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

411 Mania — They are not commenting on Ward's statement… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "We have decided not to make any  detailed  comment  on Bill's latest statement. There are two sides to every story. We have been working hard at rehearsals making excellent progress after Tony's treatments and we have engaged a substitute drummer... more info

Metalsucks — Earlier this week, Bill Ward announced via a lengthy statement that he will officially be sitting out the upcoming Black Sabbath reunion; now the band has released an official statement of their own which is, to put it mildly, much, much briefer tha... more info

Topix — In a long message posted on his website, Ward explained that he was simply not able to come to terms with his bandmates. more info