Brad Wilk wouldn't exist without Ward, and he's got a Bonham pocket to boot. Sure, I could name any number of stoner/doom drummers (Chris Haikus, Jean-Paul Gaster) who are a little closer to Ward, but a) the bottom line is the other guys in Sabbath don't play the way they used to, and b) Wilk is well known, and for a…

Sabbath are in the damned-if-they-do, damned-if-they-don't position of being called cannibals if they try to recapture former glories, and unrecognizable if they don't. Being a fan of every incarnation of the band, this album frankly exceeds my expectations exponentially, and I think the reviewer is too quick to…