Happy 30th, Holy Diver!

Today (March 25th) is the 30th anniversary (in the United States anyway) of the original release of the first, and arguably the best Dio album, “Holy Diver”.    Man, thirty years, eh?  I know time is the enemy that marches on, never stopping, never ceasing, but when you reach milestones like that about things from […]

“13” Details Released [UPDATED x5]

This post was originally made in mid March, 2013.  It’s been updated a few times since then, and is intended to be details on what all the different version of “13” are.   If you have concrete proof of something I do not, please email me about it, and include a link whenever possible. Also, […]

Creating the “13” Album Cover

Spotted this video tonight that shows the making of the “13” album cover.  Check it out:

CSI Episode TONIGHT!

UPDATE: This episode is on TONIGHT – Wednesday the 15th on CBS.  Check your local listings! Noticed today that CBS has put a behind the scenes video online for Black Sabbath’s appearance on CSI next Wednesday the 15th.   Check out the video, it’s 3:08 long, and is definitely worth watching.   However, in the […]

There’s a Best Buy Exclusive of “13”

Get ready to bring the hate.  Found out tonight that there’s a Best Buy Exclusive version of 13.   As far as I can tell, it’s exactly the same as the 2CD Deluxe version, with it’s 11 studio tracks, but the Best Buy version has 12.  Here’s the track listing for that version:

2013 Live Video

Video is coming in from the various gigs so far down under.   I’m not going to post all of them here, just a couple.   If you’re not following me on Twitter, you should be, as I’ve been posting and or retweeting videos I spot from the concerts there.   Twitter is a pretty […]

Listen to “God is Dead?”

Simple.  You can listen to a full track streaming version of the new Black Sabbath song.  Listen below. UPDATE: The album is now available to pre-order from the US iTunes store.  It’s the DELUXE edition (the one with 11 tracks, not 8 – more on that here), and if you pre-order now, you’ll get an […]

First “13 Single Released Apr 19th

This will be a short and sweet comment.  It appears the first single from “13” will be “God is Dead?” – it’s showing up on the Amazon (US) MP3 store.  As I write this in the wee hours of Monday morning the 15th, I don’t see it available anywhere else at the moment, but I’m […]

Dio’s Magica Deluxe Edition Coming June 25

Just a tad over 13 years (has it been that long, really) the album “Magica” was released by Dio.  This album was a turning point in Dio’s career.  He had just come off a couple of albums with Tracy G, and to a lot of long time Dio fans, those albums didn’t sit well.  Not […]

“13” Listening Party Review

Earlier today, a private record label listening party happened out in the LA area.  I wasn’t invited (Waaaaah! – haha), nor do I personally know anyone who attended.  However…  We live in an age of the Internet and instant information, so you KNOW things would get out.   An hour or so ago, I got […]