Black Sabbath bassist/lyricist Geezer Butler has confirmed the authenticity of a previously unheard Dio-era Black Sabbath track uploaded to YouTube by the estate of the band’s late keyboard player Geoff Nicholls. Butler, who briefly quit the band in 1979, reveals that he did play on the track, titled Slapback. Guitarist Tony Iommi is “not at all happy” about the leak.
Vocalist Frank Aiello, bassist Neil Murray and keyboard player David Stone, all of whom worked with Cozy Powell, have joined Magpie percussionist Garry Bowler for a revision of late drummer Powell’s 1974 hit Dance With The Devil. Now re-named Dancing With The Devil, it also features the last recording of Bernie Tormé on guitar. Buy it digitally via 3MS Music from April 23.