Today I’m proud to bring to you the details of the Ronnie James Dio tribute concert that have just been announced. Heaven & Hell have issued a press release (shown below) of the one off tribute show they’re doing for Ronnie. It will be held on Saturday July 24, 2010 at the High Voltage Festival […]
My Tribute to Dio
June 5, 2010 by 1 Comment
Back in early 1982 (or was it Christmas 1981 – I don’t remember now), I was leafing through the pages of one of the rock rags at the time (either Circus or Creem), and saw the cover art for the Mob Rules album in a magazine. I wondered what kind of music would go with […]
Ronnie James Dio has Died
May 16, 2010 by
This was confirmed to me within the last half an hour by both Wendy Dio and Geezer Butler. He died this morning – May 16, 2010. More details shortly. UPDATE: Here is the official note from Wendy Dio: Message from Wendy Dio Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, […]
Happy Birthday Tony Martin!
April 19, 2010 by
A lot of Black Sabbath sites/pages talk about the time with Ozzy Osbourne. Most of them talk about the Ronnie James Dio era, too. It’s very few that talk about the Tony Martin era, let alone celebrate it. Not this place. I’m a fan of the Tony Martin era of the band. Despite […]
Guitar Hero 5 Black Sabbath Giveaway
April 15, 2010 by
Back in January, I announced that three master tracks of Black Sabbath’s (After Forever, Sweet Leaf, & Into the Void) were going to be released for the Guitar Hero 5 game back in February. That didn’t happen (for reasons I never found out), but I’m writing to say that the tracks will now be released […]
Christian Band Stryper to cover Black Sabbath
March 7, 2010 by
Saw this morning (oddly enough as I was getting ready for Church myself) a story that surprised me a little. The Christian metal band Stryper’s new album will be an album of covers. That kind of thing has been done a few times before, most recently Queensryche’s album of covers “Take Cover“, where they covered […]
Black Sabbath (the album) turns 40 today!
February 13, 2010 by
What is this that stands before me? Figure in black which points at me Turn around quick, and start to run Find out I’m the chosen one – Oh no! Thus starts the first song on the first album in a long line of albums by Black Sabbath. Oh, there were 18 studio […]
The Album Survivor Series
February 12, 2010 by
A few weeks back on the forums, I decided to revive an old game that was started initially some years ago by Sabbath forum member rossmosis. It’s “Black Sabbath Survivor”. Basically, we start with all the tracks, and you vote for your LEAST favorite. Each poll lasts a week, and at the end of the […]
Tony Iommi and Facebook
February 10, 2010 by
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. […]
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