Founding Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward says he’s has been in the studio “making records”. The 75-year-old posted a video on Instagram on New Year’s Day, to make the announcement.

Ward has released a number of poems in recent years, some inspired by the coronavirus pandemic and others celebrating the fall-winter holiday season, including Thanksgiving and Christmas.

He was on board for the Sabbath reunion when it was first announced more than 11 years ago, but the drummer backed out soon after. Hinting that he wasn’t physically up to the task.