“PRACTICE YOUR ENGLISH” with Black Sabbath
OK! It’s time for a bit of fun again. Today we look closer at a cassette tape compilation featuring Black Sabbath. This tape was originally […]
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CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Black Sabbath» by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut album was released on 13 February 1970. It was even a Friday the 13th. If that wasn’t an omen in itself, […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Headless Cross» by Black Sabbath
As Black Sabbath entered the 1980s, things were changing for the band. After sticking with the classic line-up throughout the 1970s, Ozzy Osbourne was now […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Stonehenge» by Spinal Tap
Stonehenge is a group of mysterious standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. Historians believe Stonehenge was constructed around 1500 B.C. and was used […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Bible Black» by Heaven & Hell
They called themselves Heaven & Hell, but we know it’s really the Dio-lineup of Black Sabbath. When Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, and […]
Artist spotlight: Quartz
Quartz is an English heavy metal band from Birmingham. They came to prominence during the initial rise of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Heaven And Hell» by Black Sabbath
Heaven And Hell is the title track of Black Sabbath’s ninth studio album, released on 18 April 1980. It was the first album to feature […]
Tony Martin at Baråtti Music Club in Strømmen, 10 March 2006
On a cold and very snowy winter’s day in 2006, Tony Martin of Black Sabbath fame played a small gig (some 10-15 paying people) in […]
Snowblind: Ozzy Osbourne vs David Lee Roth
Back in November 1978, Van Halen was the opening band on Black Sabbath’s North American tour. By most accounts, David Lee Roth’s band put on […]