BLACK SABBATH

Jack Osbourne, le fils d'Ozzy, a filmé le groupe pendant la réception donnée au Montalban Theatre à L.A qui s'est tenue le 10 avril dernier.
Ozzy : "La pression était sur nous et cela faisait tellement longtemps que nous n'avions pas travaillé ensemble. C'est un peu l'impression que l'on ressent lorsque l'on dit "Maintenant ou jamais". Cet album pour moi, le plus important de ma carrière."

Tony Iommi a ajouté qu'il avait enregistré toute une tripotée de riffs sur cd. Je les ai joués aux autres et chacun a décidé en disant : "Nous aimons celui-ci, nous n'aimons pas celui-là. Ceux que nous aimions, nous avons travaillé dessus en les façonnant peu à peu."

Concernant Rick Rubin, Jack a demandé à Iommi le groupe n'avait pas ressenti une certaine appréhension à l'idée de travailler avec lui.
"C'était assez bizarre au début lors des répétitions, il se pointait 5 ou 10 minutes puis repartait pour nous dire : Appelez-moi quand vous aurez un nouveau morceau". C'était la première fois que nous travaillions comme ça"

Jack Osbourne, the son of BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne, has been filming the godfathers of heavy metal during the creation of their long-awaited new studio album, 13, the first since 1978's Never Say Die! Osbourne - who is also working for Fuse News - has filed a video report from the band's invite-only 13 listening party which was held this past Wednesday, April 10th at The Montalban in Los Angeles, California. In the report below, Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi discuss their first album in 35 years.When asked if there was any sort of trepidation about recording a new album, Ozzy replied, “The pressure was on us, because it had been so long since we’d worked together … it’s like now or never. This album, for me, was probably the most important of my career.”

Tony Iommi added about the writing process of 13: “I had a bunch of riffs on CDs and played it to everybody, and then everybody decided, ‘We like this one’ or ‘We don’t like that,’ and the ones we liked, we started work on them — built them up.”

Jack also asked Iommi if they had any apprehensions about working with legendary producer Rick Rubin (SLAYER, METALLICA): “It was funny at first, because coming to rehearsals, when we were actually writing the songs, he’d come down for like, five or ten minutes and then go. Then he’d go, ‘Call me when you’ve got another one.’ So it was really strange, we’d never worked with anybody like that before.”

La vidéo (de merde) : http://www.bravewords.com/news/202191

13 clocks in at nearly 60 minutes and features the following tracks:

'End Of The Beginning' (8:07)
'God Is Dead?' (8:54)
'Loner' (5:06)
'Zeitgeist' (4:28)
'Age of Reason' (7:02)
'Live Forever' (4:49)
'Damaged Soul' (7:43)
'Dear Father' (7:06)

Le forum Black Sabbath on line a reçu les commentaires d'un type qui a écouté l'album 13 lors de la petite fête promotionnelle donnée au Montalban Theatre de Los Angeles le 10 avril dernier :

Specific track remarks:

'End Of The Beginning' (8:07). Too long a track for an opener but otherwise very good. Very heavy. Ozzy’s vocals don’t evoke dragons and knights and the soaring evil of Dio…rather, they have a melodic but, unsettling quality to then. Not operatic bombast, but understated, melodic eeriness. But it works. This is not the uninspired songwriting of those two songs from the Reunion album — this is real songwriting with some good riffs from Iommi. A very good song.

End Of The Beginning : c'est un titre d'ouverture trop long ceci dit qui est vraiment très bon. Très heavy. Le chant d'Ozzy n'évoque pas les dragons, les chevaliers et l'atmosphère maléfique de la période Dio mais au contraire, il est beaucoup plus inquiétant dans son approche.. Ce n'est pas de la grandiloquence lyrique mais une texture étrange mais raffinée. Mais ça marche quand même.. Il ne s'agit pas du processus de composition qui avait eu cours sur les deux titres inédits de Reunion. Il s'agit là d'un vrai travail de composition avec d'excellents riffs de la part de Iommi.

'God Is Dead?' (8:54). This song slays. Very cool riffing and a good melody line. The B section is evocative of the Holy in the Sky riff but it still works really well. This is an excellent song, worthy of standing with anything in the Ozzy catalog (thought it lacks the instant memorability of Iron Man or Paranoid).

God Is Dead ? Cette chanson tue. Un riff très sympa et une bonne ligne mélodique. La section B évoque le riff de Hole In The Sky mais ça fonctionne vraiment très bien. C'est vraiment un excellent titre qui mérite également de figurer aux côtés de certains titres du répertoire d'Ozzy. (J'ai pensé malgré tout qu'il manquait la texture essentielle qui fait qu'Iron Man et Paranoid sont des morceaux mémorables).

'Loner' (5:06). Sounds a LOT like a heavy, modern-production version of NIB (I even sang 'Oh yeah' after the appropriate riff). Lyrically and mood-wise it mixes in some Johnny Blade. It’s a good song, but not as good as the previous ones.

Loner : cela sonne comme une version heavy avec un son moderne de NIB (j'ai même même fredonné "Oh yeah" juste après le riff caractéristique. D'un point de vue lyrique et d'atmosphère, il se confond dans une sorte de Johnny Blade. C'est une bonne chanson mais qui n'est pas aussi bonne que les précédentes.

'Zeitgeist' (4:28). Mellow, and somewhat evocative of 'Planet Caravan'. It’s fine, but I anticipate skipping this on CD.

Zeitgest : c'est une musique douce qui ressemble à Planet Caravan. C'est subtil mais je pense que je la sauterai sur le cd.

'Age of Reason' (7:02). This song kills. My notes (again, scratched in there by keys) are unintelligible. But this one had people pretty fired up.

Age Of Reason : cette chanson tue.. Mes notes qui ont été abimées par mes clés dans mes poches, sont incompréhensibles. Mais à priori, ce titre a particulièrement dynamisé les gens qui se trouvaient là.

'Live Forever' (4:49). Has a 'Children Of The Grave' / 'Hole In The Sky' feel once again. A good song, if not as ambitious as some of the others.

Live Forever : il y a un côté Children Of The Grave / et de nouveau Hole In The Sky. Un bon titre mais pas aussi ambitieux que certains autres.

'Damaged Soul' (7:43). Very heavy blues. Too bluesy for my tastes. Blues blues and more blues, and when you are done with the blues, it shoves another does of blues up your ass. This is overstated — it’s plenty heavy. It just is too (wait for it) bluesy for my tastes. Others enjoyed it more than me. Still, this is not a throwaway, just not one of my favorites.

Damaged Soul : Un blues très heavy. Trop bluesy à mon goût. Du blues, encore du blues et toujours plus de blues et quand vous en avez assez du blues, ça vous fait chier au plus haut point. C'est sans doute exagéré parce que c'est très heavy. C'est juste trop bluesy pour moi. Il y en a qui ont beaucoup plus apprécié que moi.

'Dear Father' (7:06). A great song to finish with, again quite heavy with a lot of energy. The B section is the one featured in the video with Rubin telling Ozzy to try again (“…the victims of the sins you devise.”) The main section is beefier than that part. There is a recurrent tritone riff that is very evocative of the first notes played in the song Black Sabbath. It’s so evocative that one wonders if it’s purposeful…and the riffs appears again at the very end of the song…and then the song ends…with rain…and church bells. Very cool. Very cool indeed.

Dear Father : une super chanson pour conclure avec de nouveau des sonorités relativement heavy et beaucoup d'énergie. La section B est celle qui figure dans la vidéo où l'on voit Rubin dire à Ozzy de réessayer (notamment sur la ligne de chant "the victims of the sins you devise"). Il y a un riff d'intervalle de quarte augmentée récurrent qui évoque les premières notes du titre Black Sabbath. C'est tellement évocateur que l'on se demande si c'est intentionnel. Les riffs en question reviennent sans cesse à la fin du titre et puis il s'achève avec la pluie et les cloches de l'église. Vraiment très cool.

Sinon pour le concert de Bercy, viendront les personnes suivantes pour le moment :

Blacky
Jérémy
William
Dorothée (fille de Blacky)(sous réserve)
Phil
Geezer21
Jean-Louis (sous réserve)
Grinder
JChristophe
Steph
Gib's
Acidmule
Killsark (sous réserve)
Lolo_blasphème
Pépère
Lulu
Claudio

Blacky
Jérémy
William
Dorothée (fille de Blacky)(sous réserve)
Phil
Geezer21
Jean-Louis (sous réserve)
Grinder
JChristophe
Steph
Gib's
Acidmule
Killsark (sous réserve)
Lolo_blasphème
Pépère
Lulu
Claudio
Ponpon

Blacky
Jérémy
William
Phil
Geezer21
Jean-Louis (sous réserve)
Grinder
JChristophe
Steph
Gib's
Acidmule
Killsark (sous réserve)
Lolo_blasphème
Pépère
Lulu
Claudio
Ponpon
Michel
Régis (sous réserve)

God Is Dead le single est prévu pour le 19 avril :

http://www.bravewords.com/news/202257

4 concerts nord américains viennent d'être annoncés :

04-08-2013 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, USA
14-08-2013 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
24-08-2013 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, USA
03-09-2013 Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, USA
20-11-2013 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
22-11-2013 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
24-11-2013 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
26-11-2013 Forum, Denmark, Copenhagen
28-11-2013 Ziggo Dome, Holland, Amsterdam
30-11-2013 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
02-12-2013 Bercy, Paris, France
05-12-2013 Fiera Arena, Milan, Italy
07-12-2013 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
10-12-2013 02 Arena, London, UK
12-12-2013 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Ireland
14-12-2013 Arena, Sheffield, UK
16-12-2013 Hydro, Glasgow, UK
18-12-2013 Arena, Manchester, UK
20-12-2013 LG Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Mike Exeter, un des membres très éminents du forum anglophone consacré à Tony Iommi rétorque aux propos d'Ozzy en disant qu'il n'y a eu aucune boisson alcoolisée et cela a pris une tournure disproportionnée. En gros, tout le monde a été très professionnel pendant l'enregistrement. Par ailleurs, il est convaincu du fait qu'Ozzy a exagéré ses déclarations couvrant ainsi le fait qu'il avait eu récemment des problèmes dans sa famille notamment avec sa femme et ses enfants.

Here is quote from Mike.X from the Iommi forums in response to what Ozzy's statements and fans reaction :

"I think this has been misquoted out of proportion. There was no drinking at the studio or during the sessions but Geez and Tony certainly enjoy an odd drink as do a lot of us. Can't speak for Ozzy but I never saw him with a drink at any point. Everyone was extremely professional during the recording."

I personally feel Ozzy exaggerated a bit with his statement , yet I believe he might had some serious internal family issues with his wife and kids , from most of the interviews and pictures I've seen for him since 11/11/11 , he looked remarkably healthier , more sharp and focused than he ever did for last 15 years at least ! he might had some drinking issues here and there , but I don't think its anywhere as serious as it was before he got sober , then maybe I'm wrong as well , but anyway I think we should just leave all of this behind our backs at the moment , Friday we will have our first proper taste of the new album (new single) and the tour starts within a couple of days from now ! I think we can elaborate more on Ozzy's issues IF there are some serious concerns with either the album or tour , quite positive he will get himself together on tour and the album will just kill as expected !

Source : Blackonline forums

God Is Dead en écoute : http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/listen-to-black-sabbaths-new-song-god-is-dead/

3 bonus tracks sur la version deluxe :

The deluxe version of BLACK SABBATH's new album, "13" — the first in 35 years to feature bassist Geeezer Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi and singer Ozzy Osbourne — will include three bonus tracks: "Methademic" (said to be about the scourge of methamphetamine addiction), "Peace Of Mind" and "Pariah".

"13" is now available for pre-order on iTunes. If you order either the standard or deluxe editions, you will be able to download the first single, "God Is Dead?" immediately.

"13" track listing:

01. End Of The Beginning (8:05)
02. God Is Dead? (8:52)
03. Loner (4:59)
04. Zeitgeist (4:37)
05. Age Of Reason (7:01)
06. Live Forever (4:46)
07. Damaged Soul (7:51)
08. Dear Father (7:20)

Deluxe-edition bonus tracks:

09. Methademic (5:57)
10. Peace Of Mind (3:40)
11. Pariah (5:34)

Total running time (with bonus tracks): 68 minutes, 42 seconds

"13" is due out June 11 on Vertigo/Republic. This marks BLACK SABBATH's return to Vertigo, their original label, and the group's first studio album together since 1978's "Never Say Die!"

The drum tracks on the album were laid down by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE sticksman Brad Wilk following original drummer Bill Ward's decision to bow out of the reunion.

Ozzy told an Australian radio station that "13" is "mind-blowing," adding, "It's better than my wildest dreams; it's so good."

BLACK SABBATH will make a rare television appearance when the band performs a new song on the season finale of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". The episode is set to air on Wednesday, May 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET on CBS-TV. The band will world premiere a song called "End Of The Beginning" from "13". The episode's plot follows the "CSI" team as they investigate a series of murder that resemble the sins in "Dante's Inferno", with the trail leading the detectives played by Ted Danson and Marc Vann to attend a SABBATH co

La setlist d'Auckland, le premier concert de la tournée :

War Pigs
Into the Void
Under the Sun
Snowblind
Electric Funeral
Black Sabbath
Behind the Wall of Sleep
N.I.B.
End of the Beginning
(Live debut)
Fairies Wear Boots
Symptom of the Universe
Drum Solo
Iron Man
God Is Dead?
(Live debut)
Dirty Women
Children of the Grave
Encore:
Paranoid

25-07-2013 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, USA
27-07-2013 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, USA
29-07-2013 Live Nation Amphitheatre, Tampa, USA
31-07-2013 Cruzan Amphitheatre, W. Palm Beach, USA
02-07-2013 Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, USA
04-08-2013 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, USA
06-08-2013 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, USA
08-08-2013 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, USA
10-08-2013 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, USA
12-08-2013 Comcast Center, Boston, USA
14-08-2013 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
16-08-2013 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, USA
18-08-2013 Klipsch Music Center, Indianapolis, USA
22-08-2013 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, USA
24-08-2013 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, USA
26-08-2013 Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, San Francisco, USA
28-08-2013 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, USA
30-08-2013 US Airways Center, Phoenix, USA
01-08-2013 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, USA
03-09-2013 Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, USA
20-11-2013 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
22-11-2013 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
24-11-2013 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
26-11-2013 Forum, Denmark, Copenhagen
28-11-2013 Ziggo Dome, Holland, Amsterdam
30-11-2013 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
02-12-2013 Bercy, Paris, France
05-12-2013 Fiera Arena, Milan, Italy
07-12-2013 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
10-12-2013 02 Arena, London, UK
12-12-2013 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Ireland
14-12-2013 Arena, Sheffield, UK
16-12-2013 Hydro, Glasgow, UK
18-12-2013 Arena, Manchester, UK
20-12-2013 LG Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Un fan a filmé 46 mn du show de Sydney (27/04) http://www.bravewords.com/news/203233

Merci, Marcel !!!!!!!!!

Il y aura donc une version 12 tracks de l'album seulement dispo aux USA via Best Buy : http://www.black-sabbath.com/2013/04/theres-a-best-buy-exclusive-of-13/

Rick Rubin prend la parole: http://www.bravewords.com/news/203277

Merci Marcel.

Nouvelle video "Loner" http://www.bravewords.com/news/203335

Merci Marcel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ozzy revient sur les raisons de l'absence de Bilou au sein du groupe. Outre le fait que le conflit a porté sur des questions financières que l'on connaît tous, Ozzy ajoute que le groupe s'est demandé si Bilou était en mesure de tenir un show d'une heure et demie voire même deux heures. Ozzy a proposé de le tester sur un show afin de voir s'il était en mesure de tenir la distance. Le problème réside dans le fait qu'aujourd'hui Bilou est incapable de se souvenir ce qu'il est en train de jouer et ce, malgré les petits pense-bêtes qui figurent sur son kit de batterie. Bilou a même proposé de se faire accompagner..........Ozzy avoue ne pas avoir la patience de gérer ça.

Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne is sharing new details about the band’s failed reunion with drummer Bill Ward.

Following the group’s press conference in Hollywood on November 11, 2011, Ward would eventually go on to announce his decision to skip the planned album and tour over a contractual dispute.

In the meantime, the band has said very little about Ward’s absence, preferring to focus on the task at hand.

Now, in a new interview with Mojo magazine, Ozzy sheds some light on the group’s initial dealings with Ward.

"I guess it's to do with finances or something,” Ozzy tells Mojo. “But there was also another side to it. When Bill came along, we all had to ask, 'Can he do an hour-and-a-half, two-hour gig? Can he cope?' My suggestion was that we run through a set and see how he got on because he was so out of condition and the drummer is the most demanding job in the whole band. We looked at Bill, and he couldn't remember what the fuck we were doing. But he didn't come clean and say, 'I can't cut this gig, but can we work something out, guys, where I'll come on but with another drummer backing me up?' Or, 'I'll come and play a few songs.' That would have been cool."

"I get where he's coming from, though,” continued Ozzy. “His pride was hurt and I get it. I really do get it. The guy will always be a dear, dear friend and a brother to me, but ... He can't be surprised that he didn't get the gig. ... You know them yellow fucking stick-on memo notes? He had them all over his fucking drums. I was like, 'What the fuck's that for, Bill?' He said, 'I can't remember what I'm doing.' I go, 'How are you gonna remember out of those 500,000 bits of paper stuck all over your kit, which one you're looking at, Bill?' (He said) 'I'll know.' Ah, OK great. I'm not gonna give Bill a hatchet job, but at the same time we haven't got the patience to deal with it."

Sabbath recruited Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine to handle drums on the “13” album, due June 11.

Ozzy's touring drummer Tommy Clufetos, who sat behind the kit for Sabbath's three shows last year — a warm-up gig in Birmingham, England, a headlining spot at the U.K.'s Download festival in June, and a second headlining set at Chicago's Lollapalooza in August — is behind the kit for the current world tour, which kicked off recently in New Zealand.

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Ca confirme donc que Bilou, selon le groupe, n'était pas en mesure à l'époque de tenir la distance, raison pour laquelle les 3 autres compères lui ont proposé un statut particulier qui ne l'a pas satisfait. Cela peut être une des raisons de la brouille.

A part Alvinou, personne ne vient voir le Sab à Bercy le 2 décembre prochain ?

Black Sabbath fait du cinema "CSI": http://www.hennemusic.com/2013/05/video-black-sabbath-behind-scenes-at.html

Merci Marcel.

Dernières News http://www.bravewords.com/news/203900 /// http://www.bravewords.com/news/203911

Tony Iommi a trouvé cette première partie de tournée épuisante et est bien content de faire une pause.

Des dates marquées d'une * ont été ajoutées :

Black Sabbath
2013 Latin/South American tour

Oct 04 – Santiago, Chile
Oct 06 – Buenos Aires, Argentia *
Oct 09 – Porto Alegre, Brazil
Oct 11 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Oct 13 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oct 19 – Bogota, Columbia *
Oct 26 – Mexico City, Mexico *

Sinon : Tony pense qu'il y a sur 13 toute la colère ("anger") et toute la jeunesse des années passées.

"I think as far as the anger and the youthful feel that we had all those
years ago, that we had on the early albums, i think a lot of it is going
to be on this album. I don't know much happy stuff." - Tony on the new
Black Sabbath Album. http://smarturl.it/BlackSabbath13DlxiT

Voici la conception de la pochette de 13 :

http://vimeo.com/66159867#

Voici donc les réactions de Tony Iommi lorsqu'on lui a annoncé son lymphome : (j'ai traduit l'essentiel)

"Une fois que j'ai appris ça, ma vie a changé. Je me suis dit : C'est quoi cette merde de lymphone cancéreux ? Et puis, c'était comme ça. J'avais cette putain de maladie."
Cette nouvelle a été un choc pour moi.
Une fois que cela a été diagnostiqué, j'ai dû suivre le traitement adapté et ça m'a fichu à plat. Je suis passé par des phases à me dire : est-ce que je peux faire ci ou ça ? Je ne veux pas mourir, je veux continuer à faire ce que je suis supposé à faire. J'ai demandé au docteur si je pouvais travailler. Il m'a dit oui tout en faisant attention."


Once I heard my doctor say that, my whole world changed,” Iommi says.
“I thought, Bloody cancerous lymphoma? Well that’s it. I’ve had it.”
This news came as such a shock that even today, as Guitar World
sits across from a healthy-looking Iommi in a cottage in rural West
Midlands, England, the guitarist’s affable disposition darkens when he
recalls that grim period.

“Once they diagnosed it, I had to start the treatment right away,” he
says. “And it knocked me about. I’d go through stages thinking, Can I
do this? And then: Of course I can do this. I don’t want to die. I want
to carry on and do what I’m supposed to do.”

Iommi’s treatment included an aggressive course of chemotherapy and
radiation that attacked the cancer but seriously taxed his immune
system. He began to feel sicker, lose weight and weaken, and had to
focus what little energy he had into fighting his illness. Plans for the
Sabbath record were put on hold. But as the guitarist’s body began
responding to treatment, Iommi’s creative spark was rekindled. Much to
everyone’s surprise, he turned his attention back to writing the songs
that would eventually make up Black Sabbath’s new disc, 13.

“They thought I would pack up,” Iommi says. “But I asked the doctor,
‘Is it okay if I work?’ And he said, ‘Yes, you’ve just got to be
careful.’ So I’d go in the studio and play for a bit. Then I’d get tired
and I’d have to go and sit down. The guys would tell me not to push
it.”

Iommi was determined to get the album made. And as Osbourne and
Butler tell us when we catch up with them in a Los Angeles recording
studio, where they’re putting the final touches on the album, he rose to
the occasion.

“We all rallied around him,” Osbourne says. “But it’s not like we’d
be saying, ‘Are you okay? Are you okay?’ We just got on with it. Sure,
he looked tired, but he was a soldier and marched on. He still had more
riffs coming out of him than anyone. None of us would go, ‘Oh, he’s
fucking ill again.’ We’re bros. We grew up together. It’s like a family
member getting sick.”

“It brought up how we’re all just mortal beings, and we aren’t gonna
be here forever,” Butler adds. “Tony and I were on the Heaven & Hell
tour with Ronnie James Dio, and six months later Ronnie was dead [from
stomach cancer, in 2010]. We didn’t have any inkling that was gonna
happen. When Tony got the cancer, obviously that was in his mind. We
didn’t know how he’d respond to the treatment. So it was like, Let’s get
the album done at all costs, as long as Tony’s up to it. So we’d write
for three weeks, and then he’d go for his treatment and we’d all have
three weeks off. But it didn’t affect his playing at all. In fact I
think it really encouraged him and kept his mind off the cancer, which
is the best thing you can possibly do if you have that.”

As Iommi got stronger, his future, as well as Black Sabbath’s,
started looking brighter. The band continued writing and rehearsing, and
making progress on the new album. On November 11, 2011, Sabbath held a
press conference at Los Angeles’ Whisky a Go-Go to officially announce
that they had reformed and would record an album of new material. But in
early 2012, Bill Ward surprised everyone when he announced that he
would not move forward with recording, saying he felt “ostracized” by
the band and calling the contract he was offered “unsignable.”

“I was shocked,” Iommi says. “We were hearing stuff from lawyers,
like, ‘I’m not happy with this. I’m not happy with that.’ We waited a
long time for Bill and we wanted to sort it out. But at the end of the
day, especially after I was diagnosed, I thought, Fucking hell, that’s
it. We’ve got to get a move on. I might pop off next year! So I emailed
him and said, ‘Bill, we can’t wait any longer. We’ve got to get on with
it.’ And that was it.”