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Black Sabbath Founder Bill Ward Shares New Single- “Arrows”, Pays Tribute to Las Vegas Shooting Victims

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On the second anniversary of the horrific Las Vegas shooting of 2017, Black Sabbath’s original drummer Bill Ward has shared a new single, ‘Arrows’ in tribute to the lives lost. In a video message posted to his Twitter account. He said: “Hi everybody. My name is Bill Ward, and today I’m speaking on behalf of my band, the BILL WARD BAND”. Read the post and listen to the track below. “Arrows” was written, composed and produced by Ward and features former Whitesnake, Foreigner and Ozzy Osbourne drummer Brian Tichy, and former Black Label Society, Megadeth and White Lion bassist James LoMenzo. There are additional performances by Sarah Dugas and Ezra Ward, as well as Keith Lynch on guitar, and Marcel Fernandez on additional producing and mixing duties.Continue reading →


Bill Ward Shares Message of Love to Black Sabbath, Proposes Reunion of Classic Lineup

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Legendary Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has shared a brief video clip on social meida, expressing his love for the other founding members of the band: Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Ozzy Osbourne. He claims he would be open to any chance to reunite and perform together again. Ward was excluded from the bands’ “The End” farewell tour after initially agreeing to participate in the dates. The band has retired from touring, mostly due to health concerns from Iommi and Osbourne, but have not ruled out one-off gigs and festivals in the future. The band has been featured at events recently for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the group, such as the Hall of Heavy Metal exhibition and the Black Sabbath Bridge and Bench unveiling in their hometown of Birmingham, UK. Even Ozzy has recently expressed a desire to play with Bill again, so hopefully, this moves it closer to reality. Continue reading →


Ozzy Osbourne Says He’d Like to Play One More Black Sabbath Show with Bill Ward

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Ozzy Osbourne is home recuperating from illness and injury that has derailed his solo farewell tour, the No More Tours 2” Tour. Now Ozzy has clearly been thinking about how Black Sabbath ended their farewell tour and wishes it ended differently. He now says drummer Bill Ward should have been a part of it stating “it should have been the four of us ending it”. In a new interview with Kerrang!, Osbourne noted, “I didn’t like the fact that Bill Ward wasn’t there, for a start. People put that down to me, but it wasn’t me, honestly. We didn’t have the f*cking time to hang around, we had to get going, but I’m sorry it didn’t work out with Bill. Hopefully, this starts the ball rolling for even one final show with Bill, which would be great. The band has officially said they will never tour again but are open to special festivals and one-off concerts. In addition to Ozzy’s solo career, Ward is working on a solo album, art projects and has a podcast, Tony Iommi is making a new solo album with Dr. Brian May of Queen, and Geezer Butler has a new band, rock supergroup Deadland Ritual. Continue reading →


Watch Bill Ward Play Black Sabbath Classic “Children Of The Grave” Live

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Legendary Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward participated in George Wright’s Ultimate Jam Night yesterday, celebrating the life and genius of Randy Rhoads. Ward played in an all-star band and played Sabbath original lineup classic ‘Children of the Grave’. The group Ward played with included James Lomenzo (Megadeth, Black Label Society), guitarist Ira Black (Dark Sky Choir, I Am Morbid, Metal Church) and Vocalist Dewey Bragg (Kill Devil Hill, Day Of Errors). Also Appearing On The Bill Were Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot), Phil Sandoval (Armored Saint), Steve Smyth (Testament, Nevermore, One Machine), Derek Abrams (Ministry), “Ultimate Jam Night” Founder Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot), Monte Pittman (Prong, Madonna) and Matt Starr (MR. Big, Ace Frehley). Kelle and Kathy Rhoads were surprise guests. The night was hosted by The Sweet’s Paulie Z. Watch the video now! Continue reading →


Green Lung – Woodland Rites

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Green Lung sounds like something a toad sexer or Brussels sprout merchant might catch; a chronic illness that makes you snot everywhere while your pubes fall out. In truth, though, it’s a quintet of Doomed Hard Rockers from South London, who are about to release their debut album, Woodland Rites (Kozmik Artifactz).Continue reading →


PODCAST: Episode 5 Jean-Paul Gaster of Clutch Talks Touring, Drumkit Specs and More!

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Clutch continues to tour in support of their excellent 2018 album, Book of Bad Decisions (Weathermaker Music). Recently, Ghost Cult scribe DJ Astrocreep caught up with drummer Jean-Paul Gaster at the O2 Academy in Manchester, UK to chat about the band, how his approaches his live drum sound, the specs of his kit, the bands’ own label Weathermaker hitting the ten year mark, the twenty-fifth anniversary of their debut Transnational Speedway League (EastWest), recording in the same place as their heroes and contemporaries Melvins and Sleep, being influenced by Jazz drummers, and much more! Check it out! Continue reading →


Black Sabbath Honored With “Heavy Metal” Bench Unveiling In Their Hometown

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Black Sabbath in 1970, photo by Warner Brothers Records

Hall of Famers and founders of Heavy Metal and all of its subgenres, Black Sabbath was honored in their hometown of Birmingham UK today with a “Heavy Metal” bench. Tony Iommi was on hand for the ceremony organized by Westside Business Improvement District. The handmade, stainless steel bench was forged in the city by Gateway Steel Fabrications and features images of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward with the words “Geezer. Ozzy. Tony. Bill. Made in Birmingham 1968” etched on it. The bench’s artwork was created by Egyptian artist Tarek Abdelkawi. The presentation took place at St Luke’s Church on Gas Street. The event also saw Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward awarded with his own star on the city’s Walk Of Stars, which honors famous people from Birmingham. According to BBC News, the bench, the idea of “super-fan” and architect Mohammed Osam, was put on the renamed Black Sabbath Bridge over the canal on Broad Street.

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Peter Steele Passed Away Eight Years Ago Today

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As we do every day of the year here at Ghost Cult, we celebrate the life and work of Peter Steele from Type O Negative, who passed away on this date (4/14) in 2010. We remember him especially on the day of his passing, and his birth, January 4th, but really all the time. Carry Peter with you today, and if he affected you personally with his music in Type O or Carnivore, or just in some special way. Share it with others to keep his memory alive. You can see a bunch of retrospective content below. Continue reading →


Bill Ward’s’ Day Of Errors Books West Coast Tour

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Day of Errors, Bill Ward of Black Sabbath’s current band has booked a brief tour of the west coast for later this year. All dates are below. Day of Errors continues to support Ward’s’ 2015 self-released album Accountable Beasts.Continue reading →