Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has officially pulled out of the bands upcoming reunion shows.  

Ward had previously expressed that he would not take part in the reunion unless he was presented with a signable contract.  The first of the three scheduled reunion shows is set to take place this Saturday.  The drummer has posted a statement outlining his decision via his official website which ca…

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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed that work on the band's new album is going well despite undergoing chemotherapy as part of his cancer treatment.  

In a statement on his website Iommi wrote "I've had the last dose of chemotherapy so hopefully my body will start to get back to normal soon, the steroids were the worse. I've now got three weeks of radiotherapy coming up which I'm tol…

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Guitarist Slash has announced details of his second solo album.  

Titled 'Apocalyptic Love', the recording will feature Alter Bridge vocalist Myles Kennedy on every track.  Kennedy featured on two tracks of Slash's self-titled 2010 album ('Back From Cali' and 'Starlight'), and acted as Slash's live singer during his world tour.  

The album is to be released on May 21st.  

Slash has also b…

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The reunited Black Sabbath have been forced to cancel a number of upcoming shows due to guitarist Tommy Iommi's cancer battle.  

A statement released by the band read "BLACK SABBATH -- who late last year confirmed the recording of their first new album in more than 33 years and a worldwide headlining tour--have had to put some plans on hold due to Tony Iommi´s battle with lymphoma. At this time…

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Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward is hoping an agreement can still be worked out between himself and his Black Sabbath band mates.  

The band are set to record a new album which is to be followed by a massive tour later this year.  Initially Ward was part of the plans, however he later released a statement which indicated he wouldn't be unless  a "signable" contract was drawn up.  The remaining m…

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