Black Sabbath, one of the biggest influences in heavy metal, has been in the news lately due to the desire of some members to reunite for one last act with the four original members of the band.
Ozzy Osbourne , vocalist and member of the band's original lineup, raised this discussion when asked if he was satisfied with the "Black Sabbath arc," to which he replied "definitely not," since original drummer Bill Ward was not present on the band's last work (recording the 2013 13
Tony Iommi , the legendary British guitarist, gave his favorable opinion on his longtime bandmate's idea. He told Eddie Trunk on his Sirius XM show , Trunk Nation : “It would be a good idea, but people will comment: 'Oh, they're doing it for the money. They're doing it for this, they're doing it for that.' Well, it wouldn't be. I mean, if it happened, it would be a good thing to do. But we'll see. I mean, who knows?”
Geezer Butler, the band's bassist, was the last to speak out in favor of a reunion. He also spoke with Eddie Trunk, who obviously posed the question to him. "Of course there's interest on my part, but there's a big 'but': you'd have to talk to Bill (Ward) about it," Butler said (via Blabbermouth ).
Ozzy and Geezer have been talking almost every day lately, according to the bassist himself. He said that Ozzy would like to do one last show at Aston Villa's stadium in Birmingham. "I'm definitely ready for it, to finish everything. Ozzy and I agree, but I'm not sure about anyone else."
Bill Ward's opinion on this matter is still unknown. The drummer has not yet commented on a final show with his former bandmates. It's worth remembering that there may still be some resentment regarding Black Sabbath's last reunion in 2013.
At the time, due to contractual disagreements, there was no agreement with the drummer, who was replaced by Brad Wilk ( Rage Against The Machine ) on the recording of the album 13 , and by Tommy Clufetos on the band's farewell tour.
When asked about his friend, and whether he thought Bill would have been able to participate in this final performance playing any music or in a new recording project, Geezer Butler replied: “I don’t think so. Maybe, I don’t know. I mean, the way things are technically these days, maybe a few songs, but who knows, there might not be any travel involved. We wouldn’t all be in the studio at the same time, maybe.”
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