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Black Sabbath is an English heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Birmingham, England, originally comprising Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums). In the early ’70s they were the first to pair heavily distorted, sonically dissonant blues-rock at slow speeds with lyrics about drugs, mental pain and abominations of war, thus giving birth to generations upon generations of metal bands that followed in their wake. |
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News in english
about Black Sabbath
(July / 2009)
Win Deluxe Black Sabbath Reissues Date: 01 Jul 2009
Metal Hammer -
Your chance to get your mitts on deluxe reissues of the self-titled Black Sabbath album and their 1971 masterpiece, ‘Masters Of Reality’! These albums include previously unreleased instrumentals and album tracks and are available in stores now!
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Pentagram Date: 01 Jul 2009
SF Weekly -
Pentagram was arguably the lone American contemporary of Black Sabbath during the early 1970s that dealt in the same sludgy riffs and monolithic menace. Built around the dark songwriting and distinctive vocals of founder Bobby Liebling, the unsung Virginia-based band released several pulve...
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LV MUSIC BLOG: Disney star cancels show Date: 02 Jul 2009
The Morning Call -
GARY BLOCKUS He bought his first album at age 14: Bread's "Baby I'm A Want You." The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" and Deep Purple's "Machine Head." He's covered everything in the metal/hard rock genre, from Motley Crue to Papa Roach to Ted Nugent and Aerosmith to the softer side like Bon Jovi.
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Disney star says cancellation won't affect Allentown show Date: 03 Jul 2009
The Morning Call -
GARY BLOCKUS He bought his first album at age 14: Bread's "Baby I'm A Want You." The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" and Deep Purple's "Machine Head." He's covered everything in the metal/hard rock genre, from Motley Crue to Papa Roach to Ted Nugent and Aerosmith to the softer side like Bon Jovi.
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Thou shall ‘Steel’: Judas Priest revisits heavy metal classic after three decades Date: 04 Jul 2009
New Haven Register -
For more than a decade, the blues-based thunderous rock of bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple defined the genre that became heavy metal. Those acts took the blues and added massive amounts of distortion, thick percussion and searing guitar solos. Then “British Steel” came around.
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LV Music: 'Best concert ticket sale ever' gets better Date: 06 Jul 2009
The Morning Call -
GARY BLOCKUS He bought his first album at age 14: Bread's "Baby I'm A Want You." The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" and Deep Purple's "Machine Head." He's covered everything in the metal/hard rock genre, from Motley Crue to Papa Roach to Ted Nugent and Aerosmith to the softer side like Bon Jovi.
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John Nicholson Date: 06 Jul 2009
Football365 -
Is Owen The New Ronnie James Dio? Any fan of Black Sabbath will be looking at Michael Owen today and thinking, you know, what, he's just like Ronnie James Dio - and not just because he's a legendary short-arse.
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Kelly Osbourne Calls Lady Gaga a "Butter Face" Date: 06 Jul 2009
Teen Music -
Outspoken rock spawn Kelly Osbourne has launched a vicious attack on Lady Gaga, insisting the pop sensation "has everything" but an attractive face. Osbourne, the daughter of former Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy, admits the Poker Face star is talented - but thinks her face isn't much to boast about.
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