Ozzy Osbourne "Necromandus", who had supported Black Sabbath in Birmingham when they were called "Earth", did backup for Osbourne in the studio and briefly became the first incarnation of his solo band. At the request of the other members, Osbourne rejoined Sabbath. The band spent five months at Sounds Interchange Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, writing and recording what would become "Never Say Die!" "It took quite a long time", Iommi said. "We were getting really drugged out, doing a lot of dope. We'd go down to the sessions, and have to pack up because we were too stoned, we'd have to
Never Say Die! Tour (Black Sabbath) this response." Van Halen, he said, "are so good they ought to be headlining the tour." Supertzar [Audio Introduction] She's Gone [Audio outro] Supertzar [Audio introduction] She's Gone [Audio outro] Never Say Die! Tour (Black Sabbath) The Never Say Die! Tour was a concert tour by the English heavy metal band, Black Sabbath. The tour began on 16 May 1978 in Sheffield and ended on 11 December 1978 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was the last full tour with Ozzy Osbourne until the band reunited for Ozzfest 1997. Van Halen opened. "We did 23 shows in 25 days," recalled Eddie