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Title: Black Sabbath announce new album, world tour
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http://news.yahoo.com/black-sabbath-announce-album-world-tou
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Published: Nov 14, 2011
Author: Jill Serjeant
Post Date: 2011-12-17 22:37:14 by A K A Stone
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran British rock band Black Sabbath announced on Friday they are reuniting in their original four man line-up for their first new album in 33 years and a 2012 world tour. Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bass player Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward told a news conference at legendary Sunset Strip club Whisky a Go Go they would perform at the Download Festival in England in June 2012, and then embark on a world tour. The band, which first got together under the Black Sabbath name in 1969, said they were working on new material for the album for release in the fall of 2012. There is no title as yet but it will be produced by Rick Rubin. "It's now or never. We are getting along great. Everything's really good," Iommi told reporters at the club where Black Sabbath played their first show in Los Angeles exactly 41 years ago. "It's like putting on an old glove. It's fantastic," Iommi added. The four musicians, now all in their 60s, released their last studio album of all original material in 1978 with "Never Say Die". Rumors of a possible reunion of the English metal band, regarded as one of the pioneers of heavy metal with hits like "Iron Man" and "War Pigs," had been swirling for months. "It's just time," Osbourne said, noting that the four had tried in the past to work together again. "This time, for some magical reason, we have written about seven or eight songs." Nothing has been recorded yet and no dates were announced on Friday for the world tour. The band also announced the launch of its first official website www.blacksabbath.com, and said it would be making its first foray into social media via Facebook and Twitter. Frontman Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979, leading to a revolving line-up for a number of years. The original foursome reunited for the 1998 release "Reunion" and played again together sporadically for shows in the early 2000s. Black Sabbath was inducted to the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide. (Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte) (This story corrects name of 1978 album in 6th paragraph)
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#1. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Excellent! Black Sabbath was my favorite band when I was in Jr. High School in the early 1970s. They are still one of my favorite bands today. There is something about them that talks to my soul...
I've seen Ozzy and Black Sabbath with their 3rd singer, whoever that was. It would be great to see the originals all together. If they come anywhere around me I will see them.
When I was in the Air Force, I saw Ozzy's first solo tour in a tiny (2,000 person) stadium in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1980. The starting band was Def Leppard!!!!! I dragged a bunch of friends to the show. I was really having a great time and my friends were wondering why they were there... Unbelievable...
Venue Location Tickets 5.18.12 olimpiski russia, moscow Buy 5.21.12 new arena russia, st. petersburg Buy 5.23.12 hartwall arena finland, helsinki Buy 5.25.12 stadium sweden, stockholm Buy 5.27.12 jelling festival denmark, jelling Buy 5.29.12 bergen calling festival norway, bergen Buy 5.31.12 spektrum norway, oslo Buy 6.2.12 malmo stadium sweden, malmo
Veteran British rock band Black Sabbath announced on Friday they are reuniting in their original four man line-up for their first new album in 33 years and a 2012 world tour.
#2. To: jwpegler (#1)
2012 world tour.
#3. To: A K A Stone (#2)
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I've seen Ozzy and Black Sabbath with their 3rd singer, whoever that was. It would be great to see the originals all together. If they come anywhere around me I will see them.
#4. To: jwpegler (#3)
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