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by Fred Pessaro // BBG

Black Sabbath on 'CSI,' no joke

Via Ozzy's Facebook:

For the last year and a half I have been drinking and taking drugs. I was in a very dark place and was an asshole to the people I love most, my family. However, I am happy to say that I am now 44 days sober.

Just to set the record straight, Sharon and I are not divorcing. I'm just trying to be a better person.

I would like to apologize to Sharon, my family, my friends and my band mates for my insane behavior during this period.........and my fans.

God Bless,

Ozzy

Catch a sober Ozzy Osbourne with his reunited band Black Sabbath on the road this summer, including at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ on August 4. Tickets go on presale Thursday (4/18) with a presale code of "SABBATH," and regular sale on Saturday at noon.

As discussed, the first Black Sabbath single from the new album 13, "God is Dead," will be released Thursday (via Clear Channel radio stations) and another will be performed on the season finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (no shit) which airs May 15. Iommi recently described the LP as one that "sits comfortably with our first three albums - Black Sabbath, Paranoid and Master Of Reality." That would make my year, but we'll see.

Corrections House at Saint Vitus in January (more by Caroline Harrison)

Corrections House, featuring an all-star lineup of Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Mike IX Williams (Eyehategod), Sanford Parker (no longer Nachtmystium) and Bruce Lamont (Yakuza, Bloodiest), have a new video for "Grin With a Purpose" the A-Side of a 7" that includes the previously discussed "Hoax the System" track which also spawned a video. The 7" is currently available via War Crime Recordings, and will be a taste for what's to come... a planned full length due at the end of the year.

So far touring is light for Corrections House in 2013, but the band is planning a trip to the EU in December, with North American dates to follow in the new year. The tour will be their second trek, following their recent jaunt in January.

Check out both Corrections House videos below.

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the three members of Black Sabbath...

As mentioned, Black Sabbath's long-awaited, Rick-Rubin-produced new album, 13, is coming out June 13. The first single, "God is Dead?," will be released on Thursday (4/18) so keep an ear out for that. Meanwhile the band, which includes Ozzy Ozzborne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, have announced initial summer tour tour dates, including one in the NYC area at PNC Bank Arts Center on August 4. Tickets go on Facebook presale on Thursday at 10 AM (password: "SABBATH") with the regular on-sale happening Saturday (4/20). All announced dates are listed below.

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photos by Keith Marlowe

Negative Approach @ Grand Victory, 4/14/2013

Hardcore legends Negative Approach played the tiny Williamsburg venue Grand Victory last night (4/15), snagging support from Violent Bullshit, Two Man Advantage and Crushed. The show was part of a weekend of dates for the band that also included a stop at festival Damaged City in DC where the band teamed with bands like Dropdead (who also played NYC last night).

More pics from Grand Victory (minus Crushed who we missed), plus NA's setlist, are below.

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by Fred Pessaro // BBG

Batillus at the InvisibleOranges day party, SXSW 2013 (more by Greg Cristman)

After finishing up a string of Invisible Oranges-sponsored dates with Mutilation Rites (who play with Black Breath this weekend), sludgy-doom crew Inter Arma will head back out on the road for a set of dates with thrashy Richmond crew, Earthling. The dates include stops along the Northeast, including NYC for a show at Public Assembly on April 27. Tickets are on sale.

The show will also double as a record release party for the mighty Batillus, who is celebrating the release of their new album Concrete Sustain. The band recent toured the US on the strength of the new LP, and both Batillus and Inter Arma played the Invisible Oranges day party at The Jr while on their respective tours (pics here).

As discussed, Inter Arma will play Scion Rock Fest in Memphis this year, and have been added to the previously discussed bill featuring Intronaut and Mouth of the Architect at Saint Vitus on June 15 (tickets).

Tour dates  are listed, along with related album streams, below.

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by Fred Pessaro // BBG

Dropdead at Acheron last night (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

Providence powerviolence greats Dropdead hit Acheron in Brooklyn last night (April 14), a show on their return trek from Damaged City Fest. The night featured an eclectic lineup that ranged from punk by No Sir I, Won't, Brooklyn early-Earache-worshippers Trenchgrinder (members Skullshitter/Anicon/Gang Signs), noise/crossover punks Shoxx, police-themed powerviolence crew NARC (members of Dawn of Humans, Rosenkopf) to sludgy punk from Occult 45. Pictures from the Dropdead appearance are available at InvisibleOranges.

by Fred Pessaro // BBG

Coliseum Metro, October 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister)

Louisville punk crew Coliseum have released the new video for "Bad Will" from their forthcoming LP Sister Faith. Check that out below. As discussed, look for the band to hit the road for a string of dates. Watch that below.

Busy week at Invisible Oranges and beyond. NPR is currently hosting a new Altar of Plagues track; IO streamed the new Enabler EP; we got ready for a Los Crudos reunion; streamed the new Cough/Windhand split; announced the new Full of Hell/Seven Sisters of Sleep tour; reviewed the new Ghost BC; were freaked out by the new video by The Body; checked out a review from Cathedral of the Black Goat; and streamed the new track by Satan.

All Evillive-approved shows for the next two weeks, and a new single from The Devil's Blood (RIP), are below.

What did I miss?

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Absu at Saint Vitus last night (more by Caroline Harrison)

Absu completed their second night at Saint Vitus last night (4/11) joined by support from Tombs in four-piece formation (with guitarist Garret of Wetnurse/Flourishing and bassist Ben of Woe). Like the night prior with guests Krallice, it was in celebration of twenty years as a band, hitting material from across their discography. More pictures and a review from the show are over at InvisibleOranges.

by Fred Pessaro // BBG

The Body at Acheron, Sept 2010 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

There was a time not too long ago when you could set your watch to appearances from The Body in NYC. Not so much anymore, but time has come again. On their way to the studio, The Body will play two shows at Acheron on June 9 & 10. Support on each night is similarly stellar, with 6/9 featuring Mutilation Rites and Geryon and 6/10 featuring Sannhet, Theologian and Hasj. Tickets for both shows are on sale.

As discussed, The Body recently dropped the new video for "The Ebb and Flow of Tides in a Sea of Ash,' due on their forthcoming Master, We Perish. Watch that below.

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Photos by Greg Cristman; words by Fred Pessaro

Aidan Baker @ Big Snow Buffalo Lodge, 3/30/2013

One artist releasing two records on a single day is a big deal, but for a guy like Aidan Baker, you might just call that "Monday." April 15 will see the release of Already Drowning AND Souvenirs Of The Eternal Present by Baker and are recommended for fans of post-rock, ambient noise and the like. You can stream them both below.

Aidan Baker, also of Nadja and too many collaborative projects to mention, teamed with Insect Ark and Yoshiko Ohara (of Bloody Panda) to play Big Snow Buffalo Lodge on March 30, part of his string of East Coast dates. A belated set of pictures from that appearance is below.

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