Black Sabbath’s Born Again: ... With Bill Ward once again ailing, ex-ELO drummer Bev Bevan took over behind the kit. In August 1983, Sabbath headlined the Reading Festival.

“Without the jazz influence, the Black Sabbath drumming would be very different. The feels and jazz feels and rock feels were exactly, to me, what we needed in the song. Tony [Iommi] also has a jazz ...

However, most Black Sabbath fans don’t know that May is the only guitarist other than Iommi to play in the band’s records. People can listen to his guitar playing in the 1989 album ...

Considering that Black Sabbath started in the late 60s, there are a lot of fun facts regarding this band. Some of them involve studio shenanigans and others about its songs.

Perhaps the biggest item on hand, however, is the stage-played Black Sabbath drum kit. Now to be clear, this drum set wasn’t played by Bill Ward, but rather the session drummer that played during the ...

Black Sabbath issued Born Again, their 11th album and first to feature former Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, on Aug. 7, 1983.But this intriguing rock 'n' roll match-up was not fated to last. There ...

Former Black Sabbath drummer and co-founder Bill Ward is selling over 200 pieces of studio- and stage-used gear. The Official Bill Ward Reverb Shop, opening June 28th, will include full drum kits ...

A microphone and equipment used to make Black Sabbath's first studio recordings have been rediscovered after laying unseen for more than 30 years. The kit, including part of a mixing desk and two ...

Once again, Rodger Bain’s dry production on his kit helps to emphasise the sheer power of his playing and contributes to the track’s overall drive. 4 Symptom Of The Universe (Sabotage, 1975) ...

Drum heroes week: Bill Ward on Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath. News. By Rhythm magazine published 16 September 2014 Bill Ward on Sabbath's rallying call. When you purchase through links on our site, .

During Sabbath’s last run, the band wrote, released, and toured on the back of the admittedly pretty damn good album 13. Looking back at that time, Ozzy with everything culminating in the band’s final ...

The Black Sabbath return will take place at Villa Park, Aston, on July 5. The venue isn’t only in the band’s birthplace of Birmingham, but is the home stadium for the members’ beloved ...