As part of his monthly Rock 50 radio show, on this weekend’s Halloween episode estranged Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward paid tribute to his favourite metal drummers, Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Philm), Gene Hoglan (Testament, Dark Angel) and Johnny Kelly (Danzig, Type O Negative).

Check out footage of the program below:

Last month, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi spoke out about what to expect from Black Sabbath's final ever tour - when will it hit the UK and have they patched up with drummer Bill Ward? Speaking to Gigwise at the Q Awards, Iommi revealed that there was still very little chance of a full reunion with the sticksman.

"It was good, it was really nice to see Bill. We do stay in contact," Iommi tells Giwise. "It was a nice warm feeling."

When quizzed on the chances of the band settling their differences to perform again with Ward on their final tour, he replied: "No, to be honest - I don't know if that's going to happen. But who knows? You never know."

And could we see them at Download or Glastonbury in the UK next year? "We will be doing the UK, we can't not do the UK," he replied, remaining fairly tight-lipped.

As for one final album before they call it a day, Iommi said that "it could happen”. "We've got some tracks that we recorded before with Rick Rubin in LA," he says. "When we did our last album we made 16 tracks, but we only put eight on the album so there are tracks there that could possibly show their face at some point."

Check out the video interview with Gigwise, streaming below:

Organizers of the 2016 edition of Graspop Metal Meeting have announced that Black Sabbath will be making their final stand in Belgium on Friday, June 17th for an exclusive Benelux show. Tickets are on sale now.

Due to overwhelming demand, the road to The End just got longer. On the heels of their much-anticipated performances in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, Black Sabbath will end the epic journey they began nearly five decades ago with another run of North American dates in fall 2016. These shows will follow a mix of summer headlining and festival performances throughout Europe.
 
The second run of North American dates kicks off August 17th at Jones Beach Amphitheater in New York and includes stops at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (where the band last performed a sold-out show on their wildly successful 13 world tour in 2014), Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Detroit, and Dallas, among others, before wrapping September 21st at AK-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ.

 
The massive 2016 world tour by the greatest Metal Band of all time marks The End for Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler as they close the final chapter in the final volume of the incredible Black Sabbath story with this tour. Black Sabbath's The End farewell tour promises to surpass all previous tours and will feature the band's most mesmerizing production ever. An updated video announcement can be found below.
 
When this tour concludes, it will truly be The End, The End of one of most legendary bands in rock 'n roll history... Black Sabbath.
 

Black Sabbath's 2016 Tour Dates are as follows:
 
North America
 
January
20 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center
22 - Chicago, IL - United Center
25 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
27 - Winnipeg MN - MTS Centre
30 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Centre

February
1 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
3 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
6 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
9 - San Jose, CA - SAP Pavilion
11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
13 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
15 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
17 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
19 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
21 - Hamilton, ON - First Ontario Centre
23 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
25 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
27 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
 
Australia/New Zealand

April
15 - Perth, AU - Perth Arena
17 - Adelaide, AU - Entertainment Centre
19 - Melbourne, AU - Rod Laver Arena
23 - Sydney, AU - Allphones Arena
25 - Brisbane, AU - Entertainment Centre
28 - Auckland, NZ - Vector Arena
30 - Dunedin, NZ - Forsyth Barr Stadium
 
Europe

June
1 - Budapest, Hungary - Groupama Arena
8 - Berlin, Germany - Waldebuhne
11 - Donington, UK - Download
13 - Verona, IT - Arena Di Verona
15 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadon
17 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop
23 - Halden, Norway - Tons of Rock
25 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell
28 - Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
30 - Prague, Czech Republic - 02 Arena

July
2 - Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena
5 - Riga, Latvia - Riga Arena
7 - Helsinki, Finland - Monsters of Rock
9 - Stockholm, Sweden - Monsters of Rock
12 - Moscow, Russia - Olympisky Arena

North America

August
17 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
21 - Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live
23 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
25 - Boston, MA - Xfinity Center
27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
29 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
31 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater

September
2 - Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center
4 - Chicago, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
9 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Ampitheater
11 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Ampitheater
13 - Portland, OR - Sunlight Supply Arena
15 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
17 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
19 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl
21 - Phoenix, AZ - AK-Chin Pavilion

Details on Tickets, VIP packages and more for the North American shows can be found at Livenation.com.

(Photo: Mark Weiss)