Black Sabbath & Solo Update
Posted on Dec.07, 1998 under Bill Ward
Black Sabbath: This week (on the 8th) Bill will leave for England to begin rehearsals for the upcoming Black Sabbath US/Canadian tour in support of Reunion. The tour is scheduled for kick off on Dec 31st in Phoenix, Arizona. For a complete list of tour dates, check out Joe Siegler’s Black Sabbath site. We hope to have some pictures and reports from a few dates on the show here, so make sure to check back later!
Bill Ward Solo: The art and everything for the re-print of When the Bough Breaks has been delivered to the record company. We hope that the reissue will be out early in the new year. Also, the reissue of Bill’s first album, and the new third album “Remembering” are also hoped to be released sometime in 1999 as well, but there’s no firm info on those. Bill does to continue on with his solo work too (as do the rest of the members of Sabbath). When is not known at this time.
This Web Site: Right now, this web site is undergoing a major overhaul. There is a new look slated to go online around the beginning of the new year to coincide with the re-release of When the Bough Breaks. Everything will have a new look to it, so make sure to keep your eyes here!
Bill (w/Sabbath) on the David Letterman Show – Oct 29, 1998
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Hi Everybody.
It’s Bill here. First off, I want to thank you all for the support you’ve given me throughout the years. I love to play– whether it’s playing drums in Black Sabbath, making music with my own band or working with other musicians, period. Being able to do what I love for my whole life, pretty much, has been an honour and privilege.
When I started playing in Sabbath, there was an energy of truth about us. We believed in what we were saying, the music we were making and the lives we were living. As time has moved on, I’ve nurtured and tried to save a lot of what I learnt playing in Sabbath. During the more recent years at the Ozzfest concerts, I’ve found myself immersed in the musical rewards of playing in such a unique and devastatingly, powerfully effective Metal band. Sabbath have been, and are, my greatest teachers, and I am forever grateful for the musical journey so far.
Today, I love what’s happening in music. I’ve been given the rare opportunity to play bands I like – Classic and newer Metal – on our Rock 50 radio show. These bands energize me.
I am humbled to know many of you. Music lives and brings and maintains life. Music has always brought me through.
Stay strong, safe and live. Enjoy the site.
Long Live Metal.
--Bill Ward
