This past week, during rehearsals for the Black Sabbath tour of Europe, Bill Ward started experiencing pain in his chest. He was taken to the hospital, and it was discovered he had had a mild heart attack. Currently, he is resting, and is doing well. Bill has been told to not fly for 6 weeks, […]
REUNION NEWS
April 30, 1998 by
Hey all. I picked this tidbit up off the Wall of Sound News Site: OZZY SAYS BLACK SABBATH IS COMING TO CD AND YOUR TOWN Heavy metal godhead Black Sabbath is set to roll in a big way in 1998. The reunited hard rockers_featuring the original lineup of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and […]
OZZFEST ’98 LINEUP ANNOUNCED
March 25, 1998 by
The lineup for the US 1998 Ozzfest tour (starting in July) has been announced. Black Sabbath does not appear to be part of it, but Ozzy’s solo act is. The lineup will feature Ozzy Osbourne as its main man, burgeoned by fellow headliners Tool and Megadeth. Limp Bizkit, Soulfly, Coal Chamber, and Sevendust will also […]
COZY POWELL PULLS OUT OF MALMSTEEN TOUR
March 23, 1998 by
As you may or may not have known, Cozy was to play with Yngwie Malmsteen during some live dates in 1998. He’s had to pull out of these shows due to an accident he recently suffered. Here’s some more info that was given to me by Joe Geesin, who runs the Cozy Powell Official Newsletter. […]
THE DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM
March 23, 1998 by
The live album is scheduled for October 31, 1998 – Halloween. However, that’s a Saturday, and record releases are traditionally on a Tuesday in the United States, we’ll see how the release of it comes along, once it gets closer to the date.
BLACK SABBATH & US OZZFEST 1998
March 23, 1998 by
Sabbath will not play at Ozzfest during this summer in the States. Will they play elsewhere? It remains to be seen. Stay tuned…
BLACK SABBATH TOUR DATES
March 23, 1998 by
Some tour dates have been announced for Europe. PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME IF I HAVE ANY MORE DATES! IF I DID, THEY’D FRIGGIN BE POSTED HERE!!! 6/3/98 Budapest – Kisstadion, Hungary 6/4/98 Wels – Wels Rock, Austria 6/6/98 Milan – Gods O’ Metal, Italy 6/9/98 Prague – Slavia Athletics, Czech Republic (This might be […]
SITE PROBLEMS
March 23, 1998 by
As you probably have noticed, my site is putting up this error screen lately. The problem is that the amount of data my site can send out got accidentally reset in my ISP’s database. I hope to have that cleared up soon.
LATEST SABBATH NEWS…
February 20, 1998 by
It isn’t yet official but it is very likely that Ozzfest, with the original Black Sabbath headlining, will be held in the UK at Milton Keynes Bowl on June the 20th. Other European festivals are being looked into. Plans are also afoot for a full Black Sabbath tour of the USA (indoor arenas) in November. […]
BILL WARD INTERVIEWED ABOUT RECENT REUNION SHOWS
January 4, 1998 by
Bill Ward was interviewed yesterday by Mike Stark about his involvement (Bill’s, not Mike’s ) at the recent Black Sabbath reunion gigs. It’s a great interview, and is a full 30 minutes long! If you’d like to hear it, click here. Make sure to visit Mike’s page for more information.
