Black Sabbath Reunion Is A Go!
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Black Sabbath Reunion Is A Go!
Black Sabbath promises album of new songs to go with 2012 tour
L.A. Times Music Blog
November 12, 2011
The founding members of Black Sabbath took to the stage Friday at the Whisky A Go Go to announce another reunion tour in 2012, but this time is much different: The British heavy metal originators have begun working on an album of new material, their first since 1978.
"It’s now or never for us. We’re getting along great," said guitarist Tony Iommi, sitting beside singer Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward, all now in their early 60s. “We’ve got some music to play.”
As his wife, Sharon, watched from the balcony, Osbourne added, “It was just time. We couldn’t do it any earlier.”
Osbourne had long been the band member most doubtful that Sabbath could record new material to match its early classics such as "Iron Man" and "War Pigs."
"We tried, but it didn’t work," he said Friday. "This time, for some reason, we’ve written seven or eight songs that are really good. I’m not just saying it."
"It really is back to the old Sabbath sound," Butler said. "We know this time it’s going to happen."
The album will be released next year through Vertigo/Universal Republic Records, accompanied by a worldwide arena tour, including a stop as a headliner on June 10 of the multiday Download Festival in England. Veteran producer Rick Rubin, who has worked with the likes of Metallica, Johnny Cash and the Beastie Boys, among many others, is working with the band on the album.
As for the live show, Iommi said the set list will be much more than the usual hour of hits the band has performed since its first reunion in 1997.
"If you think we’ll be doing the same set as last time, it won’t be," Iommi said.
At the news conference, Rubin predicted a "no-pressure situation" in the studio for the band. "I’ve been in the room while they’ve played, and they sound remarkably like Black Sabbath," he said. "It’s inspiring hearing what’s coming out."
Asked how Rubin — a multiple Grammy-winning producer of many genres — won the gig, Iommi smiled behind his Guy Fawkes goatee and joked, "He kept phoning us up every five minutes."
Osbourne added, "He was the obvious choice. He wanted to do it a long time ago."
The announcement at the Whisky was made on the same stage where the band made its Los Angeles-area debut in 1970. On Friday, the band members and Rubin all wore black, with symbolic poppies pinned to their chests in honor of Veterans Day in the U.S. and Armistice Day in Britain.
Drummer Bill Ward remembered that 41 years before, the band performed at the Whisky in white tuxes and "wrecked the place." The rented outfits, which had become filthy, were all returned, except for Ward's. "They wouldn’t take it back," he said. "I’m now thinking of giving it to the Hall of ... something."
The band received an enthusiastic introduction from former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins, who spoke emphatically of Black Sabbath's impact on hard rock and generations of listeners. Rollins listed each of the band's albums, in order, without notes or teleprompter.
"I was a very alienated young person, and when I heard Black Sabbath, I realized my life had a soundtrack," remembered Rollins, now a solo artist and spoken-word performer. "These are records that keep on giving. I’m 50 damn years old, and I still listen to Black Sabbath as passionately and with as much interest as I ever did."
L.A. Times Music Blog
November 12, 2011
The founding members of Black Sabbath took to the stage Friday at the Whisky A Go Go to announce another reunion tour in 2012, but this time is much different: The British heavy metal originators have begun working on an album of new material, their first since 1978.
"It’s now or never for us. We’re getting along great," said guitarist Tony Iommi, sitting beside singer Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward, all now in their early 60s. “We’ve got some music to play.”
As his wife, Sharon, watched from the balcony, Osbourne added, “It was just time. We couldn’t do it any earlier.”
Osbourne had long been the band member most doubtful that Sabbath could record new material to match its early classics such as "Iron Man" and "War Pigs."
"We tried, but it didn’t work," he said Friday. "This time, for some reason, we’ve written seven or eight songs that are really good. I’m not just saying it."
"It really is back to the old Sabbath sound," Butler said. "We know this time it’s going to happen."
The album will be released next year through Vertigo/Universal Republic Records, accompanied by a worldwide arena tour, including a stop as a headliner on June 10 of the multiday Download Festival in England. Veteran producer Rick Rubin, who has worked with the likes of Metallica, Johnny Cash and the Beastie Boys, among many others, is working with the band on the album.
As for the live show, Iommi said the set list will be much more than the usual hour of hits the band has performed since its first reunion in 1997.
"If you think we’ll be doing the same set as last time, it won’t be," Iommi said.
At the news conference, Rubin predicted a "no-pressure situation" in the studio for the band. "I’ve been in the room while they’ve played, and they sound remarkably like Black Sabbath," he said. "It’s inspiring hearing what’s coming out."
Asked how Rubin — a multiple Grammy-winning producer of many genres — won the gig, Iommi smiled behind his Guy Fawkes goatee and joked, "He kept phoning us up every five minutes."
Osbourne added, "He was the obvious choice. He wanted to do it a long time ago."
The announcement at the Whisky was made on the same stage where the band made its Los Angeles-area debut in 1970. On Friday, the band members and Rubin all wore black, with symbolic poppies pinned to their chests in honor of Veterans Day in the U.S. and Armistice Day in Britain.
Drummer Bill Ward remembered that 41 years before, the band performed at the Whisky in white tuxes and "wrecked the place." The rented outfits, which had become filthy, were all returned, except for Ward's. "They wouldn’t take it back," he said. "I’m now thinking of giving it to the Hall of ... something."
The band received an enthusiastic introduction from former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins, who spoke emphatically of Black Sabbath's impact on hard rock and generations of listeners. Rollins listed each of the band's albums, in order, without notes or teleprompter.
"I was a very alienated young person, and when I heard Black Sabbath, I realized my life had a soundtrack," remembered Rollins, now a solo artist and spoken-word performer. "These are records that keep on giving. I’m 50 damn years old, and I still listen to Black Sabbath as passionately and with as much interest as I ever did."
TexasBlue
Re: Black Sabbath Reunion Is A Go!
Saw Sabbath in concert twice in the 70s. The first time around, Ozzie lost his voice after the first set and the concert ended. The back up band was a little gang out of Macon, Ga. called White Witch. They had like... one album that did fairly well. They came back on stage but weren't allowed to play.
A year (or so) later, Sabbath returned on their Hole in the Sky tour and played like two and a half hours straight. More than made up for the previous loss.
A year (or so) later, Sabbath returned on their Hole in the Sky tour and played like two and a half hours straight. More than made up for the previous loss.
Arx Ferrum
Re: Black Sabbath Reunion Is A Go!
I'm gonna make this one when it comes to Minneapolis. These guys are all in their 60's and probably won't do this again as the original lineup.
TexasBlue
Re: Black Sabbath Reunion Is A Go!
Black Sabbath Expected To Earn More Than $150 Million From Reunion Tour
Nov. 14, 2011
According to U.K.'s The People, Black Sabbath's planned world tour and festival appearances are expected to earn the musicians in excess of £100 million (around $159 million), meaning each member of the band could take home up to £25 million (approximately $40 million).
The original lineup of Black Sabbath has reunited and is recording its first album in 33 years, to be followed by a tour in 2012. Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward confirmed the news on Friday morning (November 11) during an event at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, where the British band made its live debut on the exact same date in 1970, 41 years ago.
The quartet, largely considered the fathers of modern heavy metal, were joined at the event by producer Rick Rubin, who will produce the first collection of all-new material from the original group since 1978's "Never Say Die!"
Sabbath has signed a new deal with Vertigo Records, the band's original label, with distribution through Universal Republic in the U.S.
The new album is yet to be titled and will be released next fall. It will be the founding lineup's ninth studio set.
The band did attempt to record a new disc in 1998, but abandoned the attempt and released only two songs as part of a concert album called "Reunion".
Black Sabbath will headline the U.K.'s Download festival on June 10, with the album release to be followed by a worldwide headlining arena tour.
Following a reunion tour in 1998, Sabbath reunited sporadically in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005 for live dates. The foursome last appeared together at their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2006.
At their long-overdue induction, Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne spoke about the respect that Sabbath had earned over the years. "For a while, nobody would take us seriously," Iommi said. "But as we went on, the more we carried on, the more we proved, the more we stayed there, you know? And I think we got the respect from that." Ozzy added, "I never thought anybody liked us, and people on the Ozzfest would come to me and go, 'You were really one of our inspirations.' And I didn't really, I didn't believe it, you know?"
Nov. 14, 2011
According to U.K.'s The People, Black Sabbath's planned world tour and festival appearances are expected to earn the musicians in excess of £100 million (around $159 million), meaning each member of the band could take home up to £25 million (approximately $40 million).
The original lineup of Black Sabbath has reunited and is recording its first album in 33 years, to be followed by a tour in 2012. Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward confirmed the news on Friday morning (November 11) during an event at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, where the British band made its live debut on the exact same date in 1970, 41 years ago.
The quartet, largely considered the fathers of modern heavy metal, were joined at the event by producer Rick Rubin, who will produce the first collection of all-new material from the original group since 1978's "Never Say Die!"
Sabbath has signed a new deal with Vertigo Records, the band's original label, with distribution through Universal Republic in the U.S.
The new album is yet to be titled and will be released next fall. It will be the founding lineup's ninth studio set.
The band did attempt to record a new disc in 1998, but abandoned the attempt and released only two songs as part of a concert album called "Reunion".
Black Sabbath will headline the U.K.'s Download festival on June 10, with the album release to be followed by a worldwide headlining arena tour.
Following a reunion tour in 1998, Sabbath reunited sporadically in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005 for live dates. The foursome last appeared together at their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2006.
At their long-overdue induction, Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne spoke about the respect that Sabbath had earned over the years. "For a while, nobody would take us seriously," Iommi said. "But as we went on, the more we carried on, the more we proved, the more we stayed there, you know? And I think we got the respect from that." Ozzy added, "I never thought anybody liked us, and people on the Ozzfest would come to me and go, 'You were really one of our inspirations.' And I didn't really, I didn't believe it, you know?"
TexasBlue
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