OKAY crossword fans.
Black Sabbath drummer ...
two words.
B--- W---
Yep, that’s right.
Brad Wilk.
The Rage Against The
Machine drummer has been shipped in to replace Bill Ward on the new Sabbath
album, which will be titled simply 13.
News of the switch was
released on the 13th of January, as in 13.1.13.
And it’s unlucky for Bill
who, you’ll recall, was locked in a bitter dispute with former bandmates Tony
Iommi, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne when he was left out of the big reunion.
No doubt more legal letters
will be flying.
But the good news is that
Tony is back on track, still battling cancer but reportedly writing some of his
best music ever.
Sabbath have recorded the new
album primarily in Los Angeles and were joined at the sessions by drummer Brad,
one of the best in the business.
And if you thought that his
work with RATM doesn’t particularly suit Sabbath’s more bruising Brummie riffs,
then listen again to the three albums he made as part of supergroup Audioslave.
Wonder if the Sabs might do
a cover of Cochise when they hit the road?
Produced by seven-time
Grammy winner Rick Rubin – who has a track record of reviving careers – 13 will
be released on Vertigo.
That’s a nice touch because
it was on the label that Sabbath first made an album, and remained with then
until 1978’s Never Say Die.
Since they started, by the
way, the Sabs have shifted more 70 million albums together.
In advance of the album’s
release, Tony & Co will head to New Zealand, Australia and Japan for live
performances, with more to be announced. Don’t be surprised to see them at a
major UK festival.
The dates so far are:
April 20 & 22 – Vector
Arena, Auckland
April 25 – Entertainment
Centre, Brisbane, Australia
April 27: AllPhones Arena, Sydney,
Australia
April 29 & May 1: Rod
Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
May 4: Perth Arena,
Perth,
Australia
May 12: Ozzfest, Makuhari
Messe, Tokyo, Japan
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