In October 2023, Romero effectively confirmed his departure from the band by stating that Rainbow was “not his place anymore” while speaking positively of his time in the group.
On September 22, 2023, the band released its twelfth studio album, Nothing Lasts Forever , which placed highly on albums-of-the-year lists from music magazines, Mojo and Uncut .
” Angry “, the album’s first single and music video (starring actress Sydney Sweeney ), was also released during the Q&A, with the song also landing on the EA Sports FC 24 soundtrack.
On 6 September 2023, Jagger, Richards and Wood appeared in a live Q&A with Jimmy Fallon to announce that Hackney Diamonds would be released on 20 October 2023.
In September 2023, the band released a four-track EP – their first new music in 19 years – entitled “Unpopular Parts of a Pig”.
In 2000 a two disc compilation album was released, titled Open Season . However, with the exceptions of a new Tony Hill solo track, a new Peter Pavli solo track, and a short track from Ancient Gates , the content was drawn entirely from The Flood and The Reason of…
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On 1 September 2023, the band released a commemorative orchestral rendition of “Pompeii”, collaborating with composer Hans Zimmer on the project. Titled “Pompeii MMXXIII”, the release of the song coincided with the 10th anniversary of the track’s original release in 2013.
The Birmingham Royal Ballet presented Black Sabbath: The Ballet which premiered at the Birmingham Hippodrome in September 2023,
In September 2023, the band announced they would undertake a tour of the UK, Europe and America in 2024 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hopes and Fears . The tour commenced in May, coinciding with the album’s reissue, and continued on until December of that year.
The first single – the title track “Danse Macabre” – was released on 30 August 2023. The second single, “Black Moonlight”, followed on 21 September.