Geezer Butler posted a short update on his website about the Birmingham gig tomorrow. Here’s what he had to say.
Black Sabbath Responds to Ward – Sorta
May 17, 2012 by
Black Sabbath issued a non-response late on Thursday night to Bill Ward’s statement from the other day. It reads: We have decided not to make any detailed comment on Bill’s latest statement. There are two sides to every story. We have been working hard at rehearsals making excellent progress after Tony’s treatments and we […]
Lyric of the Day
May 15, 2012 by
Given the events of earlier today, this old set of lyrics seems suddenly appporiate. They come from the track “Swinging the Chain” from the Never Say Die! album. Which, ironically, was sung by Bill Ward. Yes we’re sad and sorry Really sorry that it happened that way Yes we’re sad and sorry We cannot go […]
Bill Ward is out of 2012 Live Shows
May 15, 2012 by
Bill Ward just issued a lengthy statement on his situation with Black Sabbath. The short of it is that he’s not playing the three announced live dates. No mention was made about the new album, but if he’s not playing any of the live dates, I can’t imagine he’s working with them on the […]
Iommi Interview Wins Award
May 10, 2012 by
As some of you might remember, last November, Tony Iommi released his autobiography, “Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath”, and this site dispatched our intrepid reporter Damian to the sleepy little hamlet of Ridgewood, New Jersey to cover the signing. Damian produced a three and a half minute video which had […]
Ozzy to release Speak of the Devil DVD
May 9, 2012 by
In the early 80’s, Ozzy released a live album titled “Speak of the Devil”. This was done in the aftermath of the death of Randy Rhoads. It was supposed to be a live album with him, but as legend goes, Oz didn’t want Randy’s name on an album called “Speak of the Devil” (Talk of […]
Happy Birthday Bill Ward!
May 5, 2012 by
Happy Birthday to the founding (and hopefully still future) drummer in Black Sabbath.
Children Killing Children
May 4, 2012 by
Wanted to point out a criminally under appreciated song in the Black Sabbath family. It’s the song “Children Killing Children” from Bill Ward’s 1997 solo album, “When the Bough Breaks“. The album was quite good when new, and has held up well, I think. As today is Bill’s birthday, I thought I’d throw something […]
May 19 Warmup Gig in Birmingham
April 30, 2012 by
An additional live show has been announced this morning. Black Sabbath will play what’s being called “A Warmup Gig” on May 19th in Birmingham, England at the O2 Academy. The warmup being for the Download Festival in early June. They’re playing the O2 Academy. At this time, there’s no word as to whether there […]
The Southern Cross Band Info
April 26, 2012 by
In about two and a half weeks, it will be the two year anniversary of the death of Ronnie James Dio. Ronnie’s life has touched numerous musicians and fans. A lot of people continue to mourn the loss of Ronnie. Some of his final band members toured under the moniker of “Dio Disciples” late […]
