I got an email from someone at Iommi’s management team asking about Facebook. Turns out there’s someone on there who has created an account in Tony’s name, using a real looking Facebook URL. They wished it to be known that whoever has set that up was not Tony Iommi, or anyone involved with his management […]
Album #1 Turns 40 on Saturday!
February 8, 2010 by
If you are reading this site, then you probably already know about this, but it bears repeating. This coming Saturday, the original Black Sabbath album turns 40 years old! Originally released in the UK on Friday February 13, 1970, this seminal album in Rock (not just metal, but rock in general) will reach a milestone. […]
More Deluxe Edition Releases – Dio Era
February 6, 2010 by
As you probably know, there were several remasters released in 2009 from Sanctuary/Universal records in the UK. These were based off the original UK set of album masters (as opposed to the US/Warner set which resulted in Black Box & Rules of Hell). The first three Sabbath albums were released in multi disc format with […]
Black Sabbath to hit Guitar Hero 5
January 28, 2010 by
Caught today on one of my game news sites that the game Guitar Hero 5 will get some Black Sabbath songs as downloadable content. This is a first for Black Sabbath in that these will be original master recordings. Black Sabbath did have some songs in the past in the original Rock Band, but they […]
Mailing List
December 25, 2009 by
It’s been a few months since I sent out the mailing list. 2009 has been bad for me, and many things fell by the wayside as my life was turned upside down due to the loss of my job. The mailing list was one of them. I looked today at restarting it, and I discovered […]
Mail Problems
December 12, 2009 by
If you have tried sending me an email, and got this error: Technical details of permanent failure: Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain. We recommend contacting the other email provider for further information about the cause of this error. The error that the other server returned was: […]
Ronnie James Dio health update
December 11, 2009 by
A quick update was posted by Wendy Dio on Thursday. This is what she had to say.. Here is an update from Wendy Dio on Ronnie’s battle with stomach cancer: Well, it has been a very exhausting month – after all the neverending tests in Los Angeles, we flew to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, […]
Get Well Cards
December 3, 2009 by
I’ve had a few queries about this, so I inquired into it. People have been asking me where they can send get well cards for Ronnie James Dio. I asked at his wife’s office, and was told that Wendy requests that cards and items like that be sent through the official fan club address, which […]
Ian Gillan writing with Tony Iommi again?
November 29, 2009 by
Ran across this link tonight over at the Deep Purple fan site “The Highway Star”. According to the article they mentioned, Ian Gillan is writing with Tony Iommi again. Now the article mentions that it’s possibly for some new charity band they’re talking about. Here’s what is Black Sabbath related from the article. Q: Shouldn’t […]
Ronnie James Dio health update
November 25, 2009 by
I just received this short press release from Wendy Dio on the status of her husband, Ronnie.. “Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves […]
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