HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY, TONY IOMMI!!!!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

Yes, today is the 60th birthday of the TRUE Iron Man of rock and metal,

TONY IOMMI

of

BLACK SABBATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And STILL GOING STRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Tony and his bandmates, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, are planning to begin writing and recording a new Heaven And Hell album this spring!!!!! Heaven And Hell is essentially the Black Sabbath lineup during the years of 1980-82 when Dio initially fronted the band after the departure of that one guy, What's-his-name. Celebrations are in order!!!!!

[coffield3]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE

[Ohio8]

Originally Posted by ABlairican Pie

Yes, today is the 60th birthday of the TRUE Iron Man of rock and metal,

TONY IOMMI

of

BLACK SABBATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And STILL GOING STRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Tony and his bandmates, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, are planning to begin writing and recording a new Heaven And Hell album this spring!!!!! Heaven And Hell is essentially the Black Sabbath lineup during the years of 1980-82 when Dio initially fronted the band after the departure of that one guy, What's-his-name. Celebrations are in order!!!!!

Don't forget 1992's Dehumanizer!

[ABlairican Pie]

Originally Posted by Ohio8

Don't forget 1992's Dehumanizer!

That is correct!! The only reason why I hadn't included it in the post above was that I thought that the late drummer Cozy Powell was on the album, which he appears to have been on the demoes, but ultimately drummer Vinny Appice recorded on the 'Dehumanizer' album, making it a return to the 1980-81 lineup. If it had been with Powell, it wouldn't have been the same lineup.

Dang, I want them to go on tour again, I've never seen that version!!! I did see Black Sabbath in 1995, when Tony Iommi was the only original member of the band, and Tony Martin was on vocals. Cozy Powell was on drums, and Neil Murray, who played with Whitesnake, was on bass. NOT QUITE the original lineup, but the show was very entertaining!!

Sadly, Cozy Powell died in an auto accident ten years ago. One of the reasons why he didn't participate fully on the 'Dehumanizer' album was that a horse fell on him!! He was kind of a guy who lived for danger.