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Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi has said in recent interviews that it is “Possible” that he and his band mates Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler may well return to the studio for another album, and may even tackle some festival appearances too in the future.
The band are currently on their ‘The End’ tour and it is set to wind-up in their home town of Birmingham (England) on February 2nd and 4th 2017.
This will see them hypothetically round off a 49-year career (although Ozzy was absent for a while and the band experimented with other vocalists). His return to the fold saw the band back at their peak and even minus (former original member Bill Ward) they topped the charts and sold-out arena’s across the world. Reclaiming their role as metal music’s overlords.
Even Iommi’s cancer issues could not stop the band that inspired so many of today’s metal groups from hitting the road and doing what they do best.
"I've been asked, 'What are you going to do after this?' Well, I don't know. As long as it's not world touring, I'm all right. It's just the traveling that gets me. Since I was ill, it really does affect me now." Said Tony.
He adds: "I don't want to stop playing. For me, it's the touring now. There's a day when you've got to go, 'Look, we've done it for almost 50 years. It's time to re-look at it."
The band may well end up back on festival stages soon and a new album would indeed be welcome.
The pioneers of heavy rock/metal were formed in 1968 and to date have notched up over 70 million album sales.
They have went through various line-up changes, been inducted in numerous halls of fame and collected awards along the way too.
Here’s hoping Tony is right and they don’t make this ‘The End’.
