Now properly recognized as the musical watershed that it is, Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut exceeded all commercial expectations upon release, yet it merely hinted at breakthroughs still ahead. Likewise, most of its songs, beyond the title track and “N.I.B.,” were clearly formative in natu...
Meanwhile, their sophomore set is one of metal’s signature moments, giving us stadium anthems “Iron Man,”“Paranoid,”“War Pigs” and classic cuts “Faeries Wear Boots,”“Planet Caravan” and “Hand of Doom.” Simply put, Black Sabbath brought something new and heavy to the table, cha...
yet he is little-known. His next stop was Black Sabbath. “They were friends of mine in California,” Walker later recalled, “and when Ozzy [Osbourne briefly] decided that he was going to leave, I was playing in California with this...
(EastWest, 1996) ‘The Great Southern Trendkill’ is where Pantera found new depths of heavy as the band was reaching critical mass, fully entrenched in substance abuse. The reckless quartet laid down knuckle-draggers in “Drag the Waters” and “War Nerve” complete with Philip Anselmo’s ...
Black Sabbath fans more than “It’s Alright” -- a laid-back, Beatles-esque ballad written and sung by drummer Bill Ward. At the time, it was seen by many fans as insulting; today, the reaction may just as often be described as “whatever”; but what’s certain is that releasing ...
Black Sabbath fans more than “It’s Alright” -- a laid-back, Beatles-esque ballad written and sung by drummer Bill Ward. At the time, it was seen by many fans as insulting; today, the reaction may just as often be described as “whatever”; but what’s certain is that releasing ...
Black Sabbath fans more than “It’s Alright” -- a laid-back, Beatles-esque ballad written and sung by drummer Bill Ward. At the time, it was seen by many fans as insulting; today, the reaction may just as often be described as “whatever”; but what’s certain is that releasing ...
Meanwhile, their sophomore set is one of metal’s signature moments, giving us stadium anthems “Iron Man,”“Paranoid,”“War Pigs” and classic cuts “Faeries Wear Boots,”“Planet Caravan” and “Hand of Doom.” Simply put, Black Sabbath brought something new and heavy to the table, cha...
Meanwhile, their sophomore set is one of metal’s signature moments, giving us stadium anthems “Iron Man,”“Paranoid,”“War Pigs” and classic cuts “Faeries Wear Boots,”“Planet Caravan” and “Hand of Doom.” Simply put, Black Sabbath brought something new and heavy to the table, cha...
Meanwhile, their sophomore set is one of metal’s signature moments, giving us stadium anthems “Iron Man,”“Paranoid,”“War Pigs” and classic cuts “Faeries Wear Boots,”“Planet Caravan” and “Hand of Doom.” Simply put, Black Sabbath brought something new and heavy to the table, cha...