In a March 2025 interview with PowerOfMetal.cl , Faulkner said that the band began talks regarding the next album; both him and drummer Scott Travis hoping to begin work in 2026. On 15 March 2025, former drummer Les Binks died at the age of 73.
The album Satanic Rites of the Wildhearts was released on March 7, 2025, with a short tour of the United Kingdom by this line up to follow.
Founding member and original guitarist Brian James died on 6 March 2025.
On 4 March 2025, the band announced that their final headline concert would be on 7 May 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall .
In March 2025, three members of the band were, upon arrival at LAX , denied entry into the United States, subsequently detained and deported back to the UK. Bass player Alvin Gibbs said of the incident: “While I never expected to be thrown out of America at the age of…
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During the band’s 25 February 2025 show in Osaka , they played ” State of the Nation ” live for the first time since 1987.
On 24 February 2025 they announced a US/Canada tour. This marks the first North America shows since 2020 and the first proper North America tour since 2017.
The album was released on 14 February 2025 and reached number 2 on the Official UK album chart.
The completed film premiered in IMAX in several countries on 7 February 2025.
On 5 February 2025, Osbourne announced that the original line-up of Black Sabbath would reform for one final charity show at Villa Park , Birmingham on 5 July.