Birmingham To Create BLACK SABBATH Day?

According to Birminghampost.net, Birmingham may create a BLACK SABBATH Day to highlight the legendary rock band’s contribution to music.

Now their unique place in the city’s musical history could be celebrated with a day devoted to the band, if council officials follow the recommendation of a new report which urged the city to cash in on the renewed interest in the band.

The Destination Birmingham document said: “Black Sabbath’s reunion and their agreement to headline Download Festival in June is an opportunity we should not miss.

“Early discussions are taking place about how best the city should celebrate this and the council should be supporting any celebrations.”

Read more at Birminghampost.net.

Black Sabbath recently moved writing sessions for their long-awaited reunion album from Los Angeles to Birmingham, England due to guitarist Tony Iommi’s treatment for lymphoma.

According to a band update, “Sabbath has gone back to where it all started and it’s been just amazing. This is where the writing of the album will be completed. Funny how it all goes full circle sometimes.”

Black Sabbath – rounded off by singer Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – will be recording their first studio album in 33 years with legendary producer Rick Rubin (METALLICA, SLAYER). The follow-up to 1979’s Never Say Die will be released worldwide on Vertigo Records, and Vertigo/Universal Republic Records in the US in the fall.

Butler remarked about the writing sessions last week: “We got the engines back up and running at Tony Iommi’s home studio. Far from being down and depressed about his lymphoma diagnosis, Tony had already written the music for two new songs, and I must say it has given us all a kick up the rump – it’s great to hear him churning out those riffs again, assuaging the Demon C. Takes more than that to stop Tony. Can’t wait for you all to hear our workings, it has been great working on this stuff.”

Black Sabbath’s confirmed European tour dates are below:

May
18 – Moscow, Russia – Olimpiski
20 – St. Petersburg, Russia – New Arena
23 – Helsinki, Finland – Hartwall Arena
25 – Stockholm, Sweden – Stadium
29 – Bergen, Norway – Bergen Calling Festival
31 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum

June
2 – Malmo, Sweden – Malmo Stadium
4 – Dortmund, Germany – Westfalenhalle
10 – Donnington, UK – Download Festival
12 – Rotterdam, Holland – Ahoy
15 – Bilbao, Spain – Azkena Rock Festival
17 – Nantes, France – Hellfest
19 – Paris, France – Bercy
22 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
24 – Milan, Italy – Gods of Metal

Source : Bravewords.com