The eagerly awaited MER Redux series installment "Best of Black Sabbath" is finally out today. In a tumultuous celebration of BLACK SABBATH's 50th anniversary, Magnetic Eye presents "Best of Black Sabbath", a double-album featuring 15 heart-stopping renditions of classic tunes from across the discography of the godfathers of metal by some of the riff-heaviest bands in today’s stoner doom scene
A companion to Vol. 4 [Redux], "Best of Black Sabbath"...
SUMMONER's Joe Richner writes about his relationship with Black Sabbath and about choosing 'A National Acrobat: "The importance of Black Sabbath can't be overstated to the entire genre of metal, and our band is definitely no exception to this", tells the guitarist. "Sabbath is basically ground zero of where Summoner are coming from, both musically and how their unique vibe threads throughout every track. Personally, I was introduced to Black...
Early September will see ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), bassist Blasko (Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie) and drummer Joey Castillo (Danzig, Queens of the Stone Age), release their spectacular tribute to the Birmingham four, a faithful yet supercharged rendition of BLACK SABBATH's first album. Vertigo Records issued the iconic debut album on a Friday the 13th in 1970, and the...
Almost five decades ago, the toll of a bell and rolling thunder marked the conception of an ear splittingly monolithic riff. In that moment, Black Sabbath and the sound of Heavy Metal were forged. The band embarked on what Ozzy describes as “the most incredible adventure you could think of”, a journey that would go on to define a genre.
The End, released on November 17, captured the final destination...
