I believe making a new album depends just on Tony health.

http://www.demonpigeon.com/2012/02/23/otto-schwarz-and-the-illuminatus-sabbath/

http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/53/24593/BLACK-SABBATH-To-Play-One-Show-In-America Sharon response on all this

http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/53/24597/Rick-Rubin-Comments-On-BLACK-SABBATH-Situation Rick Rubin speaks out on this situation...

http://www.black-sabbath.com/ WTF has happened with the black-sabbath online

EDIT: Oh, i have found out that they are exchanging the server....

During my research for my Doommantia Sabbath article, I came across numerous reports on times when Iommi collapsed, fainted or just fell ill and had to cancel shows. It first happened in 71 but it also happened at least once a year for the rest of the 70's. I know this has nothing to do with his illness now but I never knew he had a history of health problems..

Sabotage is my favorite Sabbath album and I think the band I have listened to the longest. Even when I was crazed about black metal bands, I still listened to Black Sabbath.

Check out my friend's Anita's new Sabbath tattoo, looks awesome.

Yeah it is great. I want a Sabbath tatt more than ever now...

Also I just seen that Sabotage is now 3 votes clear in the poll. I think that makes it official that Sabotage is the most underrated album by critics but the most loved by fans.

I want a tattoo now after seeing that. Awesome.

Sabbath news has gone quiet now. Nobody seems have a clue what is going on with them.

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, who is currently
receiving treatment in England for the early stages of lymphoma, with
which he was diagnosed late last year, has issued the following update:

"A little update on how it's all going:

"Well,
I've had the last dose of chemotherapy, so hopefully my body will start
to get back to normal soon. The steroids were the [worst]. I've now
got three weeks of radiotherapy coming up which I'm told can be very
tiring, so we'll see.

"A big thanks to [fellow SABBATH members] Ozzy [Osbourne] and Geezer [Butler] for coming over to England; it was a big incentive for me. We managed to work most days and have some great new tracks.

"And, importantly, thanks again for your kind messages. Hope to be seeing you soon."

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphocytes, a type of cell that forms part of the immune system.

BLACK SABBATH will play one U.S. date sometime this summer, according to a VH1 Radio Network interview with Sharon Osbourne, wife and manager of SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon
revealed, "They're gonna be doing one show in America this summer but I
can't say yet because we can't announce it, the promoters have to, but
they are doing one show in August here together." The news follows the
cancellation of all SABBATH tour dates abroad except for a headlining slot at the U.K.'s Download Festival in June, due to Iommi's battle with lymphoma.

As for whether original Ward will participate in the U.S. show, Sharon said, "We don't know yet, we really don't know. It's up to Bill. The door is open for him to join us, so it's up to him."

Meanwhile, Ozzy, Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler are in London continuing to record their first album together in 33 years, although without Ward it is not the original SABBATH reunion announced last November.

Sharon
said about the recording sessions, "It's going good. They're doing
really well in the studio. Gosh, they must've written 15 new songs
already and it's going great."

She also denied that she was responsible for Ward's
current absence from the project, saying, "Everybody's got their own
manager, so we have an independent group of people that have come in to
manage the project, and I don't, and I get the blame because Bill
doesn't want to play with the band; he doesn't like his deal and I get
the blame. It's like, 'All right, I'm a big girl, I can take it.'"

Ward has been sitting out the sessions due to being offered what he called "an unsignable contract" in an open letter to SABBATH fans.

Ward posted an update on February 17 in which he said he "remains hopeful" for a positive outcome to the situation.

The rest of SABBATH's scheduled European summer gigs will be replaced by "Ozzy And Friends", at which the singer will be joined by Butler, former Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde and other special guests, including Slash on selected dates.

Even if it is not her fault i would still to prefer to hear the details from somebody other than her. Why is she playing spokesperson?

I am sure it is not all her fault but she has made the situation worse by opening her mouth once again.

http://prettymuchamazing.com/news/is-this-the-lollapalooza-2012-lineup

Seems Sabbath will visit US...

I just read there is only one concert for the US. If that is true, it sucks. What a kick in the face for US fans.

there is one concert for Europe too, in UK and I don't like that, but what can we do about it...

Former BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL and current KILL DEVIL HILL drummer Vinny Appice says that it would be hard to turn down the opportunity to play with BLACK SABBATH again if he was asked to replace original SABBATH drummer Bill Ward , who announced in February that he could not participate in the planned reunion of the band's founding lineup.

"Everybody goes: Well, If you did get asked, would you do it?" Vinny tells Powerline
in a brand new interview. "And how could you turn it down? It's part of
rock history. It's probably the last album they'll ever make, so who
wouldn't want to do it? But I wouldn't want to stop my [new] band [KILL DEVIL HILL]
in its tracks. What am I gonna do, stop this and do that? I would say,
if it was to happen, it would have to be both things, you know. With my
band, maybe we can be on some of the dates and whatever… But it's not
gonna happen anyway, because they're moving on. I don't know what's
going on, but obviously they're moving on, so … And I got this and I'm
stoked, you know. This is my dream right here."

KILL DEVIL HILL — the band featuring Appice, Rex Brown (PANTERA, DOWN) on bass, Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 40 CYCLE HUM) on guitar and Jason "Dewey" Bragg (PISSING RAZORS) on vocals — will release its debut album on May 22 via SPV/Steamhammer.

"I always dreamed I would have my own band," Appice tells Powerline.
"And I did have bands in Brooklyn where I grew up but my dream was to
make it in the business with my own band. And then I had a band called AXIS and that was becoming a dream but we couldn't do it. It was hard. And I had gotten in Rick Derringer's band, then we broke up and I went back to AXIS and try to make it happen, then I got a call from BLACK SABBATH, so that interrupted that. And then BLACK SABBATH lasted, then Ronnie [Dio] wanted to do a new band so, of course, I'm gonna go with Ronnie.
So I always ended up playing with other legendary people, and never had
the chance to do my own band. I did it a couple times with WORLD WAR III and a band called 3 LEGGED DOGG,
but it just wasn't right at the time. It just fell apart. And then this
thing, I still dream about having my own band, you know. And a great
band, musically. And this [KILL DEVIL HILL] is more than what I expected. It's perfect."

When asked if Ward will participate in SABBATH's upcoming U.K. and U.S. shows, Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon, told VH1 Radio Network, "We don't know yet, we really don't know. It's up to Bill. The door is open for him to join us, so it's up to him."

Meanwhile, Ozzy, Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler are in London continuing to record their first album together in 33 years, although without Ward it is not the original SABBATH reunion announced last November.

Sharon
said about the recording sessions, "It's going good. They're doing
really well in the studio. Gosh, they must've written 15 new songs
already and it's going great."

She also denied that she was responsible for Ward's
current absence from the project, saying, "Everybody's got their own
manager, so we have an independent group of people that have come in to
manage the project, and I don't, and I get the blame because Bill
doesn't want to play with the band; he doesn't like his deal and I get
the blame. It's like, 'All right, I'm a big girl, I can take it.'"

Ward has been sitting out the sessions due to being offered what he called "an unsignable contract" in an open letter to SABBATH fans.

Ward posted an update on February 17 in which he said he "remains hopeful" for a positive outcome to the situation.

The rest of SABBATH's scheduled European summer gigs will be replaced by "Ozzy And Friends", at which the singer will be joined by Butler, former Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde and other special guests, including Slash on selected dates.

I hope this won't happen. Appice is a good drummer, but he doesn't fit this lineup...