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BLACK SABBATH Reaches 'The End' As Band Performs Final Concert In Birmingham (Video)
After a recording and touring career spanning five decades, heavy metal pioneers BLACK SABBATH brought it to a close in the city where it all began — Birmingham, England — with the final show of "The End" tour having taken place earlier tonight (Saturday, February 4) at the Genting Arena. Prior to t...February 4, 2017
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OZZY OSBOURNE Is Planning 'Goodbye Speech' For BLACK SABBATH's Final Show This Saturday
BLACK SABBATH is bringing its storied career to a close in its native England, with seven shows in January and February. The last two, on February 2 and February 4, are taking place in SABBATH's hometown of Birmingham and will likely be their final shows. The band has suggested there will be a few s...February 3, 2017
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Video: BLACK SABBATH Performs In London For Last Time
Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's January 31 concert at The O2 in London, United Kingdom can be seen below. BLACK SABBATH is bringing its storied career to a close in its native England, with seven shows in January and February. The last two, on February 2 and February 4, will take place i...February 3, 2017
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Former BLACK SABBATH Keyboardist GEOFF NICHOLLS Dies After Battle With Lung Cancer
Former BLACK SABBATH keyboardist Geoff Nicholls died this morning after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 68 years old. Nicholls's passing was confirmed by SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, who wrote about his former bandmate: "I'm so saddened to hear the loss of one of my dearest and closest frien...January 28, 2017
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GEEZER BUTLER Says BLACK SABBATH Calling It Quits Is 'A Natural End To The Band'
BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler spoke to Express & Star about the band's decision to call it quits after completing "The End" tour early next month. "To come back and be friends with my buddies who I started up with all those years ago," Ozzy said, "it's a closure .....January 27, 2017
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BLACK SABBATH: Front-Row Video Footage Of Glasgow Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's January 24 concert at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom can be seen below. BLACK SABBATH is bringing its storied career to a close in its native England, with seven shows booked there in January and February. The last two, on February 2 an...January 26, 2017
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Watch BLACK SABBATH Perform In Dublin
Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's January 20 concert at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland can be seen below. BLACK SABBATH will bring its storied career to a close in its native England, with seven shows booked there in January and February. The last two, on February 2 and February 4, will tak...January 24, 2017
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Do The Members Of BLACK SABBATH Have Any Regrets?
Legendary heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH will bring its storied career to a close in its native England, with seven shows booked there in January and February. The last two, on February 2 and February 4, will take place in SABBATH's hometown of Birmingham and will likely be their final shows. Asked...January 19, 2017
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New Song Premiere: OBITUARY's 'Sentence Day'
"Sentence Day", a brand new song from Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's self-titled, tenth studio album, which will be released on March 17 via Relapse. Picking up where 2014's "Inked In Blood" left off, OBITUARY show no signs of slowing...January 18, 2017
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BLACK SABBATH Lands On BILLBOARD's 'Hot Tours' Chart With Brazil, Mexico Shows
BLACK SABBATH this week landed at position No. 1 on Billboard.com's "Hot Tours" list of top-grossing tours with $10.4 million in ticket sales from three performances as part of the band's "The End" tour. 64,744 tickets were sold to the band's December 4 show in São Paulo, Brazil, with another 26,764...January 12, 2017
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OBITUARY To Release Self-Titled Tenth Album In March
Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY will release their self-titled, tenth studio album on March 17 via Relapse. Picking up where 2014's "Inked In Blood" left off, OBITUARY show no signs of slowing down as they continue to reign as kings of death metal. Recorded at the band's home studio in Tampa,...January 11, 2017
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VINNY APPICE: 'When RONNIE JAMES DIO Died, It Was Shocking'
Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) was recently interviewed on "The Andy Social Podcast". You can listen to the full chat below. Asked how the deaths of Ronnie James Dio and Jimmy Bain affected the way he approaches performing live nowadays, Vinny said: "I never r...December 27, 2016
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Ten Thousand Ways to Die
Death metal legend OBITUARY is currently working on a new album. The band's 2014 album, "Inked in Blood", reached 79 on the Billboard 200 chart. Assuming the religious right even consults Billboard (doubtful),there's something hilarious about an extreme metal act placing so high while shoving cover...December 21, 2016
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BILL ANDREWS Says RICK ROZZ And KAM LEE Cannot Use MASSACRE Name For Their New Band
Former MASSACRE drummer Bill Andrews has condemned guitarist Rick Rozz DeLillo and vocalist Kam Lee's attempt to resurrect the band with a new lineup. Last week, Rozz and Lee announced that they were rejoining forces in a revamped version of MASSACRE, dubbed MASSACRE X (the "X" was said to be "silen...December 19, 2016
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RICHARD FORTUS Marries St. Louis Attorney
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus married a lawyer named Stephanie Howlett on December 10. The wedding took place at the Basso restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri in front of 25 of the couple's closest friends. The report does not mention whether any of F...December 17, 2016
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