This time, it comes from 1980s Los Angeles, California metal band, Max Havoc. "I'm The Show" (with it's overly simplistic, yet fun lyrics) is on their only album, also called 'Max Havoc' (1983). I'm still happy to have this vinyl gem in my personal collection.
You can thank Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward for getting the band their start. Then, you can thank bad timing for their early finish. Here's hoping the Capitals have a long run in this year's post season.
There has been a lot going on with the band Black Sabbath, involving both past and present members. Some of the news has been good, some has been quite unfortunate.
Cancer has hit founding member, guitarist Tony Iommi. Reunion tour dates for 2012 have been cancelled or changed to "Ozzy and Friends" events. There was a contractual disagreement between band and founding member, drummer Bill Ward.
On to the good news. Deluxe album reissues (import only for North America) are coming on March 19th from the band Dio, which featured former Sabbath lead vocalist, the late Ronnie James Dio. Former lead singer Tony Martin has apparently got his Tony Martin era Black Sabbath music playing band, Tony Martin’s Headless Cross, gearing up to tour.
To get all the details on these happenings and more, you should visit the fan site run by Joe Siegler. It's called Black Sabbath Online, and I post links to his updates on a fairly regular basis, because he makes sure he gets the story straight. If you want unbiased, factual and accurate information on Black Sabbath, and the group's family tree, you go to Joe.
Junior's June 11 through June 20, 2011 'Reading And Viewing List' presents title links, with article snippets, from items published in the middle of June 2011.
Since a general manager's season is hard to quantify beyond a team's regular season numbers and projections about prospects and draft choices, we figured we'd have a roundtable discussion on what McPhee did well and what he may not have done so well...
Since a coach's season is hard to quantify beyond the numbers above, we figured we'd have a roundtable discussion on what Gabby did well and what he may not have done so well...
Yes, you read that headline correctly, and yes, it is possibly the most ridiculous headline I have written in my entire career. The best part? It happened...
The weekend between Canada and Europe gave Red Bull's showcar team the chance to head to Hong Kong and give the locals a thrilling taste of Formula One power, with Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari in the driving seat...
...Hal Jordan was chosen as Abin Sur’s replacement due to his honesty and fearlessness, but 1968’s Green Lantern #59 reveals that Hal was not the only possible choice. Sur found that there was another worthy candidate, Guy Gardner, a physical education teacher from Baltimore, Maryland...
Welcome to the Home of Metal exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, which opened yesterday to the public. Here is a sneak peak at what we've got in the show - make sure you get down there to check it out for yourselves...
...In our resource section you can have a go yourselves playing a selection of Gibson guitars - including Flying V's...
...Don't worry if you're a Green Lantern newbie, though, we've got your back. Along with having the "Green Lantern" cast explain their characters, we also put together a quick primer on some of the alien members of the Corps...
One of the things I get asked from time to time (usually after people read my timeline page) is why I don't write a book. The reason I usually give them is "What's the point? - There's a ton of books out there, and I'm not sure what unique perspective I could bring". So it was with that frame of mind that I first approached the news that a new Black Sabbath book was coming out from Martin Popoff. Martin's an old friend of mine, and I've got a couple of his older books as a customer. So I was thinking "Hey dude, you've already written a Sabbath book, what's with a second one?" Then I got a look at it. Martin figured out a proper angle for a repeat book on the same subject, not to present the band's history in a linear fashion like most every biography does. Here's the official blurb about the book:...
After the streets of Montreal's Ile Notre Dame, Formula One racing heads to the streets of Valencia. But in the place of the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve's high-speed, low-downforce layout, come the Spanish track's demanding twists and turns. There are 25 corners in total - the highest number of any currently-used circuit - all of which test the drivers to the maximum. They and senior team personnel look ahead to the forthcoming 2011 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe...
...Having spent nearly a decade establishing himself as an elite NHL netminder and having risen to Vezina Trophy and all-star levels thereafter, Kolzig has known the depths and heights along the way. And being just a couple years away from his own retirement, Kolzig should be able to impart the wisdom of his years in the game on talented youngsters who don’t yet have the benefit of their own experience...
When the team acquired Wideman at the deadline for a draft pick and a prospect, they knew they were bringing in someone who could potentially boost the power play and bring a bit of stability to a blue line that had been worn away by injuries, most notably to Mike Green. And for the 14 games in which he dressed, Wideman was a more than adequate fill-in, skating just over 24 minutes a game for the Caps and providing the team with another puck-moving defenseman who could jump-start the attack...
Russian fans will get a taste of Formula One racing in July when the Renault and Virgin teams take to the streets as part of a promotional event in Sochi. The Black Sea resort is set to host the F1 calendar's first Russian round in 2014...
Kimi Raikkonen has said that he is delighted to be back competing in the World Rally Championship after missing the last two events but conceded he will face a tough test when he competes on the Acropolis Rally for the first time...
...While many of you are probably well aware of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, there's a good chance that the new film will be the first introduction to DC's cosmic police force for much of the audience. With that in mind, we had the stars of the film provide a brief explanation of their characters and role in the "Green Lantern" universe...
...Titled Live At Wembley, it’s to be made simultaneously available in CD, DVD and Blu-ray on June 28. Filmed and recorded during the reunited band’s show at Wembley Arena in April 2010, the full track listing for the DVD and Blu-ray is:...
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton got the chance to try out some rather different high-speed machinery on Tuesday when he traded cars with double NASCAR Sprint Cup series champion Tony Stewart during a special promotional event organised by Mobile 1, at the Watkins Glen International circuit...
Petter Solberg has a "big opportunity" to claim his second podium finish of 2011 when the world championship resumes on the Acropolis Rally, which starts in the Greek capital Athens on Thursday evening...
...Owner/driver Solberg will start the Acropolis Rally on the back of a short test in Greece on Monday, which he conducted in the same Citroen DS3 WRC he will use on this week’s world championship qualifier. The Norwegian was a winner in Greece in 2004 and emulating that success would be the ultimate revenge for Rally Argentina when power steering failure cost him and British co-driver Chris Patterson a shot at victory...
Last weekend Home Of Metal was at Download festival. We had a huge wall of fans portraits taken by Steve Gerrard within the exhibition area to help promote our forthcoming season of exhibitions and events...
...The Blue Oval has been a winner in Greece on seven of the last 10 occasions and is desperate to extend that sequence this week. Ford’s failure to win in the WRC since Rally Sweden in February with its Fiesta RS WRC means it is now 33 points behind Citroen in the manufacturers’ table, while Mikko Hirvonen is 13 points adrift of Sebastien Loeb in the drivers’ title battle. But it has come extremely close of late with a plethora of fastest stage times and will be boosted by an expanded test in Greece prior to Rally Argentina, which Hirvonen and team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala declared was a success...
...“I just thought ‘How are you gonna put all of us clowns together? He’s wearing a suit, he’s all jacked up, he’s so-and-so, and poor Mark Ruffalo, he’s gonna out do us", continued Downey. "And we’re about six weeks in and I have to say [director] Joss Whedon is nailing it. He’s so smart and so good. And it’s gonna be great. I can’t believe I just said it, I never could’ve believed this, but it’s gonna be great.”...
[Second of two videos by GeekTyrant included in post.]
“Green Lantern” will finally arrive on the big screen later this week, and star Ryan Reynolds seems to be very happy with how the ambitious film turned out. Speaking with MTV News, he assured fans that it’s even better than he had hoped...
...Greece returns to the WRC schedule for the first time in two years later this week with a demanding route based around the town of Loutraki, 90 kilometres west of the capital Athens...
...Obviously, the big thing to talk about with "A Good Man Goes to War" is the revelation that River Song is, in fact, Amy and Rory's daughter, and I'll get to that in a moment. But that news comes at the end of the episode, and what struck me before that was how overwhelmingly the hour was about how other people respond to the Doctor. That's obviously a running theme of the show, particularly in the way he upends the lives of his companions, but this episode felt like it was more about that than any other point in the modern series...
Happy Birthday to Richard Wilson! On July 9, 1936, Wilson was born (Ian Colquhoun Wilson) in Greenock, a town in the old county of Renfrewshire, in Scotland. He has spent many years as a very well respected actor, theatre director and broadcaster. Wilson is mostly remembered for playing the very unlucky and grumpy old Victor Meldrew, for more than 10 years, in the BBC sitcom One Foot In The Grave.
Currently, Richard portrays Gaius, Camelot's court physician, in BBC's television drama Merlin.
Our featured track for this installment is the somewhat similarly titled "Dirty Women", a fun Black Sabbath tune, full of great guitar licks by metal riff master Tony Iommi.
Performing in Montreux, Switzerland, on July 7, 2007. Photo by Sandro Campardo - AP Photo / Keystone.
One year ago today, singer and song writer Ronnie James Dio passed away (67 years old), by the hands of stomach cancer. Naturally, Ronnie has been on my mind, and remembered by millions and millions of other fans as well. Therefore, this 'Today's Tune' combo was selected to honor and remember that great man.
He was lead singer for some great bands in his time - Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell. Both of these tracks are originally from the first two Black Sabbath albums that Mr. Dio recorded with the band. I was fortunate enough to see Sabbath on both of the subsequent tours that followed. I remember those times fondly, to say the least.
The following video is from a live Heaven & Hell concert. A taste of "Country Girl", from 'Mob Rules' (1981), starts it off. Then, "Neon Knights" (1980), which was a single from the album 'Heaven And Hell', goes into full flight.
Welcome to Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for November 15 through November 21, 2010. Here, you can check out a sampling of what was published as we headed into the second half of November 2010.
Baltimore City police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting. It happened just steps away from a church that’s trying to get guns off the streets...
Tonight's game finished up the same way it began, with the Caps ringing shots off the goalposts and going away unhappy. Philadelphia skated away a 5-4 winner after the shootout round, the culmination of a contest that had a little bit of everything in it...
...There’s footage from those shows, in February 1969, as well as from the great guitarist’s European tour that year.
Janie Hendrix, Jimi’s half-sister and president/CEO of Experience Hendrix, told Billboard: “There were about four cameras that followed Jimi and the guys around in Europe and filmed the two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, as well as them coming off trains, planes and automobiles, signing autographs, Jimi backstage getting ready, in his apartment doing little apartment jams with his friends and then later playing the Speakeasy...
Nothing positive to report from this one in Atlanta, the game spiraled out of control in the first ten minutes and the Caps did little to give the impression that they would recover. It was the first rough patch that we have seen from Braden Holtby in goal...
The title of this 20 minute oral history recording is inspired by the recent Nick Kent memoir Apathy for the Devil. Kent is a writer, Tony is a photographer. Both got into the world of music media through an unsurpassable passion. And, as you will hear both first met those they would later get paid to hang out with as teenage fanatics. Kent met the Stones, Mottram first encountered Priest on a 1974 day in Harlow, Essex. In this clip you will hear Tony talk us through his professional history...
As a part of their ongoing (and successful) efforts to provide the most comprehensive Caps coverage around, CSN Washington routinely features the best and the brightest minds in analyzing the team.
They also, apparently, had room for us. The result is Episode 1 of "Capitals Lunchbox"...
So here's an early holiday gift for "Doctor Who" fans: The annual "Doctor Who" Christmas Special will air on BBC America on Christmas Day this year instead of the normal week-or-two behind its initial BBC airing!...
...And just in case you missed Matt Smith's appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson this week, make sure to check out the video below. If you're a "Doctor Who" fan, it's not to be missed...
*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Video is full of really great stuff!!!
...When actor Mark Ruffalo takes over for Edward Norton as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's new Jade Giant in "The Avengers", he's hoping that the easily enraged scientist starts to get a firmer grasp on his angry persona — especially considering that Bruce's mastery was teased at the end of "The Incredible Hulk"...
..."Rescue Me" star Denis Leary is currently in negotiations to star in "Spider-Man" as police captain George Stacy, according to Heat Vision. The character is the father of Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's first love interest...
...There has been huge speculation over when the record-breaking Frenchman will walk away from the sport he has made his own. Loeb himself admitted next season could be his last, but his team principal at Citroen says he wouldn’t be surprised to see the seven-time champion remain...
Abu Dhabi will play host to Pirelli's debut as Formula One racing's official tyre supplier this week, as the Italian company returns to the sport following a 19-year absence. The 12 teams will test Pirelli's tyres for the first time from Friday over a two-day session at the Yas Marina Circuit...
November 17, 2010
Loose Change Buffalo Sabres Vs Washington Capitals Home Game Review By Joe Beninati (Capitals Play-by-Play) at CSN - Washington, DC
...Whenever the Caps play the Sabres, it's a case study for which team can remain the most patient. Buffalo plays a deliberate style, which can frustrate a free-flowing team like Washington. The first period was full of whistles. The Caps did a nice job of avoiding trying to create something that wasn't there. They didn't overextend themselves...
Jenson Button has enjoyed his first year with McLaren. He may not have successfully defended his 2009 title, but Button believes he has many positives to take away from his maiden season with his new team, including a firm friendship with team mate Lewis Hamilton and some strong race performances. But one area that the British driver admits needs work is his qualifying form, which has hampered his race results throughout the year. He explains more in an interview with his official website...
Red Bull Racing have been busy celebrating their victories in the 2010 drivers' and constructors' championships at Red Bull's Austrian base in Salzburg.
Newly-crowned 2010 world champion Sebastian Vettel, six-time Grand Prix winner Mark Webber, team principal Christian Horner and chief technical officer Adrian Newey travelled from Abu Dhabi to Hangar-7, where they were greeted by a standing ovation - and a traditional Austrian band...
The first "Green Lantern" trailer has finally hit the 'net, and just as expected, it contains a lot of elements that should spark discussion among fans and newcomers alike.
Leading names from the World Rally Championship have reacted positively to the use of asphalt sections on the route of the largely gravel-based Wales Rally GB last week...
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin's meteoric rise to being one of hockey's biggest stars goes back to when he was just two years old when he discovered a hockey stick in a Moscow toy store and hasn’t let go since...
...The DVD presents a side of Ovechkin not always seen in the media, at least recently -- smiley, goofy, happy, hanging out with family, and not making out with multiple women in front of GQ reporters...
*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Post includes Alex Ovechkin interview video.
The season-ending 2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX captured the attention of the global sports audience.
Casual viewers and die-hard fans alike gathered to watch a thrilling showdown from one of the most spectacular settings on the Formula One calendar and our global partners enjoyed some of the largest Formula One audiences of recent seasons...
According to Melodicrock.com, Van Halen will tour extensively in 2011, taking in North America, likely European dates and even some Australian dates, which local newspaper the Herald Sun stated Sunday that the band "...are very close to confirming an Oz visit next year." The line-up will remain as it was for the 2007 tour - guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen and frontman David Lee Roth...
Petter Solberg secured third place in the final World Rally Championship standings on Wales Rally GB at the weekend - then admitted afterwards that he has yet to find the budget needed to continue in the series in 2011...
...as I’m flipping through Cleveland radio and I hit Mixmas, the Carpenters’ version of “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” started pouring out of my factory speakers.
Instinctively, I started to flip the channel to something a little less annoying, like Rush Limbaugh or an unused frequency where loud, grating white noise would fill the inside of my car...
When John Erskine fired the eventual game-winner past Ondrej Pavelec last night, he not only capped off an incredibly impressive night for himself but also continued what has been a solid stretch of games overall for the big defenseman. Amid a blueline that has already suffered a cavalcade of injuries - and to big-minute, high-profile players - Erskine has emerged as a steady defensive presence while also (somewhat surprisingly) chipping in with some timely offense...
Mikko Hirvonen believes that team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala's capture of second place in the final World Rally Championship drivers' standings will make the factory Ford team a stronger proposition when the 2011 WRC season fires into life in Sweden next February...
Nico Hulkenberg will not be driving for Williams next season, it was confirmed on Monday. Hulkenberg said he had been unable to reach a satisfactory agreement regarding a contract extension with the team. Team mate Rubens Barrichello, however, has been retained for 2011...
Tony Mottram is a professional photographer who spent most of the 1980s working for Metal Hammer. He photographed Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and Ozzy many times...
...In the audio clip he describes his very first meeting with Judas Priest, which took place in 1974. It’s a great anecdote. Please have a listen and find out what happened the day Ken Downing tried to take his brand new flying V guitar into a cinema rather than leave it in the van.
...Everything was heavenly but then came the ‘hell’ part of the equation. Last November Iommi was forced to take a break for an operation on his hand so 67-year-old Ronnie James Dio arranged a tour with his band, Dio. However, it was suddenly cancelled when the singer was diagnosed with stomach cancer.
Meanwhile, Vinny Appice was forced to have surgery on his shoulder, injured while touring, putting him out of action for five months.
‘‘It sounds like Emergency Ward 10,’’ says Aston-born Tony, who now lives in Lapworth. ‘‘Geezer is the only healthy one at the moment.’’
He has good news on all three casualties, however...
Later on, they got around to Tony himself ...
Tony’s hand is also healing well. The operation, involving stem-cell treatment, was something he’d put off for some time.
‘‘The cartilage between the thumb joints of my right hand, my fret hand, was rubbing, bone to bone. They’ve cured that but the bone’s been pushed back and I’ve been told I may need another operation to pull the bone up. I don’t particularly want to go there because I have a friend, also a guitar player, who had that operation and it all went pear shaped which put me off a bit.’’...
Happy Birthday Black Sabbath! Today is actually the birthday of the English rock band that many say invented "Heavy Metal" music, because it's the 40th anniversary of the release of their first album, also titled 'Black Sabbath' (Recorded in 1969 / Released in 1970). My choice for the 'Today's Tune' is naturally the title track, "Black Sabbath", so no big surprise there.
For much more on the band and the anniversary, check out today's post by Joe Siegler over at Black Sabbath Online. Otherwise, enjoy this great tune. It started a genre of music that many millions of people, including myself, love a great deal.
Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath" Live in Paris (1970)
Check out the following items found on the web. They are all definitely worth a look. Here's the 'Reading And Viewing List' for February 8 through February 9, 2010.
...Forecasts were calling for another 10 to 20 inches as road crews battled to move last weekend's snow away from roads to make room.
Gov. Martin O'Malley said the state is facing "a lot of challenges now as we go over the all-time record in a snow season" for Maryland... *Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Includes links to related stories and videos.
Following the last "Fantastic Four" film, Michael Chiklis was seemingly done with superhero properties completely. However, Chiklis has just traded one superhero family for another...
Over the weekend, affable veteran actor Anthony Hopkins was haunting the hallways at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, shaking the hands of various journalists as he showed off a new grey beard. When a couple of journalists asked him who he was playing in his next movie, he responded “I’m God!” and then burst out laughing...
...Ladies and Gentlemen, the early leader in the “Strangest Statements Made About a Hockey Team” for 2010. This one is courtesy of Ken Campbell, of “The Hockey News.”...
BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) - Maryland is still dealing with the impact of the major snowfall.
Kelly McPherson reports some parts of Maryland got almost three feet of snow, but the majority saw around two feet during the record-breaking 24- hour snowfall... *Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Includes video, links to related stories and videos.
...This coming Saturday, the original Black Sabbath album turns 40 years old! Originally released in the UK on Friday February 13, 1970, this seminal album in Rock (not just metal, but rock in general) will reach a milestone...
With the release of "Iron Man 2" rapidly approaching, director Jon Favreau has revealed that the music score for the film is currently being recorded...
Thanks to an amazing comeback, record-extending streak, and Ovechkin hat trick, the Washington Capitals rightfully trump Super Bowl XLIV in today’s The Washington Post with a terrific image (and story) above the fold:...
As "The First Avenger: Captain America" gears up for a June production start, director Joe Johnston's first priority is to find an actor to wield the character's shield. But while he works on the casting process, he's already got plans in motion for two of the film's other major elements — the villain and the costume...
I'm sure by now most fans of the Washington Capitals have heard about an incident that occurred just off of press row yesterday afternoon in the immediate aftermath of a thrilling 5-4 OT victory by the Caps over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The thumbnail sketch is that Mike Milbury of NBC Sports got into a confrontation with Phil Van Der Vossen, a blogger for Capitals Outsider and the owner of Gunaxin.com...
What Super Bowl? The game of the day -- the season, really -- was played at noon (as scheduled, despite the snow) and the season's second installment of Caps vs. Pens did not fail to impress:...
On Super Snowy Super Sunday, a statement win. Against them. Extending a historic winning streak. Let us go sledding in red and enjoy another snow day.
Turning point? In a game in which the Caps trailed 4-1, I actually thought it came with Ovi beating Marc-Andre Fleury on a second-period breakaway to cut a 2-0 deficit in half. Once Jeff Schultz’s head-man pass found Ovi’s tape and the Gr8 broke free on the breakaway, instantly I thought back to game 7 here last May. Same skater, same goalie, much different outcome...
The 'Today's Tune' for this day is "Junior's Eyes" (1978), by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. There are some very big reasons for picking this song today.
I'm not going to link this song to anything of great historical importance. Posting it on this date has nothing to do with anybody's birth date. It's not because someone I admired or was interested in died on this date.
So, just what are my reasons for picking "Junior's Eyes"? Well, it's nothing Earth shattering, really.
The song title matches my blog title, and there's a good reason why. I named my blog after it. After considering many original name ideas, conjured up from words involved in my many different interests, I picked a song title that wouldn't tie me down into any one particular area of subject matter.
Also, after hunting for a good video (live action, audio only, etc.) of the track off and on since I began this blog on December 1, 2007, somebody finally posted one on YouTube recently. Yeah, I know, I should've uploaded the music myself. But, I didn't.
I've got another very good reason for picking today to feature this brilliant Sabbath tune. There wasn't enough time in my day for finding another song, with a quality linking reason for posting it.
Finally, I Love It! It's very different from earlier Black Sabbath records. It actually goes back toward their blues and jazz like roots, from before they started recording albums to be released to the masses.
When I think of Tom Baker, my thoughts are drawn to the time he spent as Doctor Who. So, for the 'Today's Tune', I picked the song "Who Are You?" by England's heavy metal pioneers, Black Sabbath. It was first released on the 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' album in December of 1973. The album tour began in January of 1974, the same year Tom Baker began his tour as the Doctor.
There's been a lot of talk lately about drummer Bill Ward and his desire for another reunion of the original Black Sabbath lineup. Much has been made of his recent comments, like those at the end of an interview that appeared in The Shropshire Star, perhaps too much.
Personally, I would love to see it happen. With the success of Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath / Dio fusion) though, I don't see it happening in the next couple years anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if former singer Ozzy Osbourne was up for it, but he's also doing fine with his band and TVshows as well.
In the following recent Kerrang! video podcast, Bill talks about early Black Sabbath album rereleases and his feelings on a possible Black Sabbath reunion. He also answers questions about the past, present and future, in relation to Black Sabbath, Ozzy, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler.
Happy 60th birthday to one of rock's finest drummers, Bill Ward. Bill is my personal favorite heavy metal drummer of all time. He has done some great solo work, but he will always be remembered for his many years playing for the greatest heavy metal band - Black Sabbath.
Black Sabbath - "Fairies Wear Boots" (Paris 1970)
Black Sabbath - "Children Of The Grave" (Reunion Rel: 1998)
Will there be more Heaven And Hell in 2008? Recent reports from BLABBERMOUTH.NETand Artisan News Service(Vinny Appice 3 part Interview) say yes, it looks that way. The band, which includes Black Sabbath'sguitarist Tony Iommiand bassist Geezer Butler, along with former Sabbath drummer Vinny Appiceand former lead singer Ronnie James Diotoured last year and released a live CD and DVD "Live At Radio City Music Hall" at the end of 2007. The latest word is that they are working on new material, with hopes of getting a studio CD out in 2008.
The band name Heaven And Hell comes from the first album they did together as Black Sabbath in 1980. They did a few albums and tours together in an on again off again relationship from 1980 - 1982 and 1991-1992. If they manage to release a studio CD album of new material this year, it will be the first time in over 15 years.
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Personally, I much prefer the original Black Sabbath lineup formed in the late 1960's with Ozzy Osbourneon lead vocals and Bill Wardon drums. They've had many member changes from time to time, and I've liked them all. But, the first lineup, which stayed in tact until 1979 was definitely best. I was lucky enough to see most of the different versions of the band live, including the "Reunion" tour with Ozzy and Bill when they were in Columbia, MD at Merriweather Post PavilionAugust 14, 1999.
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I look forward to the new release later this year. Don't expect Heaven And Hell to tour in 2008 like some are saying. It's more likely to happen in early 2009. The rumor that Judas Priest will tour with them seems unlikely, as they start a world tour soon. Whenever it happens, I'd like to make it to this reunion tour as well.
The band name Heaven And Hell comes from the first album they did together as Black Sabbath in 1980. They did a few albums and tours together in an on again off again relationship from 1980 - 1982 and 1991-1992. If they manage to release a studio CD album of new material this year, it will be the first time in over 15 years.
