Bill Ward is close to finishing his first solo album in eleven years.
The 78-year-old founding Black Sabbath drummer is working on an 18-track record featuring numerous guests.
An album drawing on a wide range of influences
In an interview with Metal Express Radio, Bill Ward explains that he has explored “quite a few things, including orchestral arrangements, choirs and different instrumental and vocal lineups… There’s a lot of jazz on this album, but also straight-up rock. I wouldn’t really call it metal, although there may be a few touches of it. Either way, you can hear my musical roots.”
The project will feature between 15 and 20 guest musicians and is expected to be presented to record labels before the end of the year.
The drummer also says he is brimming with creativity. “I can’t stop writing! Even back in the Black Sabbath days, I was writing all the time. I’d write with the other members of the band, and once I got home, I’d carry on writing on my own.”
Ward had already discussed two solo albums before Black Sabbath’s final concert, held in Birmingham in July 2025. Although he uses a wheelchair increasingly often to get around, the drummer says he has no plans to retire.
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