Well, the time has come. Looks like Ozzy’s health issues are too much for him, and he’s announced he’s done with concerts. Given his health issues the last few years, and covid, Parkinsons and all that… He’s canceled all pending concert dates, issuing the following statement. I’ve seen Ozzy a ton of times both […]
New Bill Ward – Mon Dieu
December 22, 2022 by 2 Comments
Last night, Bill Ward quietly released a new track on Youtube called “Mon Dieu”. I have no info about why this exists, whether it’s from a forthcoming album, or just a rogue individual track he wanted to release. In the meantime, enjoy the new track!
Ronnie Romero Covers Sabbath
November 15, 2022 by 1 Comment
Ronnie Romero, the vocalist most recently known for his work with Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow as well as the Michael Schenker Group announced a new album called “Raised on Heavy Radio”. This is a covers album, and the lead single/instant grat track is a cover of “The Shining” from the Black Sabbath album “The Eternal Idol”.
Born Again Release Date
September 5, 2022 by 7 Comments
UPDATE: That was quick. The UK date has been sorted. It’s 12 Sep 1983, as proven by Kerrang Issue #50. Now to find the US date. UPDATE 2: Now I’ve discovered that 12 Sep was the intended date, but delayed – how much? Not sure. The search goes on. As anyone who knows me knows […]
New Quartz Album Is Out!
July 3, 2022 by 2 Comments
If y’all didn’t notice, Quartz released a new album back in the spring. It’s called “On the Edge of No Tomorrow”. If you’re reading my site, then you should know that Quartz was the band that Geoff Nicholls was in before he hooked up with Tony Iommi & Black Sabbath. I’m here to drop some […]
Phenomena – Still the Night
July 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
GLENN HUGHES’ 17 SONGS ON LEAD VOCALS FOR THE PHENOMENA PROJECT COLLECTED TOGETHER ON THE NEW ‘STILL THE NIGHT’ COMPILATION – OUT NOW!
Holy Diver Super Deluxe CD
May 21, 2022 by 1 Comment
Got news in the last couple of days that there will be a “Super Deluxe CD” release for Dio’s Holy Diver album, which will turn 40 f’in years old next year. While the album still stands up damn well in its original form, I’ll be curious to hear the extras and remixes and whatnot. Below […]
Master of Reality Documentary
May 5, 2022 by 2 Comments
Remember a few months ago when I posted about a fan made Sabotage documentary? That was Alan Berry from The Tapes Archive who was behind that, and now he’s back with a new episode – this one about the “Master of Reality” album.
Dreamers Never Die SXSW Report
March 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
As you probably know already, the movie about Ronnie James Dio’s life, “Dreamers Never Die” had its world premiere at the SXSW event in Austin Texas. While I wasn’t able to attend, my good friend Damian was. Damian has shot many bits of Black Sabbath video over the years, including the only authorized footage […]
Jazz Sabbath Vol 2
January 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Coming on two years ago now, the album “Jazz Sabbath” was released. I want to say by Adam Wakeman (ha?). It was an interesting album – very appropriately named because it’s basically an album of Black Sabbath covers done in Jazz. The band’s “bit” is that they’re a real band who claims that the actual […]
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