Geezer Butler takes stock, as Black Sabbath kicks off a 20-city North American tour behind its reunion record with Ozzy Osbourne — and he says it’s just like old times. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a High Note With ’13’ Why Black Sabbath’s Tony IommiRead More
Ozzy Osbourne is still getting used to driving, a few years after finally getting his license — and then immediately crashing his new Ferrari. You May Also Like: Why You Should Count ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ Among Ozzy Osbourne’s Best Ozzy Osbourne + Jeff Beck, “Patient Number 9” (2022):Read More
After so long apart, and so many aborted reunions, Ozzy Osbourne says that Black Sabbath’s sessions for 13 seemed at times once again to be doomed. You May Also Like: Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Patient Number 9’ (2022) Why You Should Count ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ Among Ozzy Osbourne’s Best
Ozzy Osbourne, who left Black Sabbath in the 1970s after a storied bout with substance abuse, is still marveling over the amazing success of his long-awaited comeback with the band. You May Also Like: Why You Should Count ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ Among Ozzy Osbourne’s Best Ozzy Osbourne –Read More
The manager of the sheet-metal factory where Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi lost the tips of two fingers helped him regain his passion for the guitar — by playing an album from the gypsy jazzer Django Reinhardt. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only in Jethro TullRead More
It’s hot, it’s humid, it’s…almost July? Well, mid-year has once again snuck up on me. Time to recap the (fantastic) musical half-year that has apparently flown by. You May Also Like: Matthew Shipp Trio – ‘World Construct’ (2022) Matthew Shipp Trio – ‘New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz’ (2024)
It’s been a really solid year for hard rock and metal so far. At six months, I’m often adding mediocre albums that I know won’t make the final list to get to 10. This year, I actually had to make a tough call or two. You May Also Like: WhyRead More
Occasionally, an album comes bursting out of your speakers, and you know — just know — that it’s going to end up here, on your half-way best of list. And on the year-ending compendium, too. Steven Wilson put out that album. You May Also Like: No related posts.
It isn’t often that I hear the words of my parents coming out of my mouth. Actually, it isn’t even something that I particularly dread. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Even as Black Sabbath appears headed toward its first-ever American charttopper with 13, we get a glimpse into the drummer Brad Wilk’s unique experience meshing with the veteran doom rockers. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a High Note With ’13’
