According to RollingStones.com,BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed that the group had a particularly fruitful writing session before deciding not to make a follow-up to 13. “I’ve got so many riffs,” he told Q (via Blabbermouth). “I wrote a whole load of stuff for another album, and we met up in L.A. but the others … well, Geezer [Butler] didn’t particularly want to do another album.” News broke last month that the band opted out of recording a new studio record for Universal.
In the new interview, the guitarist explained the ensemble’s rationale. “After you’ve just had a Number One album, where do you go from there?” he said. “For the last LP, we did record 16 songs [but released only 12], so we may still put something out from that. We don’t know yet.”
Asked if he intended to stop playing, Iommi said no. “It’s the touring, really [that’s hard],” he said. “I’d love to do something with the guys. But, whatever happens, I will do something.”
Last September, Ozzy Osbourne told Metal Hammer that the band intended to head back into the studio. At the time, he said he’d prefer to do it “sooner rather than later” and that they would be writing it around Iommi’s treatments for lymphoma. “I don’t know if we’ll be writing in England or Los Angeles, but I’ll fly to the fucking moon for it if I have to,” he said.
Rather than make a new album, BLACK SABBATH are focusing on what they’ve proclaimed to be their final tour, dubbed “The End.” The first leg kicks off in Omaha on January 20th and wraps in late February in New York City. They will return to North America in August and tour through late September for a second leg.
California’s RIVAL SONS have confirmed more tour dates supporting heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH on their final world tour.
Starting on January 20th, 2016, RIVAL SONS will be joining BLACK SABBATH on tour across the USA and Canada, before heading to Australia and New Zealand in April, then on to Europe in June. Due to overwhelming demand, the two rock titans will now be returning to North America in August for another month-long stint.
The tour follows the recent release of the new Tour Edition of RIVAL SONS‘ latest album, “Great Western Valkyrie”, which stormed into charts around the world and was rated the number one album of 2014 by Classic Rock magazine. The special Tour Edition includes an exclusive bonus disc featuring six incredible bonus tracks.
Get the “Great Western Valkyrie” 2-Disc Tour Edition now here.
The album is also available now on iTunes, including all six bonus tracks here.
Don’t miss RIVAL SONS on tour with BLACK SABBATH:
Jan. 20 – Omaha, NE – Century Link Center
Jan. 22 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Jan. 25 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Jan. 28 – Saskatoon, SK – Sasktel Centre
Jan. 30 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Centre
Feb. 01 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
Feb. 03 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Feb. 06 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
Feb. 09 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
Feb. 11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
Feb. 13 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center
Feb. 15 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Feb. 17 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Feb. 18 – Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
Feb. 21 – Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Centre
Feb. 23 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Feb. 25 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Feb. 27 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Apr. 15 – Perth, Australia – Perth Arena
Apr. 17 – Adelaide, Australia – Entertainment Centre
Apr. 19 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
Apr. 23 – Sydney, Australia – Allphones Arena
Apr. 25 – Brisbane, Australia – Entertainment Centre
Apr. 28 – Auckland, New Zealand – Vector Arena
Apr. 30 – Dunedin, New Zealand – Forsyth Barr Stadium
Jun. 01 – Budapest, Hungary – Groupama Arena
Jun. 08 – Berlin, Germany – Waldebuhne
Jun. 13 – Verona, Italy – Arena Di Verona
Jun. 15 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
Jun. 28 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
Jun. 30 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena
Jul. 02 – Krakow, Poland – Tauron Arena
Jul. 09 – Stockholm, Sweden – Monsters of Rock
Jul. 12 – Moscow, Russia – Olympisky Arena
Aug. 17 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 21 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 23 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 25 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
Aug. 27 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug. 29 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theater
Sep. 02 – Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
Sep. 04 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sep. 07 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sep. 09 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Sep. 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater
Sep. 13 – Portland, OR – Sunlight Supply Arena
Sep. 15 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
Sep. 17 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sep. 19 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Sep. 21 – Phoenix, AZ – AK-Chin Pavilion
Watch RIVAL SONS‘ latest music video for the song ‘Electric Man’ below:
The organizers of Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place on June 16, 17 and 18, 2016, have announced BLACK SABBATH to headline the next year’s edition:
It’s time to end the speculation and reveal the first headliner for the 2016 edition of Graspop Metal Meeting (#GMM16). We are very proud to announce that heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH will be making their final stand in Belgium on FRIDAY 17 JUNE2016 for an EXCLUSIVE BENELUX SHOW. GMM is very honoured to host the founding fathers of heavy metal on their farewell tour. Tickets go on sale on 15 October.
When BLACK SABBATH announced their retirement in early 2015, the farewell tour initially included dates in North America, Australia and New Zealand. With their appearance at GMM2016 now confirmed, the band’s European fans can rest easy: frontman Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Iommi and Geezer Butler are headlining Graspop Metal Meeting on Friday 17 June 2016.
It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The heaviest rock sound ever heard! In that moment heavy metal was born! Since the release of their self-titled 1970 debut, Sabbath have been at the forefront of the heavy metal genre with seminal tracks such as Paranoid, War Pigs and Iron Man to name but a few.
Now it ENDS, the final tour by the greatest metal band of all time, Black Sabbath close the final chapter in the final volume of the incredible story. Black Sabbath’s farewell tour, THE END, begins in Europe on June 01, 2016 and it promises to surpass all previous tours with their most mesmerizing production ever. When this tour concludes, it will truly be THE END, THE END of one of most legendary bands in Rock ’n Roll history…
English metal legends BLACK SABBATH have announced their farewell tour, ‘The End‘. Check out the video announcement:
It’s the Beginning of THE END.
It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The heaviest rock sound ever heard.
In that moment Heavy Metal was born, created by a young band from Birmingham, England barely out of their teens.
Now it ENDS, the final tour by the greatest Metal Band of all time, BLACK SABBATH.Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler close the final chapter in the final volume of the incredible BLACK SABBATH story.
BLACK SABBATH’s farewell tour, THE END, begins on January 20, 2016 and it promises to surpass all previous tours with their most mesmerizing production ever.
When this tour concludes, it will truly be THE END,
THE END of one of most legendary bands in Rock ’n Roll history…
BLACK SABBATH guitar legend Tony Iommi was in Birmingham UK yesterday (Wednesday 26th August), helping Macmillan Cancer Support highlight the loneliness of cancer. BBC.co.uk reported that Tony, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 – spent a few minutes inside the “isolation box” much to the delight of nearby shoppers.
MacMillan Cancer Support was behind the exercise, which was carried out in the city’s Bullring shopping centre.
“I was in a bubble for a while – just like the isolation box,” said Iommi.
The chamber is made from two-way mirrors that stop the inhabitant seeing out but allow other people to look in.
Those inside the box can hear recordings of personal stories from cancer survivors.
The Birmingham-born musician, who was diagnosed with stage three lymphoma, said the box went some way to conveying the isolation he and many other cancer sufferers felt.
“When I was diagnosed I was absolutely devastated,” he said.
“They’re talking to me saying ‘you’ve got stage three’ and it’s going in my head and I just felt somewhere else.
“And it was only later when I really broke down, I thought that’s it, it’s the end. And you really think that.
“But it’s not. There are people who can help.”
Iommi has undergone surgery and chemotherapy and said he was feeling well and looking forward to jetting off to Los Angeles to work.
Bill Ward has described BLACK SABBATH‘s latest album 13 as “a pile of shit”, according to classicrock.teamrock.com.
The estranged Sabbath drummer didn’t play on the 2013 record, having failed to agree on the contract he was offered. Frontman Ozzy Osbourne, however, blamed Ward‘s absence on the sticksman’s health issues. Rage Against The Machine‘s Brad Wilk was behind the kit for the album.
Ward says he had to distance himself from the band after the fallout, with one tactic being to totally dismiss the album that was created without him.
Ward – who remains locked in a war of words with Osbourne – tells the Eddie Trunk Podcast (via Blabbermouth): “I wasn’t interested in the fucking album 13. I’ve heard 20 bars of it – that’s all I’ve heard – and then I turned it off and said, ‘That’s a pile of shit,’ and that’s the truth.
“I wanted to make sure that I went down the line and detached myself as much as possible. I had to stop loving them, because if you’re loving a dog as it’s biting you and ripping your insides out, it’s hard to love a dog that’s doing that.
“So I actually stopped loving them, and I had to learn what we call detachment. So whatever they were doing, I could care less.”
Ward this week described the standoff with his former bandmates as “very sad” and reiterated his stance that he would need a full, public apology from Osbourne before he would consider a return.
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