by Bram Teitelman | Jul 17, 2012 | Milestones
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOXPSSZkFD0[/youtube]Today is G//Z/R bassist Geezer Butler’s 63rd birthday. He also played bass in a band called Black Sabbath. In honor of the master bassist, here’s “N.I. B.” with the bass solo intro...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 22, 2012 | Beefs
One of the best things about being in a band as a duo is that there aren’t generally lineup shuffles. And it doesn’t seem like Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney is a fan of lineup changes that much. In an interview with Rolling Stone, The drummer had...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 11, 2012 | Live Music
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgJFO6WTiCU[/youtube] Less than a month after their intimate show at the O2 Academy, Black Sabbath closed out the Download Festival at Donington Park yesterday. The almost-reunion featured Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and...
by Bram Teitelman | May 21, 2012 | As The Ward Turns, Drama
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZKcgqYGNEc[/youtube] Regardless of whose side you’re on, the battle over the drum throne for Black Sabbath’s upcoming shows continues to get uglier by the day. To the surprise of no one, current Ozzy drummer Tommy...
by Metal Insider | May 18, 2012 | Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. It’s been less than 24 hours since Black Sabbath “commented”...