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Download Festival 2016 Preview
This year the festival boasts a stellar line-up with Rammstein, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden all headlining respectively. But that's not all. With Korn, Deftones, Megadeth, Disturbed, Nightwish and many other bands taking to the...
By Sophie Brannon in Music / Festivals on 06 June 2016
Ozzy Osbourne Mobbed While Visiting The Alamo
The Black Sabbath singer outraged Americans in 1982 by drunkenly relieving himself on the Cenotaph, a monument to those who died in the battle of the Alamo in 1836. After the incident,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2015
Ozzy Osbourne Filming History Show With Son
The Black Sabbath frontman has teamed with Jack to shoot a show for the History Channel which takes them to famous historical sites including Britain's Stonehenge and Bletchley Park, where codebreaker Alan Turing,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 November 2015
Black Sabbath Ditch Plans For 13 Follow-up
Earlier this year (15), the group's frontman Ozzy Osbourne revealed he was planning to hit the studio to record new material with Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi for a 2016 album, prior to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 October 2015
Rammstein Join Black Sabbath And Iron Maiden As Download 2016 Headliners
German metallers Rammstein have been named as the third and final headlining act for next year’s Download festival. The annual metal festival, which will take place June 10-12, 2016 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, will...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 21 October 2015
Black Sabbath To Headline Download Festival 2016
Black Sabbath will headline Download 2016 alongside Iron Maiden.The legendary rock band, fronted by Ozzy Osbourne, have confirmed they'll perform on the second day of the annual music festival on Saturday, 11 June at Donington...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 October 2015
Ozzy Osbourne 'Spies' On Neighbours
Ozzy Osbourne flies drones over his neighbours' homes.The Black Sabbath star and his wife Sharon Osbourne enjoy ''spying'' on the nearby residents to ''see what they're all up to''.Speaking on Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell Breakfast...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 09 October 2015
Tony Iommi & Steve Vai To Headline Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp 2016
Drummer Carl Palmer and former Allman Brothers star Warren Haynes will also be on hand to offer advice and encouragement to wannabe rockers at the 20th anniversary event in February (16). The...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2015
Black Sabbath To Play Unlucky 13 Europe Shows On Farewell Tour
Ozzy Osbourne and his bandmates recently announced they would hit the world stage one last time in 2016 for The End tour, and listed plans for dates in North America and Australasia....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 September 2015
Tony Iommi: 'I Only Have One More World Tour In Me'
The guitar great tells Britain's Birmingham Mail he's beginning to feel the affects of old age after fighting lymphoma for much of the band's reunion. He says, "I can't actually do this...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 September 2015
Black Sabbath Announce Plans For Their Last Ever Tour
Heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath have announced details of what they claim will be their “final tour” early next year.Billed in the band’s press release as “the final tour from the greatest metal band of...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 04 September 2015
Keith Richards: 'Metallica And Black Sabbath Are Jokes'
The guitarist is not a fan of heavy rock and he cannot understand the appeal of the genre's top acts. He tells the New York Daily News, "(Rock music) sounds like a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 September 2015
Black Sabbath Launch The End Tour Without Bill Ward
The trio has launched artwork, a video and information about what will be the band's last international trek, billed as The End, and Ward's name isn't mentioned. The drummer refused to be...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 September 2015
Black Sabbath Announce Final Tour
Black Sabbath have announced their final tour will take place next year.The rockers will kick off 'The End' concert series in January in Omaha, Nebraska, and have promised the shows - which will run through...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 September 2015
Tony Iommi Steps Into Glass Box To Raise Awareness About The Loneliness Of Cancer
The rocker stepped into MACmillan Cancer Support's 'Not Alone' Isolation Box in a bid to highlight the plight of lonely cancer patients in the U.K. The box allows passers by to see...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 August 2015
Bill Ward Blames Sharon Osbourne For Black Sabbath Absence
The British rocker dropped out of a full reunion of the band's original line-up alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Tony Iommi in 2012, saying he wanted a "signable contract" that "reflects some...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 August 2015
Bill Ward Slams Black Sabbath Comeback Album
Ward sat out of the band's reunion after failing to agree with management over contract issues and Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi went ahead and recorded a comeback album and toured...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 August 2015
Bill Ward: 'I'm Still Open To A Black Sabbath Comeback If I Get An Apology And A Signable Contract'
Ward also wants a "signable contract" before he will agree to hit the road or the studio with Ozzy, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi in 2016. A full reunion in 2011 fell...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 August 2015
Ozzy Osbourne To Make Cameo In Ghostbusters Reboot - Report
The Black Sabbath frontman was spotted on set last week (ends02Aug15) at Boston's Citi Wang Theatre, where a scene featuring a heavy metal concert was being shot, according to local newspaper The Boston...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 August 2015
Bill Ward: 'I Volunteered To Tell Ozzy He Had Been Fired'
The two old rockers have been at loggerheads ever since drummer Ward pulled out of a Black Sabbath reunion in 2012 over contractual issues. Ozzy subsequently insisted his old pal wasn't fit enough...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 July 2015
Tony Iommi Planning To Remix Black Sabbath Album For 20th Anniversary Release
The guitarist is planning to remix the album, the group's 18th studio release, as the 20th anniversary of the project looms this year (15). He says, "I really like the album but...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 June 2015
Ozzy Osbourne Finds Permanent Home In California
The Black Sabbath star and his wife Sharon have been living in rented accommodation since selling their luxury home in Hidden Hills, California to singer Jessica Simpson in 2013, but the famous family...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2015
Bill Ward: 'I Fear Dispute With Ozzy Will Keep Me Out Of All Black Sabbath Reunion Plans'
Ward refused to be part of the get together, citing contract issues, and he was replaced on Black Sabbath's reunion album, 2013, and tour. He has since become embroiled in a war...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 May 2015
Kylie Minogue Praises 'Courageous' Boy George At Ivor Novellos
Kylie Minogue praised Boy George for writing ''courageous'' songs as she presented him with the Outstanding Contribution to British Music prize at The 60th Anniversary Ivor Novello Awards.The 'I Should Be So Lucky' hitmaker...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 May 2015
Ozzy: 'Black Sabbath Will Release Final Album In 2016'
The Paranoid singer reveals he will record new material with Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi for a 2016 album, prior to a farewell tour. He says, "The plan is that next year,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 April 2015
Bill Ward To Release Two Solo Albums
The percussionist was left out of the rock group's 2012 reunion and world tour, and he recently hit headlines by starting an online feud with his former bandmate Osbourne, demanding an apology from...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 April 2015
Bill Ward Continues Feuding With Ozzy Osbourne
The drummer posted an open letter to Osbourne online earlier this week (beg13Apr15), demanding the frontman apologise for public remarks he had made about Ward. The Paranoid singer responded via a Facebook...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 April 2015
Black Sabbath Not Playing Farewell Show In Japan
Sharon Osbourne, who is married to frontman Ozzy Osbourne, sparked speculation the band is on the verge of a split last month (Mar15) when she released a video message declaring the stars will...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 April 2015
Steven Adler To Display Artwork
The drummer uses specially-made sticks that light up as he plays, and the colourful images are then captured on camera. Adler has 14 signed pieces he will be displaying as his debut...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 April 2015
Ozzy Osbourne To Undergo Surgery
The Black Sabbath star was among the performers on the bill for his festival in Riviera Maya in May (15), but he has now axed the event due to an unspecified medical scare....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 March 2015
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