Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Late rocker Ronnie James Dio was considering retiring on his 70th birthday, according to his former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler. more info

ContactMusic — Late rocker Ronnie James Dio was considering retiring on his 70th birthday according to his former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler The musician who lost his battle with stomach cancer in 2010 would have marked the milestone on Tuesday 10Jul12 an... more info

Prefix — Zakk Wylde used to play guitar in Ozzy Osbourne's backing band, and now he's paying his former boss back in ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ex-ozzy-guitarist-zakk-wylde-names-son-sabbath/66930/ more info

ContactMusic — Ozzy Osbourne is adamant he wants departed drummer Bill Ward to rejoin the Black Sabbath reunion insisting the rockers would welcome their bandmate back into the fold Ward walked out of the group just four days before its comeback show in its native ... more info

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Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Black Keys rocker Patrick Carney has lashed out at Black Sabbath and Van Halen for reforming without all their original members, insisting fans want to see their heroes together onstage. more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Patrick Carney has lashed out at Black Sabbath and Van Halen for reforming without all their original members insisting fans want to see their heroes together onstage Black Sabbath reunited last year 11 but drummer Bill Ward pulled out over co... more info

Metal Injection — Earlier this month, Anthrax's Charlie Benante sold the drum heads he used to track several cover songs, including Black Sabbath's "Neon Knights" which ended up on a Ronnie James Dio tribute album. Turs out the band also covers of songs from... more info

Perez Hilton — Why did Ozzy Osbourne cancel Black Sabbath’s Mannheim, Germany concert on Wednesday just minutes before the band was meant to take the stage? Maybe he had a frog in his throat- or a bat! Lolz! In all seriousness, Ozzy was unable to sing due to “v... more info