Last night (November 9th) Bass Player Live! honoured heavy metal legend BLACK SABBATH’s Geezer Butler at an all-star concert at the historic Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
The Bass Player Live! performances featured BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE), David Ellefson (MEGADETH), Frank Bello (ANTHRAX), Jason Newsted (NEWSTED, METALLICA, VOIVOD, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM), Corey Taylor (STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT), Chris Broderick (Megadeth) and more!
Check out video footage below:
Zakk Wylde remarked: “Rolling w/GEEZER… Such a Great Night Honoring Geezer w/So Many Ass-Kicking Friends…GEEZER You Rule!!! LOVE YOU!!!”
(Photos courtesy of David Ellefson and Zakk Wylde’s Facebook)
BLACK SABBATH have announced their first festival appearances for next year. The band will headline Austria’s Nova Rock Festival 2014, taking place June 13th – 15th at Pannonia Fields, located in Nickelsdorf.
Nova Rock is Austria’s biggest rock music festival, and also one of the largest in Europe. Check out a trailer for next year’s festival below, and find more details here.
Black Sabbath will also perform on June 11th at Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland. Check out an event page for the show at this location.
Black Sabbath’s triumphant 2013 tour – which kicked off earlier this year in Australia – can now be seen by fans around the world via the forthcoming Black Sabbath: Live… Gathered In Their Masses (Vertigo/Republic). Pre-orders for Black Sabbath: Live… Gathered In Their Masses are available now at BlackSabbath.com.
Black Sabbath: Live… Gathered In Their Masses tracklistings:
DVD / Blu-Ray:
‘War Pigs’
‘Into The Void’
‘Loner’
‘Snowblind’
‘Black Sabbath’
‘Behind The Wall Of Sleep’
‘N.I.B.’
‘Methademic’
‘Fairies Wear Boots’
‘Symptom Of The Universe’
‘Iron Man’
‘End Of The Beginning’
‘Children Of The Grave’
‘God Is Dead?’
‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ (Intro)/’Paranoid’
CD:
‘War Pigs’
‘Loner’
‘Black Sabbath’
‘Methademic’
‘N.I.B’
‘Iron Man’
‘End Of The Beginning’
‘Fairies Wear Boots’
‘God Is Dead?’
‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ (Intro)/’Paranoid’
Due out November 26th, Black Sabbath: Live… Gathered In Their Masses will be available via a variety of formats. Options include:
– DVD standalone
– Blu-ray standalone
– Blu-ray/CD combo pack with a CD featuring live audio from the show, all packaged in a Blu-ray case
– DVD/CD combo pack with a CD featuring live audio from the show, all packaged in an Amaray box
– Deluxe Box with a Blu-ray disc of live show with exclusive bonus visual extras/two DVD discs/a CD featuring live audio from the show/poster/signed set list/photo booklet/guitar picks/official show “ticket”
Black Sabbath: Live… Gathered In Their Masses was recorded April 29th and May 1st, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia when the band kicked off their world tour in support of their 13 album, which entered the charts at #1 in 13 countries (including their first #1 in the US).
According to Bravewords.com, MEGADETH has uploaded behind-the-scenes footage from their concert on October 20th stop in San Jose, Costa Rica while on their Latin American Tour with BLACK SABBATH. For complete Megadeth tour dates visit Megadeth.com.
Bravewords.com issues: MEGADETH‘s official YouTube channel MegadethTV has posted highlights from their Brazil tour this month opening for BLACK SABBATH in Latin America:
As previously reported, former BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward recently suffered a perforated diverticulitis and underwent surgery in California. The procedure was successful, and Ward is expected to make a full recovery over the next several weeks.
Ward’s former bandmate Tony Iommi has passed along the following well-wishes: “Sorry to hear you’ve been unwell hope you make a speedy recovery.”
Subsequently, Bill Ward’s artist reception on October 26 at the Annapolis Collection Gallery in Maryland has been postponed.
“I am truly sorry that I have to postpone the Absence Of Corners gallery reception (scheduled for October 26th),” said Ward. “The feedback I have received from everyone about this project has been astounding, and I was so looking forward to this event. I want to thank the Annapolis Collection Gallery for everything they are doing. I am honored that they are exhibiting my art, and I hope to get there to celebrate this collection with you all very soon.”
The gallery and Bill Ward have agreed to find another date in the future which will allow him time for a complete recovery.
Created over the last year, Ward’s collection Absence Of Corners is a highly limited release of fine art of epic size and conceptual. The collection, in its entirety is now available, along with audio commentary on each piece by Ward. Each piece can be reserved at BillWardDrumArt.com.
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(Photos courtesy of David Ellefson and Zakk Wylde’s Facebook)
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