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 […]
The Rules of Hell Box Set Review
July 25, 2008 by
Back in 2004, Black Sabbath released “Black Box”, the definitive remastering of the original eight studio albums with Ozzy. It was well received, and of course, after release, people’s attentions turned to what might come next. There was talk then of a “Black Box II” which would cover the Dio Years. Not much happened then […]
Win a free copy of the “Rules of Hell” Box set!
July 18, 2008 by
It’s giveaway time again! This coming Tuesday is the US release date for the Black Sabbath Box Set “The Rules of Hell”. If you’ve been living under a rock, then you don’t know this is the Dio era of Black Sabbath’s remastered box set offering. It contains the three studio albums Dio Sabbath released, plus […]
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