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Black Sabbath

Великобритания

Hard Rock
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Hard 'n' Heavy

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18 июл 2025 :	THE RED MOUNTAIN Pay Tribute To BLACK SABBATH With Crushing Reimagined Cover Of “N.I.B.”
18 июл 2025 :	BLACK SABBATH’s “Back To The Beginning” Concert Raises $190 Million For Charity Partners
14 июл 2025 :	BLACK SABBATH's Final Performance Was Livestreamed To More Than Five Million Fans Around The World
10 июл 2025 :	TONY IOMMI Says BLACK SABBATH 'Could Have' Played Six Or Seven Songs At 'Back To The Beginning'
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4 июл 2025 :	TONY IOMMI Says OZZY OSBOURNE Will 'Do Four Songs' At BLACK SABBATH's Final Concert: 'He's Singing Fine'
4 июл 2025 :	VINNY APPICE Says He Wasn't Invited To Take Part In BLACK SABBATH's Final Concert
3 июл 2025 :
1 июл 2025 :	BLACK SABBATH Awarded Freedom Of The City Of Birmingham
29 июн 2025 :	See First Photos Of Entire Reunited Original BLACK SABBATH Lineup
28 июн 2025 :	BLACK SABBATH And OZZY OSBOURNE Titles Climb UK Charts Ahead Of Final Concert
27 июн 2025 :
25 июн 2025 :	See First Photo Of BLACK SABBATH From Rehearsals For 'Back To The Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow'
21 июн 2025 :	ANTHRAX/PANTERA's CHARLIE BENANTE On BLACK SABBATH's Final Performance: 'It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Thing To Witness'
18 июн 2025 :	See Trailer For OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK SABBATH's Final Show Livestream
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11 июн 2025 :	TONY IOMMI On BLACK SABBATH's Upcoming Final Concert: 'The Worrying Thing For Me Is The Unknown'
7 июн 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK SABBATH's Final Show 'Back To The Beginning' To Stream Worldwide
25 май 2025 :	Keyboardist DON AIREY Recalls His First Session With BLACK SABBATH: 'They Had A Terrible Reputation'
23 май 2025 :	GUS G. On BLACK SABBATH's Final Concert: 'It's The Biggest Heavy Metal Festival Ever Put Together'
22 май 2025 :	IAN GILLAN: 'Thank God They're Gonna Remix' BLACK SABBATH's 'Born Again' Album
13 май 2025 :	ROB HALFORD Is 'Absolutely Gutted' To Have To Miss BLACK SABBATH's Final Concert
2 май 2025 :	STEVEN TYLER And Members Of SOUNDGARDEN Added To BLACK SABBATH's Final Concert

4 июл 2025

VINNY APPICE Says He Wasn't Invited To Take Part In BLACK SABBATH's Final Concert

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, legendary ex-BLACK SABBATH and DIO drummer Vinny Appice was asked if he was invited to take part in the upcoming "Back To The Beginning" charity event on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The concert will mark the original lineup of BLACK SABBATH's last-ever performance and SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne's final appearance as a solo artist. Vinny responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "No, no, no. They didn't contact me because times have changed and I'm associated with [the Ronnie James] Dio [version of] BLACK SABBATH. Even though I did play — at one point I did the European tour with Ozzy and BLACK SABBATH, which I thought was cool. I'm sitting there on the drum set facing the audience, and then I see Ozzy in front of me, and then Tony [Iommi, BLACK SABBATH guitarist] and Geezer [Butler, BLACK SABBATH bassist], I go, 'This is pretty damn cool. I'm with the original band now.' It was cool with Ronnie, of course, but now this was, like, 'Wow.' I'm the only other drummer that played with them at that point. So that was very cool for me. So I'm associated more with Dio, so I'm not involved in this whole thing there. So that's okay."

Vinny went to say that he played only a few dates with the Ozzy-fronted version of SABBATH more than a quarter century ago. "It went into America too, a little bit," he explained. "We might have played 10 shows, 12 shows, something like that."

Regarding what it was like touring with Ozzy, Vinny said: "He's pretty crazy. But you know what? He's fun — he's a lot of fun. And we sat and talked many times and all this stuff, and he was great. He was a cool guy. And what you see on TV, that's him. He'll tell you the story a couple of times. He forgot he told you. You just sit and listen. 'Ozzy, you told me that already.' I can't tell him that. Ozzy was great."

Vinny continued: "When we started playing, [Ozzy] thought it was really funny to come, during the set, with a bucket of water and throw it on me. So I'm, like, 'Oh, crap, man.' Now I'm all kind of wet and the drums are all wet and not working very well. So he did that twice. The road crew had to come up and wipe everything. But he's laughing. So then the next morning, Sharon Osbourne [Ozzy's wife and manager] says, 'Vinny, how's it going?' I said, 'It's great. This is fantastic. But he keeps throwing water on me.' And she said, 'He did?' And that was the end of the water. It shows you who wears the pants in the family.

Asked by Meltdown when this tour happened, Vinny said: "I think it was, like, '99. I went and played the European tour with them, and then after that there was a break for Christmas, and then they toured in America. But [original SABBATH drummer] Bill Ward came back. 'Cause he had a medical issue at that point. So, Bill came back and Sharon wanted me to be on the tour in case Bill keeled over, let's put it that way. So, I did a whole tour and didn't play. It was the weirdest thing. And in case Bill had a problem, I would jump up and play, continue the show. And I was the backup plan B. So that was quite funny."

During a March 2020 appearance on the "80's Glam Metalcast", Vinny was asked if it feels "surreal" to him to know that he was once a member of such a legendary band as BLACK SABBATH. He responded: "Yeah, it's a great thing. If I reflect back on it, it's, like, wow, that was great. I got to play with the legendary band — not one of the legendary bands, but the legendary band that started all this stuff.

"While it was happening back in the '80s, I always approached everything as I'm a musician in the band and I'm gonna do a job," he continued. "I didn't get caught up in the whole rock-star thing. I got caught up in it more as a musician and trying to make it great and trying to play great and be part of the band. Now, when I reflect back on it, wow, I got to play with these guys and know them — we were quite close — and it's pretty cool. To this day, it still supports my career… I get a band in Europe and we do old SABBATH stuff — not old SABBATH stuff, but the stuff I'm on. Play all that, some old SABBATH songs, with a sprinkle of DIO. And I've done [a few] tours already there; it goes over so well. Same in South America. 'Cause they just love SABBATH and they love DIO — they love Ronnie [James Dio]. And I'm able to be part of that music and still go out and play it. Because I'm the only one left, really — playing any of that stuff. SABBATH is not going out, Ozzy is not going out, and I play on a lot of those albums. I didn't play on the old stuff, but I played it enough to where it's in my blood. So it's a fantastic thing. I really appreciate having that opportunity to play with such a great band, legendary band and people and musicians."

Appice joined BLACK SABBATH in 1980 during the "Heaven And Hell" tour and appeared on the albums "Live Evil" (1982) and "Mob Rules" (1981) . In late 1982 he left BLACK SABBATH with vocalist Ronnie James Dio and formed the band DIO. They recorded "Holy Diver" (1983),"The Last in Line" (1984),"Sacred Heart" (1985),"Intermission" (1986),and "Dream Evil" (1987). In December 1989, Appice left DIO. In 1992, he returned to BLACK SABBATH for the "Dehumanizer" album and tour. He then rejoined DIO and they recorded "Strange Highways" (1994) and "Angry Machines" (1996).

Appice rejoined his BLACK SABBATH bandmates Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi in 2006 as HEAVEN & HELL, touring and releasing one studio album, "The Devil You Know", before Dio's death in 2010.

Currently, Appice is a member of LAST IN LINE, whose latest album, "Jericho", was released in March 2023 via earMUSIC.

Vinny has recorded and co-written songs on several dozen albums and CDs, including many multi-platinum records. Vinny's drumming can also be heard on numerous movie soundtracks, including "Wayne's World 2", "Heavy Metal", "Iron Eagle" and "Bedazzled". Vinny, the author of drum instruction book "Rock Steady" and DVD "Hard Rock Drumming Techniques", has performed incredible powerhouse drum clinics around the globe. Numerous books have been written about BLACK SABBATH and DIO with the authors always mentioned Vinny's drumming style.

Vinny's unique drumming approach has influenced many artists over the last few decades.

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5 июл 2025

Possessed

Значит Саббаты пошли ва-банк, раз не стали пртглашать Винни. Был бы Ронни жив, он бы точно не одобрил такое поведение своего протеже. А так и без Винни есть кому (не дай, Бог) придти на замену.

5 июл 2025

Gleb Monster

Билл на фото не выглядит такуй уж развалиной. Четыре песни, поди, продержится.

5 июл 2025

EvgenBriden

Они бы ещё у Тони Мартина спросили))

5 июл 2025

resurgamresponses

Классно подколол насчёт юбки. Но что есть то есть. Шарон то не обидится