below, followed by the answers (and the source of the answers): 1. Which album was the first […]
Dio Guitarist Situation
June 13, 2003 by
The Dio guitarist situation continues to be a (perceived) fluid situation. I just was sent this email by a fan about Craig Goldy returning… DIO Confirms GOLDY On Board For The Long Term – June 13, 2003 This week on the nationally syndicated radio show “Rockline”, Ronnie James Dio confirmed that Craig Goldy will in […]
Iommi / Anselmo Album Dead?
June 3, 2003 by
Another piece that has gone by during the few weeks I haven’t updated was some news that it looks like the Anselmo / Iommi CD might be dead. Check this out: PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo stopped by the studios of Sirius Radio in New York City on Tuesday, May 20 and spoke to “Hard Attack” […]
Dio Guitarist Situation
June 3, 2003 by
Forget what you saw below about Warren DeMartini. That’s out. Craig Goldie is back as Dio guitarist. :) This actually happened a couple of weeks ago, but I haven’t had the time to update the site with this news. Here’s an update from blabbermouth.net about it.. CRAIG GOLDY Rejoins DIO! – May 24, 2003 Guitarist […]
