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Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler Reflects on Band’s Final Rehearsals, Concert Before Ozzy Osbourne’s Death: He Was So “Frail”
"I didn’t realize then that I would never see Ozzy again after that night," Butler writes of the July 5 "Back to the ...
Black Sabbath Bassist Recalls Final Gig and 57-Year Friendship with Ozzy Osbourne: ‘I Wasn’t Prepared to See How Frail He Was’
Black Sabbath bassist Terence 'Geezer' Butler shared an essay about his friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and their final gig ...
Who is coughing on the opening of Black Sabbath song ‘Sweet Leaf’?
One of Black Sabbath's enduring cuts, a memorable feature to the stoner rock classic 'Sweet Leaf' is the looped audio of somebody violently coughing.
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"To be with them on that day, it was like a magical dream." Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan shares his memories of Black Sabbath's emotional farewell show, and his thoughts on ...
Black Sabbath 's star-studded Back To The Beginning extravaganza - which featured both the last-ever performance from the legendary quartet's original line-up and a final bow from frontman Ozzy ...
Ex-Black Sabbath manager opens new Birmingham music school which promises 100 new jobs
Black Sabbath’s first manager Jim Simpson and the Deputy Mayor of the West Midlands Sharon Thompson officially opened the new ...
Clearwell Castle: The dungeon where Black Sabbath was reborn
During a period of burnout, Black Sabbath learnt that perhaps the ultimate tip for reviving the creative soul of a band was to be united in fear.
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Black Sabbath, Scott Budnick, and the Rebirth of Sound: Part III
Ozzy Osbourne's song War Pigs is a powerful social justice rock anthem that has yet to receive the recognition it deserves, and a creative team is seeking permission to remix the song and present it ...
Music legends gather in UK for Ozzy Osbourne’s private funeral
The late Black Sabbath frontman was also honored in a public procession on Wednesday in his United Kingdom hometown of ...