Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Deep Purple's Ian Gillian recently visited Yerevan, Armenia to be honored for their humanitarian efforts in raising funds to help the country rebuild itself after an earthquake in 1988. While there, the Naregatsi Orchestra performed the Sabbath track "She's Gone" for the rock icons.
Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward have had a war of words in the press about Black Sabbath's farewell tour not featuring Ward on the drums, but it sounds like Osbourne has had a change of heart when it comes to Ward.
The self-titled debut of the Ramones was released 43 years ago today (April 23.) Like many iconic albums, its opening track set the pace for the magic that followed.
Van Halen’s self-titled debut was released 41 years ago (February 10.) The album contains some of VH’s most-enduring tracks, from “Runnin’ With The Devil” to “Eruption.” However, upon its released, it was torn apart by Rolling Stone.
Today (December 3) is Ozzy Osbourne’s birthday, and with the announcement of the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class just around the corner, this is the perfect time to look back on when Black Sabbath was inducted in 2006.
AC/DC's debut album High Voltage was released 42 years ago today (April 30.) The album features some of the band's biggest fan favorites, including "T.N.T." and "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)," but those pesky critics at Rolling Stone didn't think too highly of the Aussie's debut effort.
