Blog: Stereogum

For a little while, Black Sabbath, certainly the most influential heavy metal band of all time and possibly the best as well, have been teasing a big announcement for 11/11/11. Everyone assumed that they'd be reuniting, and sure enough, that's exactly what's happening. Alongside Metallica, they'll be headlining the Download Festival, which comes to Donnington Park, England 6/8-10, and they're promising a worldwide tour afterward. This is exciting enough news already. Even if Ozzy Osborne is barely aware of his surroundings most of the time these days, the idea of wall of death -ing motherfuckers into oblivion [...]