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Sabbath reunion is pretty much official

In a new article posted on Billboard.com, Tony Iommi says the band (Black Sabbath, well DUH) met at Ozzy’s home earlier this year, to see if they are still (probably physically) able to play their shit. He also says he’d like to finally put out a new album, and I don’t really see the Friday announcement being anything other than confirmation of the rumors.

I mean, I doubt that Sharon would hurt her brand (Ozzy) by pissing off the fanbase once again, it would just be a bad business decision. But it’s not like she’s always done right, just look at Kelly Osbourne’s music career. What music career? Exactly.

Regardless, I am actually looking forward to this, so all the best guys, and may you all live in good health for at least a few more years.

Black Sabbath 11.11.11

Eleven eleven eleven. What does it mean? The countdown to the end of the world? Or something even more sinister? Perhaps the date I will finally lose my virginity? Maybe it’s the day when aliens will finally land?

Or is it simply the date Black Sabbath will announce that they’ve reformed as the original lineup?

Yup, I believe my latter guess is the most believable.

Stay tuned to blacksabbath.com for more information, presumably on the 11th November, unless it’s some kind of cruel joke.

(Side note: Why not check out my Top 10 greatest Sabbath albums post? I’m fucking awesome and so is every article I write.)

Reading material for metalheads

Sabbath’s music was a cornerstone of my existence growing up, so reading Tony Iommi’s autobiography as soon as it came out was a no brainer.

Overall it’s a pretty entertaining read, and I would recommend it to other like minded metalheads, even though in places it has rather scant detail. However, considering the Vast quantity of Charlie consumed by Tony over the years perhaps it’s understandable that his memory is a tad vague.

Obviously we all love the classic lineup, but Tony Martin was in Sabbath for 10 years (the same length of time as Ozzy’s first stint) so it would have been nice to read more about his involvement, unfortunately his tenure in the band coincided with a lot of hassles and even more drug use so I guess from Tony’s perspective what he’s written is all he can recount.

I remember seeing Jasper Carrot singing in a band on a TV clip once, and as the camera panned round I could have sworn I saw Bev Bevan playing drums and Tony on guitar, but the clip ended and I guessed I was imagining it, so it was nice to read in the book that they were indeed in a band (called Belch) and that they did play on TV.

So as the Ayatollah Khomeini said after reviewing The Satanic Verses, “A thundering good read.”

Iron “Shatner” Man

Remember this? It was Shatner‘s cover of ‘Iron Man.’ And if you’re thinking right now: “Damn, I wish I could see a video of Shatner ruining this song” — You’re in luck!

There is video footage now, which you’ll find after the jump.

He sounds as bad as Ozzy, I’ll give him that. Maybe he should join Black Sabbath.

A whole Load of shite

‘What are the worst Metal albums of all time?’ It’s a question that has been on the tips of Metal fans’ lips for a long time, but ask no more, as the prodigal Metal messiahs, Yahoo (yes, Yahoo – they really know their Metal),  have counted down the top 10 worst Metal albums of all time.

So who’s in the list? for it to be a realistic interpretation of ten terrible Metal albums, it should in theory be full of a bunch of no names, that are so bad, no one has actually heard of them. But where would the fun in that be?

Nope, as you’d expect, it’s full of albums by Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Guns and Roses and other well known acts. The top spot is taken by not just one album, but three. Load, Reload, and St Anger all collectively take the number one position.

Should I be surprised? I guess not. But look, I’m not a fan of any of those albums, but the second you start telling me that they’re the worst Metal albums ever, well I just lose all interest in your opinion. Take Iron Maiden‘s Fear of the Dark which is number 5 in the list. Are you honestly telling me that tracks like ‘Fear of the Dark’ and ‘Wasting Love’ are worse than Korn‘s entire discography? Unlikely.

So to sum up, yes Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Black Sabbath have all released some “questionable” albums in their time, I’d still rather listen to them at “their worst” than listen to Revoker, Bullet for my Valentine, Korn, Within Temptation or any of the shite that was failed to be mentioned. But hey, what do I know?

Check out the full list after the jump.