Hey gang.. Just to let you know I’ve picked the winners of the Ozzy 30th anniversary album giveaway. The copies for the prizes are en route to me from Sony Records at the moment. Once I get them in, I’ll ship them out, but I’m waiting to announce the winners until I find out exactly […]
Ronnie’s 1 Year Anniversary
May 16, 2011 by
If you’re reading this site, then you know what today is. The one year anniversary of the death of Ronnie James Dio to stomach cancer. That still sucks, but we still have a pile of tunes to remember him by. Geezer issued this statement earlier today on his website. Not a whole lot more needs […]
My thoughts on the Born Again Remaster
May 5, 2011 by
Well, I’ve had my advance copy of the 2011 two disc reissue of Born Again in my hands for two days now, and I finally had a chance to crank it good yesterday (translation: The wife and kids were out of the house). Now that I’ve had a chance to listen to it a bit, […]
Ozzy’s Blizzard & Diary “30th Anniversary” Re-Releases
May 3, 2011 by
Want to win some free copies of these new releases? Read this whole page, and find out how. :) I’ve been running this site since 1995, and I’ve been listening to the “Black Sabbath Family” of tunes earlier than that. The first release I bought in this family was Sabbath’s “Mob Rules” album, and then […]
Tony Iommi’s Book Info
May 2, 2011 by
I was emailed over the weekend by someone who sent me a link to a book on Amazon’s UK site, which says it is Tony Iommi’s memoirs book. It’s been known for some time now that he was working on one. I looked, and it’s on the Amazon US site, too. The UK site is […]
Armenian Charity Music Information
April 26, 2011 by
Pre-Order Links: [ UK CD | UK MP3 | US Not yet available ] Some months ago there was news that Tony Iommi & Ian Gillan were writing new music, the first new music the two of them have done since 1983 and the Born Again album. Tony & Ian did work together about five […]
Born Again Press Release & Other Big News
April 12, 2011 by
OK, a lot’s been happening with Born Again this week. First the news came out on Apr 10 that it was being released on May 30th. Then on Apr 11th, I had an additional post with some track details and cover art. But there were still a few issues regarding this. Primarily whether or not […]
More Details about Born Again 2 CD Deluxe Edition
April 11, 2011 by
Last night I posted the news that the long awaited 2 CD Deluxe Edition of Born Again is to be released May 30th. This came from a track listing at Amazon UK’s site. As of yet, Universal/Sanctuary have not issued a formal press release for this. Last night, however, I said I’d asked around to […]
Born Again 2 CD Deluxe Edition Coming May 30th
April 10, 2011 by
The much anticipated 2 CD Deluxe Edition of Born Again turned up on Amazon UK’s site for pre-order. Fans have asked for this for a long time, and finally it’s coming. The track listing on the Amazon site is this: Disc 1: (Track listing for the album we know) Trashed Stonehenge Disturbing The Priest The […]
Cross Purposes Live DVD
March 15, 2011 by
I’ve been getting some emails recently from people saying a new “Cross Purposes Live” DVD was coming out in their region. I’ve been getting a lot of notes about it from Japan (well, before the Earthquake fiasco there last week), and also also from the UK. Given I had enough of them, I decided to […]
