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Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (1968 – 2006, 2011 – present)
Black Sabbath was formed in Aston, a poor district of Birmingham damaged by bombing during World War II, under the name Polka Tulk Blues Band (soon shortened to “Polka Tulk”), later Earth. Initially a blues-rock band, Earth moved in a darker direction when the band, especially bassist Geezer Butler, being fans of the black magic novels of Dennis Wheatley, tried to make music to have the same effect as a horror movie or novel. Ozzy Osbourne wrote the lyrics to the second song they wrote together, “
Black Sabbath” (the song name was inspired by a 1963 Mario Bava film), and Tony Iommi wrote a riff based on the tritone, sometimes called “Diabolus en Musica” (“the Devil in Music”). Later in their careers, Geezer Butler would write most of the lyrics to Black Sabbath songs In their Last Supper concert film, the band stated that the song is based on an experience Geezer had one night when he saw a black object at the end of his bed and noticed the next day that an occult book Ozzy had given him was missing. When the band found themselves being confused with another local band called Earth, they adopted the song title as their new name.
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njitetezero
So mad
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Aswin008
@njitetezero...retard!!!
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HeavenorinHell
Porto Alegre, ansioso! [2]
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HeavenorinHell
Tyr is so good and so underrated
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njitetezero
how can black sabbath make metal when it was already made?
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ccrow1014
TONIGHT!! SABBATH on CSI....really? i have to watch an episode with Ted Danson on it to see SABBATH? WOW!! pretty sure the song they will be playing is 'End Of The Beginning' No Worries, It will be YouTubed if U miss.
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Aswin008
@njitetezero..how the fuck can u turn that around???how can megadeth make metal wen it was already made??....megadeth only continued wat was already there...nothing new..just more aggressive I suppose...but never a comparison wid Sabbath....all the metal bands that followed Sabbath are their slaves....no doubt!!!
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joernsen89
the new single is awesome !
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chapolin_
Porto Alegre, ansioso!
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njitetezero
@Aswin008 "Sabbath made metal wen Megadeth wer in their diapers....." What does time have to do with it? I could turn that argument around and say Megadeth made metal when Sabbath were colouring their gray hairs black. Doesn't follow.
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dbrew2u
Partied with these guys in a Hotel Room in 1970 . Went to see their Gig . But the Power Blew,Concert Cancelled . Got a Room at the nearest Hotel. And what do ya know ? Black Sabbath are in the next room . One Power failure i never forgot.
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FelasPol
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Mr-Tinkertrain-
Ingresso comprado. Porto Alegre, dia 09 de Outubro é nóis.
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Aswin008
@njitetezero "yep, slaves of megadeth"....yep ur ass....Sabbath made metal wen Megadeth wer in their diapers....
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ChelseaSmile95
Ozzy >>
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njitetezero
yep, slaves of megadeth
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Aswin008
Hand Of Doom....\m/
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NOHIDDENPATH
Supernaut should be in the top 10!!!
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NOHIDDENPATH
Can't wait to get my hands on 13! Sabbath still rock hard :))
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flaviovigatto
Ingresso comprado. São Paulo \o/
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