Black Sabbath: The Ultimate Collection

As we edge closer to the “final shows” by Black Sabbath, one not unexpected thing has happened.  We have an announcement of a new compilation from Universal.   This will be released on October 28th, and the shows start up again in early November.   The compilation is called “Black Sabbath: The Ultimate Collection”.  Details […]

“The End” Merchandise

Thought folks might want to see this, so I enlisted a friend at the Las Vegas gig to take some pictures of the Merch tables.  Check out the pics below to see what they’re selling.  $100 for an autographed “The End” CD is kind of pricey, IMO.

Black Sabbath “Convention”

Global Black Sabbath Convention returns to NYC for Black Sabbath’s “The End” Tour at Slake Concert Hall 2/24/2016 Featuring best selling author Martin Popoff!

In Memory….. of a 30 year old Star

NOTE: This article was originally published on Jan 28, 2006 and was called “In Memory of a 20 year old Star”.  10 more years have passed, so I’ve brought it back to the top of the pile, and added a couple of small things.  Enjoy. Thunder shattered the dawn Raging with fury, the king has […]

Pictures of “The End”

Last night was the second show of the 2016  tour, in Chicago.  A friend of mine went to the show, and texted me a couple of pictures.  Below are the pics.

New Sabbath Music – ONLY AT SHOWS

No, it’s not a new album. It’s something that I think most fans have expected to happen for some time now. Today Black Sabbath announced a new release to coincide with the 2016 “The End” Tour. It’s called (not surprisingly) “The End”, and comprises eight tracks. Four are the unused studio tracks from the 13 […]

Movement with Tony Martin?

Those of you who have been following my site for awhile know I have an affinity for the Tony Martin era of Black Sabbath.  I’ve long since been a proponent that there’s far more to Black Sabbath’s history than the time that Oz & Ronnie were behind the microphone.   However, since they got back together […]

More 2016 North American Dates

BLACK SABBATH TRIUMPHANTLY RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND, “THE END” TOUR EXTENDED INTO FALL 2016 WITH ADDITIONAL NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS Due to overwhelming demand, the road to THE END just got longer. On the heels of their much-anticipated performances in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, BLACK SABBATH will end the […]

The end, eh? (aka Final Tour)

So, word has come down today about a “final tour” for Black Sabbath.   A thought about that…

The Great Lefty Iommi Tribute

Tribute albums aren’t always the most interesting one to me.  Probably because the bulk of them just make me want to listen to the originals again.  However, this one got my attention, and I wanted to say something about it.   Coming out next month (May 4) is a double CD tribute to Tony Iommi.  Not […]