Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath Prepare For Last Show Ever

When Black Sabbath takes the stage on July 4 at London’s Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park, it may be the last time fans see the group on stage.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi

Read the full article →

Metallica Salute Ozzy Osbourne

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Metallica performed an acoustic set honouring Ozzy Osbourne this week.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne

Read the full article →

Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath, Noise11, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Tony Iommi Talks About The Future Of Black Sabbath

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi spoke to Absolute Radio ahead of the band playing British Summertime @ Hyde Park later this year.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi

Read the full article →

Ozzy Osbourne UK Home Flooded

by Music-News.com

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne must fork up £300,000 to repair their flooded mansion.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne

Read the full article →

Green Day, Soundwave 2014, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Green Day Cover Men At Work, AC/DC, Rick Springfield At Soundwave

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day’s setlist at Soundwave Melbourne often came across sounding like classic hits radio station Gold 104 on Friday.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Green Day, Led Zeppelin, Men At Work, Rick Springfield, Soundwave

Read the full article →

Tony Iommi Cancer Treatment Has Gone Well

by Paul Cashmere

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has issued a New Year’s statement and reports that he is ending his cancer treatment soon.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Release DVD Filmed In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Sabbath shows filmed and chronicled in Melbourne, Australia have now been released as the live DVD ‘Gathered By The Masses’.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, DVD, Gathered For The Masses, Melbourne

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath and 12th Man Lead New Releases For Week Commencing November 22, 2013

by Gavin Ryan

Black Sabbath’s live album recorded in Melbourne and The 12th Man’s ‘Willy Nilly’ greatest hits leads the new release albums this week.

Tagged as: 12th Man, Black Sabbath, new releases, The Twelth Man

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Continue Into 2014

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Black Sabbath are starting to think about wrapping up their comeback tour but not until they play ten more North American cities, eight if which are in Canada, this coming March and April.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath

Read the full article →

Tony Iommi Wishes Bill Ward A Speedy Recovery After Surgery

by Paul Cashmere

Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath has sent his former drummer Bill Ward his best wishes after learning that Ward had undergone a major operation.

Tagged as: Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Live In Melbourne Tracklisting Revealed

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Further details of the Black Sabbath live album and DVD recorded and filmed at their Melbourne show have been revealed.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, Gathered In The Masses, Live In Melbourne

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath To Release Live DVD From Melbourne Shows

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The upcoming Black Sabbath live CD and DVD ‘Gathered In Their Masses’ was done at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena during the band’s recent Australian tour.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, CD, DVD, Gathered In The Masses, live, Melbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Laver Arena

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath 3D Attraction Coming To Universal Studios Hollywood

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Sabbath 3D horror maze attraction will open at Universal Studios in Hollywood later this month.

Tagged as: 13, 3D, Black Sabbath, Hollywood, Ozzy Osbourne, Universal Studios

Read the full article →

Ozzy Osbourne Safe After Bacon Tries To Burn His House Down

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

For the second time this year, the Beverly Hills fire department has been called to the Osbourne residence.

Tagged as: Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne

Read the full article →

Ozzy Osbourne Talks About Bill Ward Departure

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Ozzy Osbourne isn’t mincing words over why drummer Bill Ward is not part of the Black Sabbath reunion.

Tagged as: Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Halloween Maze To Open At Universal Studios

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Black Sabbath’s music is coming to life in what is being described as “an all-original, terrifying 3-D maze” at Universal Studios Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, Halloween, Universal Studios

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Land At 1, Goo Goo Dolls At 8 In USA

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A combination of major releases and returning favorites by veteran artists lead to the third best week for vets in the last year as measured by our Veteran Artist Index.

Tagged as: 13, Black Sabbath, Goo Goo Dolls

Read the full article →

Sharon And Ozzy Osbourne Back Under One Roof

by Music-News.com

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne have reportedly moved back in together.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, Sharon Osbourne, U.K., U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Set For Major Debut In USA

by Paul Cashmere

Black Sabbath ‘13’ will deliver record first week sales for the legendary metal band with midweek sales suggesting the album could sell around 180,000 in America this week.

Tagged as: 13, Black Sabbath, Lonely Island, Man of Steel

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Win At Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The U.K.’s Metal Hammer magazine held their annual awards ceremony on Monday night at London’s Indigo2.

Tagged as: 2010s, Alice In Chains, Asking Alexandria, Black Sabbath, Black Star Riders, Brian Blessed, Burgerkill, Dimebag Darrell, Gojira, Golden Gods Awards, heavy metal, Metal Hammer, Motorhead, Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy, U.K.

Read the full article →

Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bernard Fanning Departures Is 6th Fastest Seller Of 2013

by Paul Cashmere

Bernard Fanning’s second solo album ‘Departures’ has become the 6th fastest selling album of 2013 with 11,339 sales.

Tagged as: Bernard Fanning, Birds Of Tokyo, Black Sabbath, Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake

Read the full article →

ARIA Chart: Bernard Fanning Departures Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The second solo album for former Powderfinger front-man Bernard Fanning becomes his second solo No.1 album, as “Departures” sails into the top spot on the ARIA Albums chart this week.

Tagged as: Andrew Stockdale, ARIA, Australia, Bernard Fanning, Black Sabbath, charts, Daft Punk, industry, Queens Of The Stone Age

Read the full article →

It’s Harrison Craig Vs Harrison Craig For Top Of Next ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

It could be a one-two hit at the top of the charts this week for Voice top-four finalist Harrison Craig as his original song “More Than a Dream” and his rendition of the classic “Unchained Melody” currently occupy the top spots on several download providers.

Tagged as: Andrew Stockdale, ARIA, Bernard Fanning, Black Sabbath, Harrison Craig, Robin Thicke

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Release Official God Is Dead? Video

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

We have had 19 months of Black Sabbath reunion rumors, controversy and frenzy all building up to today.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Black Sabbath, God Is Dead, rock

Read the full article →

Tony Iommi Donates Old Guitar Strings To Charity

by Paul Cashmere

Black Sabbath founder Tony Iommi has donated his old guitar strings to Wear Your Music, a charity that turns the strings into jewellery.

Tagged as: 13, 70s, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, metal, rock, Tony Iommi, UK

Read the full article →

Tony Iommi Disappointed Bill Ward Isn’t With Black Sabbath

by Paul Cashmere

Black Sabbath founder Tony Iommi says he is disappointed Black Sabbath’s original drummer Bill Ward didn’t reunite with the band but he also says it isn’t the first time Bill has done a runner.

Tagged as: 13, 70s, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, metal, rock, Tony Iommi, UK

Read the full article →

Tony Iommi Cut Off Bill Ward Talks Due To ‘Lack Of Time’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After months of speculation, the world knows why the Black Sabbath reunion was absent one of its four members, drummer Bill Ward. Guitarist Tony Iommi cut off the talks but not over dollars or arguments. It was because he felt he was short on time.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, rock, Tony Iommi, U.K.

Read the full article →

Watch Black Sabbath On CSI – VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

Black Sabbath scored the ultimate product placement this week with a cameo appearance on the season finale of ‘C.S.I.’, along with a couple of featured songs from the new album ‘13’ and a blatant plug for the release of ‘13’. It was a brilliant marketing move.

Tagged as: 13, Black Sabbath, CSI, Geezer Butler, God Is Dead, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, The End Of The Beginning, Tony Iommi, TV, UK, USA

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Play It Safe At Ozzfest Japan

by Paul Cashmere

Black Sabbath looks to have settled on a standard setlist and have stopped road-testing the songs from the upcoming ‘13’ album, except for the single.

Tagged as: 13, 70s, Black Sabbath, CSI, End of the Beginning, Live Nation, metal, UK

Read the full article →

Ozzy Osbourne Explains Reason For Bill Ward’s Departure

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Ever since the split of original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward from the group’s reunion, the world has been under the impression that it was all a contract dispute.

Tagged as: Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Brad Wilk, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Rage Against The Machine, Rick Rubin, rock, Tony Iommi

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →

Black Sabbath To Reunite With Original Line-up For One Last Show

Black Sabbath will reform with the original line-up for their last ever show in their hometown Birmingham, UK in July.

February 6, 2025

Black Sabbath Expand ‘Sabotage’

Black Sabbath’s next expanded edition will be the 1975 album ‘Sabotage’.

April 16, 2021

Black Sabbath Co-founder Bill Ward In Hospital With Heart Issues

Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has been hospitalized to deal with heart problems which has caused him to cancel all of the upcoming dates for his new band, Day of Errors.

November 22, 2017

Bill Ward Has A New Band Day Of Errors

Bill Ward, the original drummer with Black Sabbath, has announced the formation of a new band.

June 7, 2016

Bill Ward Retracks Black Sabbath Slur

Bill Ward is placing the blame on the media over his comment that Black Sabbath's album 13 was a "piece of shit".

August 26, 2015

Bill Ward Calls Last Black Sabbath Album “A Pile Of Shit”

Bill Ward has no love for Black Sabbath's latest album, 13.

August 22, 2015

Ozzy Osbourne Tells Bill Ward ‘Stop Playing The Victim”

Ozzy Osbourne has responded to a public statement by former Black Sabbath drummer saying he needs to fix the division in Black Sabbath.