To the true fans, Black Sabbath is not Black Sabbath without Ozzy Osbourne, Toni Iommi, Geezer Butler AND Bill Ward. Unfortunately, they will only be getting the first three at any time in the near future.
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After negotiations broke down between Sabbath’s management and Ward, Bill released a statement saying he was sorry but that he was out of the reunion.
On Thursday, the remaining members responded to Ward’s lengthy explanation with a short statement on Facebook:
We have decided not to make any detailed comment on Bill’s latest statement. There are two sides to every story. We have been working hard at rehearsals making excellent progress after Tony’s treatments and we have engaged a substitute drummer for the forthcoming shows. See you at Download.
This Saturday is the group’s first reunion concert at 02 Academy in Birmingham, England.
