Back on June 29, 2009, Universal started releasing Deluxe Editions/remasters of the Black Sabbath catalogue, starting with the original album in 1970. They worked through the discography, and released all the studio albums up through “The Eternal Idol” (plus Dehumanizer). The final release in the series was Born Again, which was released on May […]
Bob Daisley’s “For Facts Sake”
August 12, 2013 by
One of the names that has been around various projects related to this site in one way or another is Bob Daisley. As a member of the original Blizzard of Ozz band in 1980, he, along with Lee Kerslake formed the rhythm section for two of metal’s most classic albums, “Blizzard of Ozz” & “Diary […]
Happy 30th, Born Again!
August 8, 2013 by
Today is August 7, 2013 (Well it was when I started writing this, it got too long, and it came out on August 8th). Thirty years ago today was the original release of one of the more polarizing albums in the history of Black Sabbath, that being Born Again. I was a recent Black […]
Austin TX July 27 Concert Review
July 30, 2013 by
So Black Sabbath is touring again. That’s not an entirely unique situation, they’ve been touring on and off since 1997 through 2013, some with Ozzy, some with Dio (yeah yeah, I know about the name thing – shut up). What is unique is that this tour is to support a new album. The Devil […]
An Interview with Me
June 29, 2013 by
Recently I conducted an interview with Michael Anthony (no, not that one) of the site “Words and Music”, a website that does interviews with people like Michael Schenker, Scott Ian, Berie Torme, etc.. Well, he decided I was a worthy subject, and this morning published an interview with me. His interview series has some […]
Magica Deluxe Edition Review
June 25, 2013 by
Magica is an album I’ve written about on my site many times before. I’ve always felt it was an under appreciated album. What’s weird about this, the lone official “concept” album in the Dio catalogue is that it doesn’t work for me as a concept album. Never has. To this day, I have […]
My Twitter Feed
June 24, 2013 by
Something I’ve been thinking about for awhile now I’ve gone ahead and done. I’ve changed my twitter account name. For the longest time I’ve operated under “blacksabbathweb”. When I first grabbed the name it was a quick and dirty request, something I didn’t put a lot of thought into. As the majority of what […]
Queen / Freddy Mercury Blu-Ray Release
June 23, 2013 by
21 years ago there was a really badass concert held in memory of then recently deceased Freddy Mercury of Queen. The three surviving members played with a host of other guest stars for a medley of Queen hits over the years. I remember watching this when it was new – and in fact, […]
The Mezmerist Surfaces
June 22, 2013 by
As anyone who actually follows the FULL history of Black Sabbath will know, the 80’s can best be described as unstable. In that decade by my count, there were seven different lead vocalists, six bassists, and five drummers. Heck Bill Ward himself came and left a couple of times. It’s during one of those times […]
Amazon.com Black Sabbath Sale
June 18, 2013 by
Noticed this morning that several Black Sabbath CD’s are on sale at Amazon.com. Given it’s an internet sale, there’s been a rush on them, and some might not be in stock at the moment, but Amazon is still taking orders at the discounted price. So if you need a new copy, or just want another […]
