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TONY IOMMI On Post-BLACK SABBATH Plans: 'I Would Certainly Like To Start Writing Again'

Tony Iommi says that he has been too busy enjoying life and doing charity work to pursue any new musical projects since BLACK SABBATH retired from the road a year ago. In February 2017, the legendary heavy metal band finished "The End" tour in SABBATH's hometown of Birmingham, England, closing out t...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER Honored On Birmingham's 'Walk Of Stars'

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler is the latest celebrity honored on the Broad Street Walk Of Stars in Birmingham, England. He was awarded this past Saturday (February 3) during the half-time break in the Aston Villa vs. Burton Albion match. Geezer was presented with the honor by Lord Mayor of Bir...

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THE DEAD DAISIES To Release 'Burn It Down' Album In April

THE DEAD DAISIES will release their new album, "Burn It Down", on Friday, April 6 via Spitfire Music/SPV. "Burn It Down" is a muscular tour-de-force, a tornado of pounding drums, pulverizing bass, screaming guitars and in-your-face raw vocals. Evoking the best of '70s rock with moments of Birmingha...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER To Be Honored On Birmingham's 'Walk Of Stars' Next Month

According to Birmingham Mail, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler will be the next celebrity honored on the Broad Street Walk Of Stars in Birmingham, England. He will be awarded during the half-time break in the Aston Villa vs. Burton Albion match on February 3. The date marks 50 years year since SA...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says It's 'Not Very Likely At All' That BLACK SABBATH Will Play Any One-Off Shows In The Future

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler was interviewed on the January 5-7 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when the finality of BLACK SABBATH's last...

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Legendary Rock Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES Dead At 61

Legendary rock producer Chris Tsangarides passed away early this morning (Sunday, January 7) after reportedly being taken ill at the start of the year. According to his daughter Anastasia Tsangarides, Chris was battling pneumonia and heart failure at the time of his death. He was 61 years old. The B...

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Vol. 2: Roll With It Or Get Rolled Over

"Lately I've been living way too damn fast. This successful life I'm leading is bound to kick my ass." Visionary words from a man who lived those fateful lyrics harder than most. It wasn't this prophetic introspection Dimebag Darrell wrote on a solo song, "Twisted", that spelled his end. Yet for the...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'Children Of The Grave' Performance Clip From 'The End' Concert Film

A performance clip of the song "Children Of The Grave", taken from BLACK SABBATH's "The End" concert film, can be seen below. Almost five decades ago, the toll of a bell and rolling thunder marked the conception of an ear splittingly monolithic riff. In that moment, BLACK SABBATH and the sound of he...

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The End

The end of an era, perhaps. Or perhaps not. What we know as we close 2017 is that BLACK SABBATH completed a presumably final stretch of tour dates that culminated where it all began nearly half a century ago: Birmingham, England. Tony Iommi, who announced around the release of the album "13" that h...

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VINNY APPICE Recalls Pranking HEAVEN & HELL Bandmates (Audio)

Vinny Appice says that he pulled off an "awesome" prank on his bandmates in HEAVEN & HELL more than a decade ago, shortly after the drummer landed the gig in the project after the departure of Bill Ward. In 2006, BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell"-era incarnation reunited under the name HEAVEN & HELL...

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Members Of SLIPKNOT, KORN, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, POISON, Others React To Passing Of MALCOLM YOUNG

Members of SLIPKNOT, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, WHITESNAKE, POISON, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, STRYPER, KORN, OVERKILL, KREATOR, SEPULTURA and VOLBEAT are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of Malcolm Young. The 64-year-old guitarist and co-founder...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Has 'About 120 Riffs Written Down' For His Next Project

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has told Rolling Stone that he "about 120 riffs written down" for his next musical project, adding that he has "just got to pick a guitarist and sort through them." Butler's last solo album, "Ohmwork", which was released under the band name GZR, sold less than 900...

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Watch BLACK SABBATH Perform 'War Pigs' From 'The End' Blu-Ray, DVD

Almost five decades ago, the toll of a bell and rolling thunder marked the conception of an ear splittingly monolithic riff. In that moment, BLACK SABBATH and the sound of heavy metal were forged. The band embarked on what vocalist Ozzy Osbourne describes as the most incredible adventure you could t...

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GEEZER BUTLER On Post-BLACK SABBATH Plans: 'Next Year I'll See If I Can Get Back Into Music'

Geezer Butler says that he has been "enjoying the retirement," nine months after BLACK SABBATH finished "The End" tour on in the band's hometown of Birmingham, England, closing out the quartet's groundbreaking 49-year career. "I'm not in a hurry to do anything," the bassist told Billboard. "I'm trav...

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CLUTCH Bassist DAN MAINES Says Seeing BAD BRAINS Was 'Life-Changing' Experience

Jaide Alicia of Center Stage Magazine conducted an interview with CLUTCH bassist Dan Maines prior to the band's July 15 appearance at this year's Chicago Open Air, which was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. You can listen to the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed...