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Original BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Is 'At Peace' With His Former Bandmates

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward says that he is "at peace" with his former bandmates despite not having spoken to them in two years. Ward backed out of the SABBATH reunion in early 2012 after being offered a contract that he called "unsignable." It was rumored that SABBATH wanted to bring...

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BLACK SABBATH To Release 'The Ten Year War' Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set In September

A foreboding storm is gathering overhead. Bells toll, lighting cracks, rain falls…something dark and sinister is heading this way. It's 1970 and four guys from Birmingham, with the release of their debut self-titled album, have single-handedly created what would become known forever as heavy metal....

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BLACK SABBATH Spent Three Days After 'The End' Tour Filming Material For Upcoming DVD

Tony Iommi says that it was "really strange" to be "saying goodbye" to his BLACK SABBATH bandmates after the completion of the group's farewell tour. SABBATH finished its year-long "The End" farewell tour on February 4 in the band's hometown of Birmingham, England, closing out the quartet's groundb...

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Watch BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Take Part In Question-And-Answer Session At BIMM Birmingham

On May 25, legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi made a very special visit to Birmingham, England's BIMM Music Institute to announce details of the BIMM Birmingham Scholarship, which will bear his name. As part of the celebrations, BIMM invited a very lucky group of prospective students to gi...

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OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST Is Returning To Southern California This Fall

Ozzy Osbourne has hinted at the return of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, a combination of the two hard rock and metal events that first took place last September at San Manuel Amphitheater and Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California. A new post on Osbourne's Facebook page features a picture of the s...

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BLACK SABBATH To Receive 'Golden God' Award At This Year's 'Metal Hammer Golden God Awards'

Metal Hammer magazine has announced that metal's founding fathers, BLACK SABBATH, will be the recipients of the Golden God award, the most prestigious award of the night, at this year's Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Orange Amplification. The awards take place at the IndigO2 at T...

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GUNS N' ROSES Has Been 'Assembling Ideas' For Possible New Studio Album, Says RICHARD FORTUS

Richard Fortus says that the reunited partial classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES has begun "assembling ideas" for a new studio album. Fortus, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in 2001 and became the band's longest-serving post-Slash guitarist, spoke about the possibility of new music from GN'R during an intervi...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Announces Birmingham Music Scholarship

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is sponsoring a new music scholarship at BIMM Institute Birmingham in Birmingham, England. The Tony Iommi BIMM Birmingham Scholarship is worth £20,250 and recognizes talent and creativity in music. Introducing the award, BIMM Birmingham's executive principal Dara K...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Featured In Latest Episode Of ERNIE BALL's 'String Theory'

Ernie Ball's latest "String Theory" episode features former PANTERA and DOWN bassist Rex Brown. The seven-minute clip can be seen below. As the last of 26 grandchildren, it was through Rex's older sister that he was first introduced to rock music: THE ROLLING STONES, THE BEATLES, THE STRAWBERRY ALAR...

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RICK ROZZ And KAM LEE's New Band Changes Name From MASSACRE X To GODS OF DEATH

The revamped version of the classic late 1980s/early 1990s death metal band MASSACRE has changed its name from MASSACRE X to GODS OF DEATH. GODS OF DEATH includes death metal pioneers Kam Lee (vocals) and Rick Rozz DeLillo (guitar). In 1983, they formed the band MANTAS which would later add Chuck Sc...

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TONY IOMMI Is Mixing BLACK SABBATH's Final Shows For Possible Live Album

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has told NBC News that he is in the process of mixing the sound from the band's final shows in Birmingham, England for a possible live album. "We'll actually be doing a documentary," he said. "My job at the moment is to have a listen to what we've ...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says BLACK SABBATH Contemplated Making Blues Album As Follow-Up To '13'

Geezer Butler has revealed that BLACK SABBATH has contemplated making a blues album as a follow-up to 2013's acclaimed comeback effort, "13". The original lineup of SABBATH came together in 1969 with Butler, Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, Tony Iommi on guitar and Bill Ward on drums. That lineup recorded a...

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OBITUARY Bassist: I'm Gonna Keep Doing This Until I Can't Do It Anymore

Eclectic Arts conducted an interview with OBITUARY bassist Terry Butler on March 28 in Seattle, Washington. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how difficult it is for a band like OBITUARY to make a living playing death metal music in 2017, Terry said:"I often ask myself that, especiall...

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Battle Over MASSACRE Band Name Is 'Disgusting' And 'Pathetic,' Says KAM LEE

Former MASSACRE vocalist Kam Lee has called the "controversy" surrounding the band's name "disgusting" and "pathetic." Back in December, Lee and guitarist Rick Rozz DeLillo — after trading verbal barbs and taunts for many years — announced that they were rejoining forces in a revamped version of MAS...

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RICHARD FORTUS: Being Part Of GUNS N' ROSES' 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour Is 'Beyond My Wildest Dreams'

Richard Fortus says that being part of GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" tour has been "beyond [his] wildest dreams." Only singer Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan from GN'R's "Appetite For Destruction"-era lineup are taking part in the band's current reunion. They are being joi...