He recorded a solo single in 1976 , a cover of the Sandy Nelson instrumental , " Let There Be Drums " . Bevan played on all Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II albums up to 1999 . In 1980 he published a historical memoir of the Electric Light Orchestra . In 1983 , he replaced Bill Ward in Black Sabbath for the Born Again Tour . Bevan was known for his heavy powerhouse drumming during this tour . He also appeared in Sabbath 's videos " Trashed " and " Zero the Hero " . A headlining appearance at the 1983 Reading Festival – extracts of which appear on a reissue of '' Born Again '' – was only Bevan 's second gig with the band . " It was just all over the shop , " recalled guitarist Tony Iommi . " Bev did n't know the songs at all . He did try . As we went on the tour , he did get a lot better … We went to America and he done good . That particular stage , doing the Reading Festival , was a definite wrong for us . " Bevan rejoined Black Sabbath briefly in 1987 , recording percussion overdubs for album The Eternal Idol , but was replaced by Terry Chimes after refusing to play shows in South Africa , at the time under apartheid rule
Born Again Tour
Born Again Tour 1983
Bev Bevan