Gigwise — Band's drummer is erased from all band's images after tour fall-out more info

ContactMusic — All images of Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward have been erased from the bands website after he announced he will not be taking part in any upcoming live get togethers Ward pulled out of Saturday nights 19May12 reunion show in the bands native Birming... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "At the request of Bill Ward, through his attorney, so as to not give the public the wrong impression about his involvement in the current Black Sabbath lineup, we have temporarily removed Bill Ward's images from the main pages of... more info

411 Mania — He wanted an unrealistic amount... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — I feel sad to see the Sabbath reunion becoming a bit of a soap opera on the internet. It has been a very tough year for us as a band, having announced our reunion plans, only for Tony to be... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Black Sabbath has cropped out all images of Bill Ward from the band's website, reflecting the tense, and collapsed, negotiations between the band and its original drummer in anticipation of its upcoming tour. more info

Metal Injection — And, another chapter in the drama. BrooklynVegan noticed that Black Sabbath relaunched their official website today, which featured a pretty sweet interactive collage of photos and album covers. One person was noticeably missing…Bill Ward. He was... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo on Black Sabbath website shot (top) vs. original (below) In addition to their recent comments, I guess we now know how Black Sabbath really feel about Bill Ward and his recent statements. Head to BlackSabbath.com to see many more... more info

Metal Injection — Probably the biggest metal news of the year is that the original lineup of Black Sabbath was getting back together for an album and a subsequent world tour. Unfortunately, since the announcement was made, it's been clear that drummer Bill Ward w... more info

Gigwise — Heavy metal legends to replace orginal drummer Bill Ward at new shows more info