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BLACK SABBATH – Announce THE END Tour

05 Saturday Sep 2015

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After reuniting almost four years ago, the one of the greatest bands in music history and one of the founders of the metal genre, BLACK SABBATH now announce ther farewell tour.

Black SabbathYoung, probably innocent & still the original four-piece

It’s the Beginning of THE END.

It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth.  The heaviest rock sound ever heard.

In that moment Heavy Metal was born, created by a young band from Birmingham, England barely out of their teens.

Now it ENDS, the final tour by the greatest Metal Band of all time, BLACK SABBATH.  Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler close the final chapter in the final volume of the incredible BLACK SABBATH story.

BLACK SABBATH’s farewell tour, THE END, begins on January 20, 2016 and it promises to surpass all previous tours with their most mesmerizing production ever.

When this tour concludes, it will truly be THE END,

THE END of one of most legendary bands in Rock ’n Roll history…

BLACK SABBATH

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ALUNAH – Non-Slippery Boots And The Designated Driver Of Doom

13 Sunday May 2012

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Acid King, Alunah, Atrocity Exhibit, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Call of Avernus, Desert Storm, Desertfest, Dopefight, Download Festival, Fu Manchu, Geezer Butler, General, Graveyard, Greg Chandler, Grifter, Gringo, Gurt, Karma to Burn, Lord Vicar, Moss, Orange Goblin, Ozzy&Friends, Paradise Lost, Selfless, Serpentcult, Shebrew, Sonic Lord, St. Vitus, Stubb, Terrorizer Magazine, Tony Iommi, Tony Reed, Trippy Wicked, Trouble, Undersmile, White Hoarhound

Originating from the birthplace of Black Sabbath, it might have been mandatory to start a band of their own. Six years, several compilations, two EPs, a 7″-Split and a debut record passed since this Birmingham bunch started spilling their sound onto the face of the earth and now Alunah are about to conceive their second mind-child called “White Hoarhound”. Fronter Soph took the time for some presumably predictable and some rather surprising questions.

“…we’re cool with each other – if it’s shit it’s shit!!”

Please tell our audience who you are and how you started the band.

Hey Katharina, cheers for having us!! Awesome blog you have here! We play super heavy rock (a la Black Sabbath) and are from the home of heavy – Birmingham, England! In 2006 we met our drummer Jake at a Sonic Lord gig (Dave’s previous band), we got chatting and decided to have a jam together. At first it wasn’t the plan for me to be in the band, I was just the drunken one who initiated the conversation hahaha. I went along to the jam, tried some vocals out and we really liked the sound. We didn’t have a bassist for a while, when we did finally find one he stopped with us until 2009. When he left we asked Gaz to join, who we knew from gigging with his band General.

Your upcoming album is scheduled for mid 2012, how are things going with “White Hoarhound”?

At the moment it is with Tony Reed for mixing and mastering, we’ve heard some initial versions that he has done and they’re blowing us away already. Greg Chandler (who recorded both Call of Avernus and White Hoarhound) and Tony, have between them respectively worked on St. Vitus, Serpentcult and Moss albums, as well as our friends in Trippy Wicked, Grifter and Stubb. We’re privileged to be added to their band lists.

Who is responsible for what part of the songwriting progress?

I write all of the lyrics and vocal parts, although the guys do contribute with vocal ideas from time to time. As for the riffs, they come mainly from Dave but Gaz also has some great ideas that are totally different to Dave’s which is refreshing and adds a different level. If someone has an idea that is a bit rubbish, we’ll always try it out but we’re cool with each other – if it’s shit it’s shit!!

New Album coming soon!

Terrorizer Magazine recently called you the “future of doom” – is this a burden or more like a blessing?

It was lovely to be recognised as being the future of something by such an established magazine. We haven’t had great reviews in Terrorizer in the past so getting that accolade was special. We don’t feel like we need to be accepted by anyone, but it was just nice to have some positive comments in the magazine. It was lovely having our friends in Trippy Wicked and Undersmile alongside us too!

What do you think about the current situation of Black Sabbath, specially the tour cancellation (Ozzy&Friends clearly does NOT contain the original Sabbath lineup)?

Well obviously we’d all love Bill to be involved but I really respect the contractual reasons as to why he’s not involved. I think giving it the “Ozzy & Friends” title does Geezer a disservice though, but I’m sure we all know who’s pulling those strings. Bill not being involved didn’t stop me trying to get tickets (and failing) for their Birmingham gig, and I’ve got my Download Fest ticket sorted. I know many people are saying “No Bill No Sabbath” but people have accepted Sabbath in different line-ups before, and even though these are different circumstances I’m still happy to see one of the greatest bands of all time. Three of the band met Tony Iommi last year in Birmingham and we wish him all the best with his treatment. My Dad is going through the same thing at the moment, and all the arguing seems very petty when you think what Tony and his family are going through. I really do hope to see him fighting fit at Download!

Talking about touring: You have quite a history of your own, sharing stages with acts like Graveyard, Orange Goblin, Karma to Burn, Lord Vicar and many more. What are your current plans towards the live sector and will you come over to continental Europe sometime soon?

Yeah we’ve been very privileged to share stages with many awesome bands, we’ve worked damn hard to get some gigs and I’m sure we’ve annoyed many a promoter but its worth it to get to play with the likes of Trouble, Paradise Lost, Fu Manchu and Acid King – some of our favourite all time bands!! This year we’re playing with Karma to Burn again, as well as some cool shows with the likes of Dopefight, Desert Storm, Gurt, Shebrew, Selfless, Atrocity Exhibit and Gringo. We’re also booking a tour around the time the album comes out. We do have plans to get out of England and cast the Alunah net further, and will make sure we come to Germany!

Live at Desertfest 2012

Playing live means standing in front of a crowd. What kind of footwear would you most likely choose and why?

Hahaha great question!! Preferably something non-slip due to my general clumsiness and (usually) drunkenness on stage! I’ve got a lovely pair of battered old brown knee high boots that look awesome with any dress, any pair of flares, and any colour… so, when we tour that’s all I take! Plus they’re non-slip!

Let’s get a little more private: Soph and Dave, you are a married couple, how does that influence the band?

Yep, we are quite an in bred band – our drummer Jake is also in a relationship with our Manager Liv! Our bassist Gaz’s girlfriend Michelle is a tattoo artist so we hope to bring her on the road with us and really keep it in the family hahaha! Seriously though, it doesn’t affect us at all! We’ve been together for 14 years and the guys knew the score when we formed Alunah, no-one was bothered then and aren’t bothered now. When we’re doing band stuff we’re more like mates than a married couple, the only time we argue is when deciding who’s driving to the gig and who gets to have a drink! He comes in handy when we get over enthusiastic guys at gigs, and for carrying my guitar cab! Who says feminism is dead! Hahaha

Have you ever felt like being reduced down to the fact that you are a female fronted band?

It used to get mentioned a lot, and we were partially to blame for that as we used to include it all the time in our promotional info. I think when we started it put some people off, I used to read a lot of shit in online forums about how they’d never heard us but must be shit because of the female vocals and the fact that I sing rather than scream. I think there were a lot of neanderthals who wouldn’t admit to liking us in case they got shit off their mates hahaha! It should be accepted that certain bands have women in them, rather than be a novelty! There are loads of women in the stoner, doom, sludge and drone genres that should be applauded and singled out purely for the fact that they’re in awesome bands, not for what genitalia they have. Sadly I’m not sure that it’ll ever change, some people have to cling onto, or attach niches to bands and having a woman in a band seems to be one of these niches! Saying all that, its never held us back and we get more positive comments now than we used to do.

Have you any words of farewell you like to provide us with?

Just really to say thanks for putting an area aside for us on your blog, I hope your readers are interested in us and if they want to check us out at http://www.alunah.co.uk you can find all our upcoming gigs here, also come and find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/alunah and http://www.facebook.com/alunah.doom Cheers Katharina!

It has been a great honor to have you here on Psychorizon, thanks a lot!

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BLACK SABBATH – Further News

04 Saturday Feb 2012

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Announcement, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Cancer Diagnosis, Download Festival, Facebook, Geezer Butler, Official Band Statement, Ozzy Osbourne, Reunion, Tony Iommi

After Tony Iommi announced that he was diagnosed with cancer the latest news from UK’s Black Sabbath is another downer, the band published yesterday via their facebook page:

“We were saddened to hear yesterday via Facebook that Bill declined publicly to participate in our current Black Sabbath plans…we have no choice but to continue recording without him although our door is always open… We are still in the UK with Tony. Writing and recording the new album and on a roll… See you at Download!!!

– Tony, Ozzy and Geezer”

ROCK HARD MAGAZINE – Vol. 297

24 Tuesday Jan 2012

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30th Anniversary Shows, Best Of 2011, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Cirith Ungol, Destruction, Exodus, Farsot, Geezer Butler, Heathen, Lacuna Coil, Lamb Of God, Metallica, Mortal Sin, Ozzy Osbourne, Paganizer, Ram, Rock Hard, Rock Hard Magazine, Sepultura, Stephan Weidner, The Ozzy Years, Thrash Fest Classics, Tony Iommi

Available from tomorrow on for German audiences: The new issue of Rock Hard Magazine – the first of 2012 contains what can allready be called the best Cover of this year! Check it out and get your copy.

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BLACK SABBATH – On Tour 2012

18 Friday Nov 2011

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Azkena Rock Festival, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Download Festival, Geezer Butler, Gods of Metal, Grammy Winner, Graspop Metal Meeting, Hellfest, Ozzy Osbourne, Reunion, Rick Rubin, Tony Iommy, Tourdates, Vertigo Records, War Pigs, World Tour 2012

Just one week after their 11-11-11-Announcement, BLACK SABBATH have just revealed dates for the upcoming 2012 World Tour!

The following press release is available via the bands homepage:

REUNITED BLACK SABBATH TO DESCEND UPON PREMIER EUROPEAN FESTIVALS IN 2012

TOUR COMMENCES MAY 18, 2012 IN MOSCOW

November 18, 2011 — Rock legends BLACK SABBATH will headline a number of Europe’s premier festivals in 2012. After announcing their reunion on 11.11.11, these worldwide appearances are one of the most anticipated music events of 2012. Kicking off on Friday May 18th in Moscow at Olimpski, the tour will bring BLACK SABBATH to the masses at:Download Festival [UK], Azkena Rock Festival [Spain], Hellfest [France], Graspop Metal Meeting [Belgium], and Gods of Metal [Italy].

However, that’s only the beginning of the group’s global tour which will take the band around the world including countries the band has never played before and others they have not visited in more than three decades.

The four original members of BLACK SABBATH—OZZY OSBOURNE (vocals), TONY IOMMI (guitar), GEEZER BUTLER (bass) and BILL WARD (drums)—are currently recording their first studio album in 33 years with legendary producer RICK RUBIN (seven-time Grammy winner, two of those as Producer of the Year) for release worldwide on Vertigo Records, and Vertigo/Universal Republic Records in the US in the fall 2012.

Revered music and spoken word artist, Henry Rollins, has said that “BLACK SABBATH’s music is ultimate bone-powderizing gear. Any band worth their weight in napalm wishes they had written „War Pigs.‟ The critics never got it, but the fans did and still do, and the music has not lost any thunder with time but in fact resonates more loudly…Hail the mighty Black Sabbath now and forever.” Music fans across Europe are in for a night of epic proportions from the Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees on this very historic return.

Confirmed tour dates are below:

5/18 Moscow, Russia Olimpiski

5/20 St. Petersburg, Russia New Arena

5/23 Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena

5/25 Stockholm, Sweden Stadium

5/29 Bergen, Norway Bergen Calling Festival

5/31 Oslo, Norway Spektrum

6/2 Malmo, Sweden Malmo Stadium

6/4 Dortmund, Germany Westfalenhalle

6/10 Donnington, UK Download Festival

6/12 Rotterdam, Holland Ahoy

6/15 Bilbao, Spain Azkena Rock Festival

6/17 Nantes, France Hellfest

6/19 Paris, France Bercy

6/22 Dessel, Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting

6/24 Milan, Italy Gods of Metal

BLACK SABBATH – 11-11-11 Announcement

12 Saturday Nov 2011

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11-11-11 Announcement, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Reunion, Tony Iommy

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