Black Sabbath Archives - Page 2

Earlier this year, Uriah Duffy took part in a concert where each band was asked to take a song from an historic album and put their own spin on one of the tracks. The album of choice was Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. We’ll let Uriah explain in his own words: “This was so cool & every act was super unique, putting...

Last week, Ozzy Osbourne’s wife and manager Sharon Osbourne was in the studio at Triple M in Sydney, Australia and shared that Black Sabbath is in the studio and planning a tour in 2013, specifically mentioning dates in Australia. Osbourne said the group is working with Rick Rubin, recording their first album in 33 years by the reunited original lineup....

Since its announcement, the Black Sabbath reunion has had nothing but difficulty after difficulty. Plans for a world tour and new album were put on hold after lead guitarist Tony Iommi was diagnosed with Lymphoma, while drummer Bill Ward recently declared his contract unsignable. There’s been no official statement on Ward’s departure, but bassist Geezer Butler weighed in on the...

The recently reunited original lineup of Black Sabbath has announced their first string of shows for their 2012 wold tour. As per the announcement, the trek will kick off in Europe, beginning May 18th, 2012 in Moscow, Russia at the Olimpiski. The European leg is scheduled to rap up at The Gods of Metal festival in Milan, Italy on June...

After many months of rumors, the original members of Black Sabbath have finally fessed up that they’ve reunited for a new album and world tour starting in 2012. The band made the announcement on today (11-11-11) with a press conference and YouTube video: Though bassist Geezer Butler dismissed rumors earlier this year, it appears he’s on board with the group...