Black Sabbath Archive
Geezer Butler Hints Black Sabbath Tour Band’s Last
August 16, 2013
Black Sabbath bassist and northern lad, Geezer Butler, has hinted that the band’s tour will probably be the band’s last. Black Sabbath fans have presumably had a pretty emotionally demanding year, as the band reformed earlier this year to release their 19th studio album, the confusingly-titled 13 and now ol’ Butler’s gone and said the
Black Sabbath ’13’ Album Review
June 13, 2013
The ominous guitar halts of opener “End of the Beginning” play like an apt arrival for a comeback of epic proportions. “Is this the end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end?” Ozzy Osbourne asks to kick off Black Sabbath’s first album in 18 years. It’s a question that’s seemingly impossible to answer,
What to Expect From Black Sabbath’s Upcoming Album, ’13’
April 27, 2013
Black Sabbath’s career is spread out over several decades, multiple lineup changes, and varying degrees of success. Like many classic rock groups that persistently carry on, Black Sabbath’s early years were marked by gems that established the group as titans of a newly conceptualized movement, in their case the fusion of heavy metal and rock
Why Ozzy Osbourne Got Kicked Out Of Black Sabbath
April 2, 2013
Following a legal battle between guitarist Tony Iommi and frontman Ozzy Osbourne over the band’s name, not to mention several denials from the former, the prospects of Black Sabbath jumping on the reunion bandwagon seemed highly unlikely to say the least. But after tentatively reforming last year, the heavy metal pioneers are now gearing up
Black Sabbath World Tour for ’13’ Hits Stateside in July
February 5, 2013
It appears the U.S. will finally see a full-on Black Sabbath reunion tour fronted by Ozzy Osbourne. The band has encountered setback after setback since first announcing a reunion with Osbourne at the end of 2011, including guitarist Tony Iommi’s cancer diagnosis and drummer Bill Ward dropping out of the reunion over contract disputes. But
Black Sabbath Set to Tour Australia in 2013
November 1, 2012
It’s been quite the ride for Black Sabbath over the past year, but now the group has announced a new Australian tour as well their first new album since 1978 to feature Ozzy Osbourne on vocals. A tour and new record featuring the reunited original lineup was initially announced late last year, but was later
