While Vinny Appice manned the kit during Black Sabbath’s 2004 and 2005 Ozzfest runs (and the “Heaven and Hell” reunion with Ronnie James Dio in 2008), Mike Bordin was Ward’s replacement when the band ...

Drummer Bill Ward later stated that the band had become ... Somewhat ironically, the event led to an acrimonious split between Sabbath and Dio – who had released the crushing Dehumanizer ...

Ronnie James Dio was one of metal’s all-time great ... tour [when Vinny took over in Sabbath from original Sabbath sticksman ...

Ward has always been the hold-out with these reunions. He didn’t participate when the band got back together for Ozzfest in ’97 (although by 1998, he had indeed rejoing the band), and he wasn’t a part ...

On May 5th, 1948, Bill Ward was born in Birmingham, England. We all know the drummer made a name for himself in Black Sabbath, but here are 14 things you might not know about the rocker: 1.

But the band’s fortunes took a turn for the worse after Dio’s departure ... for the recording of Black Sabbath’s latest album, ’13’ (minus Bill Ward). Now, with a career spanning ...

Morello, who is currently planning Sabbath's July reunion concert, says the show will feature "12 of the greatest Black Sabbath cover bands in history —including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and Tool" ...

From Osbourne’s prince-of-darkness wail and Tony Iommi’s sludgy guitar riffing to Geezer Butler’s crawling bass lines and Bill Ward’s deathly drum smacks, Black Sabbath’s music has ...