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One Man's Quest To Honor OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK SABBATH
A British BLACK SABBATH fan by the name of Garry Raybould has been running a campaign to honor the four original members of SABBATH for quite some time now. He has collected thousands of signatures on a hand-written petiton to create a "Walk of Fame" in the heart of downtown Birmingham, England, whi...November 2, 2005
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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Discusses New Solo Album
Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin will release his second solo album, "Scream", on November 18 via MTM Music. "Scream" features legendary drummer Cozy Powell (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE) on "Raising Hell" as well as songwriting contributions by another SABBATH member, Geoff Nicholls....October 29, 2005
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BILL WARD Talks About Influences, BLACK SABBATH's Early Days
All About Jazz ecently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. A few excerpts from the chat follow: All About Jazz: Who were some of your early influences as a musician? Bill Ward: "Childhood, all me influences were, say, between the time that I can remember, which would have be...October 27, 2005
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'Rowdy' MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Concert Sends Two People To Hospital, Results In One Arrest
Christopher Barrett of the Good Five Cent Cigar (Student Newspaper at the University of Rhode Island) is reporting that The University of Rhode Island will review security procedures in the wake of Tuesday's (Oct. 18) MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE concert that sent two people to the hospital and resulted in o...October 22, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Bassist To Host L.A. HEART FOR THE SOUTH Fundraiser
BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler will host the Los Angeles HEART for the South fundraiser, set to take place on Saturday, September 24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Fairfax High School (where the weekly Fairfax Flea Market is housed) in Los Angeles, California. It started as a simple crusade among fri...September 20, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Bassist: Horror Of Hurricane Katrina Is 'Very Close And Very Real'
BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has issued the following statement about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina: "You will be hard-pressed to find someone NOT affected by the devastation of the hurricane in the southern states. And, for many of us, the horror is, unfortunately, very close a...September 10, 2005
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SPIRALARMS Part Ways With Bassist, Seek Replacement
SPIRALARMS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former members of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, SYSTEMATIC, MANMADEGOD and FORBIDDEN, have issued the following update: "We regret to inform everyone that our bassist, James Walker, has optioned to leave the band. We will miss him and his playin...September 1, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Talks About OZZFEST Cancellations, OZZY's 'Voice Problems'
Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an exclusive interview with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Let's talk about Ozzfest for a minute. How are things really going? Tony: "It has been going good. We had to cancel a couple of...August 20, 2005
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OZZY Blows Out Voice, Slams Mike Down And Storms Off Stage At OZZFEST In Auburn
Ernest A. Jasmin of The News Tribune reviewed this year's Ozzfest when it hit the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington on Thursday (August 11). An excerpt from his review follows: "For the second year in a row, the concert’s namesake, Ozzy Osbourne, was joined by BLACK SABBATH band mates G...August 12, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Bassist: New Album 'Has To Be Great' Before It Can Be Released
Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler. An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal Edge: It's been 27 years since the last studio album from the original band, and the set remains pretty much unchanged from year to year. At this point, for you,...August 3, 2005
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TOMMY LEE: Signing Sessions Announced
MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has lined up the following signing sessions in support of his upcoming solo album, "Tommyland: The Ride": August 8 Vintage Vinyl 6610 Delmar Boulevard St-Louis, Missouri August 12 Best Buy 622 Broadway New York City, New York (it's in the So-Ho District). August 25 (at...July 22, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH's IOMMI And BUTLER Guest On FUSE TV's 'Metal Asylum'
BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar) and Geezer Butler (bass) stopped by the New York City studios of Fuse TV on Wednesday (July 20) to tape an appearance on "Metal Asylum". Check out pictures at this location. According to a posting on the "Metal Asylum" blog, "Tony will be on Monday's [July 2...July 21, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH: Get 'Fused' And 'Ohmwork' Signed At OZZFEST
Webmaster Joe Siegler of the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com has issued the following update: "In the last couple of days both the Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler websites have made announcements about meeting Tony and Geezer at Ozzfest shows. They will be signing copies of their new respectiv...July 15, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH: Swedish Live Video Footage Posted Online
Live footage of BLACK SABBATH performing at the Globen in Stockholm, Sweden on July 3, 2005 has been posted online at www.sabbath2005sweden.tk. You can download the file directly at this location (Windows Media, 114 MB). As previously reported, BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar) and Geezer Bu...July 11, 2005
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LED ZEPPELIN Voted 'Ideal Supergroup'
BBC News has issued the following report: The four members of LED ZEPPELIN have been voted the U.K.'s ideal supergroup, with Robert Plant beating the late Freddie Mercury to best singer. About 3,500 music fans were polled for Planet Rock Radio and were asked to create their fantasy band. Jimmy Page...July 10, 2005
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