Black Sabbath were honored with a special bench in Birmingham, England yesterday (February 9). Tony Iommi was present for the event, which was organized by the Westside Business Improvement District. The bench is handmade with stainless steel and it was forged by Gateway Steel Fabrications. It also features pictures of all four original members with…
As previously reported, Ozzy Osbourne has been hospitalized due to complications related to the flu. His son Jack has since offered a brief update saying his father is “doing much better.” In related news, Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi has also wished the singer a “speedy recovery.” You can see both their posts below:…
During Foo Fighters’ special “Super Saturday Night” show in Atlanta, GA last night (February 2), the band were joined onstage by a number of guests including Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, etc.), Roger Taylor (Queen), Zac Brown and Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction). You can see footage of the group performing Black Sabbath‘s “War Pigs“…
Candlemass have premiered a new video for their song “Astorolus – The Great Octopus.” This track features Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) and it will appear on the band’s new album “The Door To Doom“ (out February 22). Bassist Leif Edling commented: “Here’s the video for ‘Astorolus‘. Monsters and Gods come in different shapes. The eternal…
Weezer have surprise released a new self-titled covers album (aka “The Teal Album”). Among the tracks featured on the effort is a cover of Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid.” You can check that out below, along with a stream of the full album, which also includes songs from Michael Jackson, Eurythmics, etc.
Last night (January 16), numerous artists took the stage at The Forum in Inglewood, CA to pay tribute to the late Chris Cornell. That show was called “I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell” and it featured Cornell’s Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple Of The Dog bandmates, as well as Metallica, Foo Fighters, Melvins,…
Candlemass have released a new song titled “Astorolus – The Great Octopus.” This track features the legendary Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) and it will appear on the band’s new album “The Door To Doom“ (out February 22). Leif Edling commented: “We feel very honored that Tony Iommi said yes to play the solo on ‘Astorolus‘.…
Tony Iommi has revealed that he is remixing Black Sabbath’s “Forbidden” for a 2019 re-release. He said the following about that: “Next year will be the ‘Forbidden’ album coming out, which we’re remixing at the moment — [engineer] Mike Exeter an myself. And it’s been interesting to pull that apart and at least try and…
The Recording Academy have announced that Black Sabbath will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement award in 2019. Other artists chosen to receive the award include: George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave, Dionne Warwick and Billy Eckstine. A special ceremony/concert will be held in Los Angeles, CA on May 11.…
Metal Allegiance, the band featuring core members David Ellefson (Megadeth), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Mike Portnoy (Sons Of Apollo, ex-Dream Theater, etc.) and Mark Menghi, have announced that they will be performing Black Sabbath’s 1970 self-titled debut album in full during their January 24 show at The House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA. That concert will…
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