A couple of days ago, Geezer Butler posted a very short quick message to his website about the new album. Today he posted an additional update with further information about what’s going on. Here is what Geezer had to say: just to add to my previous statement, and to clarify, the basic tracks for the […]
New Album Update
December 9, 2008 by
Geezer Butler posted this very short, but very meaty line over on the journal page of his website Monday night. It says: finished the heaven and hell tracks today. videoing the making of tomorrow That’s some heavy news. Now whether Geezer means the tracks are all done, or just his bass bits are done is […]
Lynn Curlee Interview
December 3, 2008 by
Back in early 2007, I conducted a quick interview with Lynn Curlee. Lynn is the artist behind one of the more famous pieces of art in Black Sabbath lore. That being “Smoking Angels”, that is the cover of the 1980 album, “Heaven & Hell”. It was also used extensively for the 2007 tour behind “The […]
Tony & Ronnie Wish you A Metal Christmas
November 20, 2008 by
This Christmas season brings us a new release entitled “We Wish You a Metal Xmas & a Headbanging New Year”. In a similar vein to the Twisted Sister Christmas album from a couple of years ago, this album features a boatload of big names doing fairly traditional Christmas songs. Since you’re reading this on a […]
Bev Bevan’s Black Sabbath Diaries
November 19, 2008 by
Hey gang. Haven’t been around much, as I’ve been recovering from surgery. I’m working my way out of it again, and am starting to push against the giant ball that has become my backlog here. I should have a good proper update shortly, but I saw a good link today I didn’t want to let […]
Dio Era Albums Individually
September 2, 2008 by
I got asked this a bunch when Rules of Hell came out, and now I can report that it’s true. The four Dio era Black Sabbath albums that constituted the Rules of Hell box set are being re-released individually. Heaven & Hell, Mob Rules, Live Evil, & Dehumanizer are all being released on their own […]
That 3 CD Paranoid Release Thing
September 2, 2008 by
I’ve been getting bombed with emails about “Hey, what about that 3CD Paranoid release? How come you’re not saying anything about that?” First off, let me say this. I know about it. I haven’t said anything about it yet for reasons I’m not prepared to discuss. Please stop sending me emails about it. I am […]
She’s Gone
August 22, 2008 by
From time to time I see cover versions of Black Sabbath songs crop up. Generally I give ’em a pass, but this one seemed more interesting (to me) than most. Check this out. It’s a cover of the “She’s Gone” song from Technical Ecstasy – but in Czech! Look at this video: Here’s what I […]
What the hell happened to Technical Ecstasy?
August 8, 2008 by
As most of you know, I’ve done several articles based on individual Black Sabbath albums. I recently ran across an article done by Dan Marsicano on the 1976 release, “Technical Ecstasy”. It’s an often overlooked album, so I wrote Dan, and received permission to replicate his article here. Check it out: Welcome, all my followers, […]
Rules of Hell Winners
July 26, 2008 by
As promised the other day, here are the names of the winners of the RoH contest. These folks were automatically notified via email back on Tuesday, so they know about it already. Patrick Grimes Edward Burr “Doom Vez” (not his real name, but I don’t have the notes here with his real name) Patrick Sheehan […]
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