Artist: Black Sabbath

Some of the most behemoth doom music on the planet is coming from our tiniest state. Rhode Island's Pilgrim are premiering a track off their full-length debut, Misery Wizard, which is set for a Feb. 14 release on Metal Blade Records. "Quest" (9:52) is the third track off the album and starts SO lethargic and cumbersome. The Sabbath-style riffs are coated with impressive, soaring vocals at 30 seconds and the tempo picks up considerably near the halfway mark. You get a great 70s-inspired solo before the pace gradually slows back to where it started - a knee-scraping crawl. Ends with [...]

Hailing from Moreno Valley, CA, the same area which bred East of LA artists Speak! and Pheo, arrives Filthy Paw with his first project titled Temporal . Temporal is an instrumental collection of 7 tracks, and serves as an introduction of Filthy Paw's music to the world. Having crafted his music for the past year, Filthy Paw, a self-described recluse, felt it was time to share his creations. Explained by Filthy Paw as being "Space filled, mind inducing music to stimulate the cells of your mind," the sound of Temporal varies from that of [...]

In case you're wondering, I was lying when I said I was having a wisdom tooth removed by an oral surgeon. In fact, I simply traveled to Spain, where I had the tooth knocked out by a pizza boomerang. Here's some other shit we did this week: We debuted new music by Terrorizer and Seas [...]

This was a busy week with a ton of new music and announcements from Metallica, Pantera, Black Sabbath drama and the Deftones. Plus, Valentines Day is just around the corner, and if you still haven't gotten your loved one a gift, here are some suggestions. Here are the top stories you might have missed this ...

Bill Ward sitting out the Black Sabbath reunion? Jesse Leach rejoins Killswitch Engage Slash releasing new album on May 22nd Deftones bassist Chi Cheng recovering from accident

We reported last week that original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward had opted out of the band's reunion ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ black-sabbath-fans-rally-aroun d-drummer-bill-ward-/61701/

I could not care less whether Bill Ward is in this year's Black Sabbath reunion. On a personal level I hope things work out for Bill - it definitely seems like he's the party being "wronged" here - but the truth is that I give absolutely no fucks about this Black Sabbath reunion to begin [...]

Things are heating up with this Black Sabbath drama. To quickly recap, drummer Bill Ward released a public statement saying he could not commit to the contract sent to him for the reunion and wanted a fair share. Sabbath responded by saying they are moving on without him. A huge backlash erupted by fans demanding ...

Glenn Hughes HATES cocaine, but he LOOOOOVES the smell of it. Poor guy is playing bass and singing his ass off in a band called Trapeze during the early 1970's when he gets recruited to join Deep fuckin Purple in 1973 and help revitalize the band with vocalist David Coverdale . They create a monster album called Burn and go on to have major success space truckin around the globe. They play an insane show at the California Jam festival that literally set the stage on fire. But behind the scenes, young Glenn develops a taste [...]

Things are not going so well for Black Sabbath right now. Last week, Bill Ward announced he was sitting out the reunion because he doesn't feel he is getting his fair share of the profits, so much so that he'd rather not do it. In response, Sabbath has decided to move on without him. A ...

Before reading any further, please note well: the following is a rumor only, and MetalSucks has not been able to substantiate it. A site called MetalTalk.net is saying that they "have just been informed by a reliable source that Sharon Osbourne has fired Bill Ward." They're also claiming that this same source informs them that Tommy [...]

In May 2010 the world of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal lost one of its most gifted and fervent ambassadors, with the passing of Ronnie James Dio. In his position as lead vocalist for Rock giants such as Rainbow and Black Sabbath , as well as fronting his own eponymous band for nearly three decades, Dio created some of the genres most defining and respected works. Albums such as 'Holy Diver', 'Sacred Heart' and 'Last in Line' all stand as towering monuments of sheer class and brilliance in the Rock pantheon. Dio was also to pave the [...]

La reunion dei Black Sabbath continua a essere messa a dura prova da continui problemi: dopo la malattia di Tony Iommi , che si sta curando un tumore, arriva il malcontento del batterista Bill Ward, che minaccia di lasciare la band per cause contrattuali. Dalla pagina Facebook ufficiale arriva però da Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi e Geezer Butler un comunicato per rassicurare i fan: qualsiasi attività della band continuerà anche se Ward dovesse effettivamente andarsene: «Siamo rattristati di aver saputo attraverso Facebook che Bill ha pubblicamente rifiutato di partecipare ai progetti [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward says he won't take part in the British band's reunion recordings and tour unless he is offered a "signable" contract. The statement on his website casts more doubt on the much-hyped return of the metal rockers, who announced last November that the original line-up were getting back together to write and record their first album in more than 30 years. They've also unveiled plans for a world concert tour in 2012. With guitarist Tony Iommi diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma the band moved from [...]

If there's one thing Hugh Platt it's shit-stirring. This whole Black Sabbath/Bill Ward situation has seen him dig out a very large spoon. By now you've no doubt have heard that Bill Ward is - at the time of writing at least - no longer going to be taking part in either the recording of the new Black Sabbath album or the corresponding world tour. This situation all kicked off on Thursday, when Bill Ward published a statement , detailing why he might be forced [...]

via The Chive, in case the logo didn't make that clear Can someone please try the above but with metal? I don't really care if it's death metal or power metal or whatever, just make sure you film it and send it to me. Also, don't get arrested. Thanks. ANYWAY, here's some shit we did [...]

"we have no choice but to continue recording without him although our door is always open"

Just yesterday, Bill Ward released a statement in which he threatened to bow out of the recently announced new Black Sabbath album and world tour unless he was given "a 'signable' contract." Now Black Sabbath have announced via their Facebook page that they are, indeed, proceeding without their now-once-again-former drummer: We were saddened to hear [...]

by BBG We were saddened to hear yesterday via Facebook that Bill declined publicly to participate in our current Black Sabbath plans...we have no choice but to continue recording without him although our door is always open... We are still in the UK with Tony. Writing and recording the new album and on a roll... See you at Download!!! - Tony, Ozzy and Geezer Burn! Well, that sucks.... in my estimation, Bill Ward is crucial to Black [...]

What...the...fuck...is going on...with Black Sabbath? Yesterday, drummer Bill Ward took to the internet to state he is not pleased with how negotiations are going with Sabbath and cannot continue until he gets his fair due. Most assumed this is just a hiccup, and everybody wanted to get this resolved so they could move on. Nope! ...