Original Black Sabbath Members Rehearsing For New Tour At Secret UK Location
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
Emerging reports have suggested that all four original members of Black Sabbath are, as we speak, together in a secret rehearsal studio somewhere in the Midlands.
Hard to believe, considering we've heard these kind of rumours for years now, however, lets bare in mind such rumours have become even stronger since the death of the legendary Ronnie James Dio, despite the constant comments from both Bill Ward and Geezer Butler stating the prospect of Sabbath ever reuniting will never happen.
“I would like to make it clear, because of mounting speculation and rumours, that there will be definitely no reunion of all four original members of Black Sabbath, whether to record an album or to tour.” Said Geezer.
Despite all this, a new report has emerged from www.metaltalk.net who have unveiled that they found Bill Ward and Geezer Butler in the Midlands whilst converging onto last weekend's Bloodstock festival. The website goes on to claim that the original Black Sabbath lads made a decision two weeks ago and yesterday morning, Monday 15th August, Ozzy Osbourne and the gang met at a studio in a secret location to begin rehearsing for a brand new show and possibly a new album.
These rumours of a reunion are also backed-up by the fact vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Tony Iommi have written brand new material for a record that is expected to be released next year. Iommi has revealed, ‘‘We’re really looking forward to it and I think the stuff we’ve been writing is really good. It’s more back to the old original stuff."
The 63-year-old also mentioned that the reunion has been kept tightly under wraps for some time now. “It’s all been very hush-hush. Ozzy’s been the worst at trying to hold it back. He’s doing a lot of TV and he’s being asked stuff about a reunion and he’s going ‘well I never say never’. He told me, ‘I don’t know what to say’."
So, could it be that we will see the original Black Sabbath on stage once again? Rumours have been circulating that the UK's Download festival and Sonisphere festival could be looking to book Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath as a 2012 headliner. Could these secret rehearsal sessions be their new show in the making?
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