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
Mandy Lion arts which he has written about in his MySpace blog. Mandy Lion Mandy Lion is a heavy metal singer. He is most known as frontman of World War Three (WWIII) which featured Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain of Rainbow and Dio fame. He is also the lead singer of the Mandy Lion Band, which as featured James Kottak (Scorpions), Jimmy Bain, Michael Devin (Whitesnake), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio), Joe Floyd (Warrior), Mikkey Dee (Motörhead), and Pete Holmes (MSG, Ted Nugent, Ian Gillan). He is also frontman of the band Wicked Alliance with Jake E. Lee (Ozzy