BLACK SABBATH To Record New Album And Embark On Final Tour In 2016, Says OZZY OSBOURNE

Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed that BLACK SABBATH will record a new studio album and embark on one last tour in 2016 before calling it quits. “The plan is that next year [we’ll do] the final BLACK SABBATH tour and [another] album,” Ozzy said (see video below) during an April 24 press conference in in São Paulo, Brazil, where he performed as part of this past weekend’s Monsters Of Rock festival.

Asked what the differences are between performing with BLACK SABBATH and playing concerts with his solo band, Ozzy said: “With BLACK SABBATH, I’m part of a band that I grew up with, so we all know each other’s temperaments… You know where to tread and where not to tread. It’s a completely different [style] of music anyway [to my solo material] — it’s very slow and heavy. And [BLACK SABBATH guitarist] Tony Iommi, he’s the master of metal riffs; you can’t beat him.”

He continued: “It took [BLACK SABBATH] 45 years to get our first No. 1 album [with 2013’s ’13’]. And Tony, I was amazed at what he was [coming up with]. Considering that he was fighting cancer [during the making of the album]. He’s doing great now. I text him now and again. He sounds fine.”

It is not clear whether SABBATH has begun writing a new album yet. Ozzy has also hinted at working on a solo album, and will do a residency in Las Vegas this October.

“13” was the first SABBATH album in 35 years to feature Osbourne, Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler together, with drummer Bill Ward the only founding member to sit out the record and world tour.

“13” went to No. 1 in both the U.S. and the U.K., a first for the band in America and only their second chart-topper in their native country since 1971.

Iommi revealed in January of 2012 that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma and had to return to England every six weeks for treatment throughout the course of SABBATH‘s year-long tour.

Osbourne released a solo career retrospective titled “Memoirs Of A Madman” in October 2014. The CD contained 17 of his greatest hits, while the DVD featured music videos, rare live performances and interviews.

Ozzy‘s last solo studio effort was 2010’s “Scream”.

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net