Not much going on with Black Sabbath as we start 2006. Band appears to be inactive again, so there’s little for me to report on now. In lieu of any actual real news, I found this video of Sabbath doing War Pigs in 1970 via Google Video. Check it out. Requires a flash player in […]
Brian May on Black Sabbath
December 13, 2005 by
Back when Black Sabbath was inducted into the UK Hallf of Fame, they were introduced by Brian May of Queen. Brian is a long time friend of Tony Iommi’s, and Brian is the only other guitarist to ever appear on a Black Sabbath record (Brian does the guitar solo on When Death Calls from 1989’s […]
Black Sabbath to be inducted into US Hall of Fame
November 29, 2005 by
See subject. I don’t have much else to say about that at this time, read my remarks on the UK Hall of Fame as to why. You all can stop emailing me about it, I am aware of it happening. :)
Black Sabbath Inducted into UK Hall of Fame
November 17, 2005 by
Black Sabbath (Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, Bill) was inducted into the UK Hall of Fame last night amongst other rock legends such as Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Bob Dylan, and more. A show about the ceremony will be broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 tonight, Thursday 17th November 2005, and in the USA […]
Bill Ward’s 2005 Drum Kit Information
October 26, 2005 by
A small piece of information that drummers might be interested in. Bill Ward has posted the layout of his Black Sabbath 2005 drum kit online at his website. There is a diagram there from his drum tech with details of all the gear in his kit. Check it out! http://www.billward.com/gallery/billsolo/wardkit2005
Ronnie Dio, Tony Iommi, & the Future of Black Sabbath
October 26, 2005 by
There’s been much speculation recently online about Ronnie James Dio “rejoining” Black Sabbath. I haven’t said much about it because I wanted to get official word before I did. A week ago or so, I saw some posts online (including one on my own forums) which included this text: Ronnie James Dio is working with […]
Black Sabbath News Tidbits
July 1, 2005 by
Here’s several Black Sabbath related news tidbits to pass along.. 1) The Download Festival on June 11th at Donington was filmed, and will be released on DVD at an as of yet unannounced date. This comes from a recent interview with Tony Iommi. 2) The Japanese version of Fused will be released on July 21st, […]
Tony & Geezer on Rockline
June 7, 2005 by
Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler will be appearing on the US syndicated radio show, “Rockline”. Their apperance will be on July 20th. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at 1-800-344-7625. Visit Rockline’s website to find a radio […]
Live 1969 Recording “Unearthed”
May 10, 2005 by
There was a rather interesting developemnt in the live recording department recently. Robert Dwyer, whom I’ve worked with a lot on tour date history, posted a very intersting story to his site. I’m not going to bother commenting on it for now, I’ll just let you read his words.. ———— EARLIEST KNOWN LIVE RECORDING OF […]
Ozzy “Just Says No” to new Black Sabbath album?
March 16, 2005 by
Another entry in the “will they or won’t they” saga of the new Black Sabbath studio album was lodged today. In a billboard article that appeared today, Ozzy has re-signed with Epic records. However, in said article, Ozzy says this.. “I could go in the studio and write a bunch of stuff, but why do […]
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