Ward was initially on board to be part of Black Sabbath’s 2010s reunion, but bowed out before touring and recording took place over a contractual dispute. The remaining three original members went on to record the 13 album with Rage Against the Machine’s Brad Wilk on drums and Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band drummer Tommy Clufetos handling the drumming within the live setting.
With Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler recently sharing their regrets that Black Sabbath’s retirement came without a final show featuring Bill Ward, the estranged Sabbath drummer has now publicly addressed speculation about a potential one-off reunion.
Ward was initially on board to be part of Black Sabbath’s 2010s reunion, but bowed out before touring and recording took place over a contractual dispute. The remaining three original members went on to record the 13 album with Rage Against the Machine’s Brad Wilk on drums and Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band drummer Tommy Clufetos handling the drumming within the live setting.
