Everything that was, and is, exceptional, about Black Sabbath is to be found in this seminal track. Tony Iommi's monster power chords, Geezer Butler's protopunk bass line and Bill Ward's primal and ape-like drumming are signally evident, as is a young Ozzy Ozbourne, who sings in a dark, enigmatic voice about the zeitgeist of the age–the very real threat of nuclear annihilation and the possibility of love overcoming it–which many might see as a watershed moment in music, and a direct ancestor of the Heavy Metal glut bands of the 1980s and 90s. For fans, thi… read more
Everything that was, and is, exceptional, about Black Sabbath is to be found in this seminal track. Tony Iommi's monster power chords, Geezer Bu… read more
Everything that was, and is, exceptional, about Black Sabbath is to be found in this seminal track. Tony Iommi's monster power chords, Geezer Butler's protopunk bass line and B… read more
Black Sabbath was an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970) and Master of Reality (1971). The band had multiple line-up changes following Osbourne's departure in 1979 and Iommi is the only constant member throughout their history. After previous iterations of the group – the Polka Tulk Blues Band and Earth – th… read more