Black Sabbath reunion is 'speculation', says Tony Iommi

"More than 40 years after Ozzy Osbourne first sang about Satan coming round the bend, Black Sabbath's original lineup may be getting back together. Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward have reportedly reunited in a "secret rehearsal studio", with plans to record a new album and tour.

Metal Talk and the Birmingham Mail have both reported Black Sabbath's return, with the Mail quoting a June interview with Iommi. While the guitarist criticised the report on his website, calling it "speculation", he stopped short of denying that the band had reformed. "Thanks to the internet it's gone round the world as some sort of 'official' statement on my part," he said. "To my old pals, Ozzy, Geezer and Bill, sorry about this, I should have known better."

In the June interview, Iommi was more forthcoming. "It's all been very hush-hush," he said. Although Iommi was reconciled with Osbourne last year, they didn't begin writing together until this summer."


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