Monday brought sobering news to metalheads across the globe with the announcement that Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, 63, has been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer. The news came as a shock to fans who were understandably excited about the Nov. 11 announcement of a new Black Sabbath studio album and world tour (for coverage of the Nov. 11 announcement, please see Black Sabbath…
To help celebrate the news of the original line-up of Black Sabbath reuniting for a world tour and new studio album, I decided to provide coverage of local Seattle Black Sabbath tribute band, Bastard of Reality. Bastard of Reality last played on Dec. 3, 2011 at The Mix in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. Originally scheduled to open, they…
Heavy metal legends Black Sabbath announced on Nov. 11, 2011 at 11:11 am (PST) plans for a 2012 world tour and a new studio album to be produced by Rick Rubin. The news was announced at a special press conference at L.A.’s Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles, 41 years to the date after their Los Angeles…