LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-NOV 11, 2019..IT WAS 11-11-11 AND THE FOUR ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF BLACK SABBATH ANNOUNCED THEY WERE REUNITING. THE REUNION WOULD INVOLVE RECORDING A BRAND NEW ALBUM AND THEY WOULD FOLLOW IT UP WITH A WORLD TOUR IN 2012. THE STUDIO ALBUM WAS THEIR ALBUM ‘13’ WHICH WAS THE FIRST STUDIO ALBUM FROM SABBATH TO FEATURE THEIR ORIGINAL LEAD SINGER OZZY OSBOURNE SINCE THE GROUP RELEASED 1978’S ‘NEVER SAY DIE’ AND THE FIRST STUDIO ALBUM TO FEATURE ORIGINAL BASSIST GEEZER BUTLER SINCE 1994’S ‘CROSS PURPOSES.’ THE 2012 REUNION TOUR GOT OFF TO A ROCKY START WITH GUITARIST TONY IOMMI ANNOUNCING HE DIAGNOSED WITH “EARLY STAGES OF LYMPHOMA” AND AS A RESULT THE BAND WAS ONLY ABLE TO PLAY 3 DATES IN 2012. HOWEVER, THE TOUR KICKED OFF IN EARNEST IN 2013 AND WRAPPED UP IN 2014.
HERE WAS THE OFFICIAL PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING THE REUNION
