Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler recently made an appearance at the launch of a Black Sabbath-inspired exhibition in Birmingham and were asked whether they listen to modern metal nowadays.

“I don’t particularly,” Butler admitted. “The Beatles, The Stones and The Kinks, that’s my kind of music.”

“I tend to listen to the more older stuff really. More the classic stuff than the newer stuff because I relate to that more,” added Iommi.

Still, this doesn’t mean that the band doesn’t appreciate the fact that numerous bands cite them as major influence.

“It’s absolutely amazing because we were put down by the press for so long, we didn’t really care about that because we always sold out at gigs and stuff in America,” Butler explained. “And it wasn’t until bands like Anthrax covered Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Metallica cited us as their influence, we were going, ‘We’re being praised?!’”

Black Sabbath officially disbanded in 2017, after they wrapped up a massive worldwide tour. The band, however, talked about a possibility of reuniting to play a gig at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which will take place in their hometown of Birmingham.

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The heavy metal giants toured in 2017 with their original lineup consisting of Tony Iommi, Ozzy and Geezer Butler. OG Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward was also due to go on tour with them but ended up ducking out due to cited contractual agreements.

Speaking to Kerrang! Ozzy confessed “I didn’t like the fact that Bill Ward wasn’t there, for a start. People put that down to me, but it wasn’t me, honestly. We didn’t have the time to hang around, we had to get going, but I’m sorry it didn’t work out with Bill.”

He continued: “[stand in drummer] Tommy [Clufetos] did great, but the four of us started this, and it should have been the four of us ending it. Those final gigs in Birmingham were bittersweet because you think of how far we came, and how much we did, and it would have been good to have shared that together. Maybe one day there’ll be one last gig, I don’t know.”

Black Sabbath’s farewell tour concluded in 2017. Ozzy Osbourne is currently on a solo tour and will play in Tampa, Florida this weekend (June 2).

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Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler recently made an appearance at the launch of a Black Sabbath-inspired exhibition in Birmingham and were asked whether they listen to modern metal nowadays.

“I don’t particularly,” Butler admitted. “The Beatles, The Stones and The Kinks, that’s my kind of music.”

“I tend to listen to the more older stuff really. More the classic stuff than the newer stuff because I relate to that more,” added Iommi.

Still, this doesn’t mean that the band doesn’t appreciate the fact that numerous bands cite them as major influence.

“It’s absolutely amazing because we were put down by the press for so long, we didn’t really care about that because we always sold out at gigs and stuff in America,” Butler explained. “And it wasn’t until bands like Anthrax covered Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Metallica cited us as their influence, we were going, ‘We’re being praised?!’”

Black Sabbath officially disbanded in 2017, after they wrapped up a massive worldwide tour. The band, however, talked about a possibility of reuniting to play a gig at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which will take place in their hometown of Birmingham.

The post Black Sabbath Members “Don’t Particularly” Listen to Modern Metal appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The heavy metal giants toured in 2017 with their original lineup consisting of Tony Iommi, Ozzy and Geezer Butler. OG Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward was also due to go on tour with them but ended up ducking out due to cited contractual agreements.

Speaking to Kerrang! Ozzy confessed “I didn’t like the fact that Bill Ward wasn’t there, for a start. People put that down to me, but it wasn’t me, honestly. We didn’t have the time to hang around, we had to get going, but I’m sorry it didn’t work out with Bill.”

He continued: “[stand in drummer] Tommy [Clufetos] did great, but the four of us started this, and it should have been the four of us ending it. Those final gigs in Birmingham were bittersweet because you think of how far we came, and how much we did, and it would have been good to have shared that together. Maybe one day there’ll be one last gig, I don’t know.”

Black Sabbath’s farewell tour concluded in 2017. Ozzy Osbourne is currently on a solo tour and will play in Tampa, Florida this weekend (June 2).

The post Ozzy Osbourne Shares His One Regret of the Black Sabbath Farewell Tour appeared first on Hot Pop Today.