Iommi Says No To A Sabbath Album, Nicko Says Yes To Maiden,Alex Terrible vs. Online Trolls

Iommi Says No To A Sabbath Album, Nicko Says Yes To Maiden,Alex Terrible vs. Online Trolls

Author: Scott Penfold | Loaded Radio | Heavy Metal & Hard Rock News September 14, 2026 Duration: 6:08

Tony Iommi has told Classic Rock that producer Andrew Watt — the man behind Ozzy Osbourne's final two solo albums — offered to record one more Black Sabbath album with the original lineup, Bill Ward included, and that he turned it down. Iommi said Watt was "a bit too excited" and didn't understand what working with the original band was like, adding that having already been through the 13 sessions with Rick Rubin he didn't want to go straight into another record.

Also on this episode: Nicko McBrain tells Metal Hammer he'd be "delighted" to drum on Iron Maiden's next album, three years after the mini-stroke that paralysed his left side and forced him to quietly rewrite the intro to "The Trooper" mid-tour. And Slaughter To Prevail's Alex Terrible writes several hundred words defending his right to hit back at online critics, says he understands Ronnie Radke better than most people, then deletes the whole thing within hours.

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