Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!" he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not,
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honor the charge they made!
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

Alfred Tennyson

Nah, he's on the Heaven and Hell tour, all the Dio years of Black Sabbath. So it'll be nothing from the Ozzy era, No black sabbath, no war picgs, iron man...

Here's the set list they have been doing:

1. E5150
2. After All (The Dead)
3. The Mob Rules
4. Children of the Sea
5. Lady Evil
6. I
7. The Sign of the Southern Cross
8. Voodoo
9. The Devil Cried
10. Appice Solo
11. Computer God
12. Falling Off the Edge of the World
13. Shadow of the Wind
14. Iommi Solo/Die Young
15. Heaven & Hell
16. Lonely is the Word
17. Neon Knights


I'm hoping to see them in November \,,/

And just for future referance, The song which is about the charge of the light brigade is called 'The Trooper' and is by Iron Maiden not Black Sabbath.

Australian 2007 Tour Dates

The Iommi folks confirmed some tour dates for Australia this morning, so I'm bringing them to you:

August 2nd Perth, Challenge Arena
August 5th Adelaide, Thebarton Theatre
August 7th Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre
August 8th Newcastle, Entertainment Centre
August 10th Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
August 11th Sydney, Entertainment Centre
August 14th Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
August 16th Auckland, Logan Campbell Centre

The tickets are now on sale at www.ticketmaster.com.au and usual outlets.