Listen to “God is Dead?”

Simple.  You can listen to a full track streaming version of the new Black Sabbath song.  Listen below. UPDATE: The album is now available to pre-order from the US iTunes store.  It’s the DELUXE edition (the one with 11 tracks, not 8 – more on that here), and if you pre-order now, you’ll get an […]

First “13 Single Released Apr 19th

This will be a short and sweet comment.  It appears the first single from “13” will be “God is Dead?” – it’s showing up on the Amazon (US) MP3 store.  As I write this in the wee hours of Monday morning the 15th, I don’t see it available anywhere else at the moment, but I’m […]

“13” Listening Party Review

Earlier today, a private record label listening party happened out in the LA area.  I wasn’t invited (Waaaaah! – haha), nor do I personally know anyone who attended.  However…  We live in an age of the Internet and instant information, so you KNOW things would get out.   An hour or so ago, I got […]

Partial “13” Track Listing

Earlier today there was a private record company listening party for a very small group of people, and the couple of remarks I’ve read about it are very positive.  Hope to have some more detail shortly.  But what I am seeing is a listing of some track names. End of The Beginning (8:07) God is […]

Black Sabbath to appear on CSI

Geezer Butler posted this on Twitter & Facebook a short while ago.. I’ve seen almost every episode of CSI, so it’s cool to say I’m actually in the season finale! Black Sabbath will be playing a track from the new album; watch out for it! That’s pretty cool, and envokes the kind of promotion that […]

“13” Cover Art Revealed

They did it in the form of a Youtube video, which also has a snippet of one of the new songs playing in the background.   Check it out below:

Black Sabbath release “In the Studio” video

On the same day that marks the 43rd anniversary of the release of the original Black Sabbath album, the band has released a new promotional video for the forthcoming “13” album.  It shows Tony, Geezer, & Ozzy in studio with Brad Wilk working on the new album.   Check it out below:

New Album Called “13”, due in June

Well, got some news tonight, including one piece I’m glad I don’t have to keep a secret anymore (the drummer).   I’ll just get to it, since you don’t want to hear my blathering…

Vinyl Box Set to Be Released UPDATED x2

On December 12, 2012, Universal Records will release a rather interesting box set.  It’s called “Black Sabbath: The Vinyl Collection 1970-1978”.   It will contain the original 8 Ozzy era 1970’s studio albums.   It also contains the Live at Last album (which actually came out in 1980), and a book with tour programs, a […]

Behind the Scenes of “The Shining” Video Shoot

A very interesting piece of video cropped up today in my inbox, I wanted to share it immediately. As you might remember, 1987 was a very turbulent year in the band’s history. The album that came out that year (The Eternal Idol) turned out to be a quite solid release, despite it’s gestational nightmare. In […]