Back when heavy metal forefathers Black Sabbath recorded and released their 2013 album 13, much hubbub was made about the exclusion of founding Sabbath drummer Bill Ward. Ward himself came forward saying he felt unfairly snubbed, […]
Heavy music exists on a rift in time. On the one hand, there will always be a love and appreciation for the classics, to the point where fans will basically cosplay the 1970s in homage […]
Part of Master of Reality’s power is how much critics hated on it when it came out. Though the album was a commercial success for the band, rock journalists at the time absolutely despised Black Sabbath‘s […]
There would be no metal without weed. Had the sonic kale never spread across the world as an emotion-enhancing alternative to working and/or drinking one’s self to death, many of the blue-collar heroes from down-and-out […]
For as long as most metalheads can remember, the sign of the horns — also known as ‘throwing the goat’ — has been the hand gesture through which metal fandom is communicated. When you see […]
Released in 1972, Black Sabbath‘s Vol. 4 didn’t just build on the band’s legacy, it altered it entirely. Full of groovy, catchy anthems and a steely guitar sound, the record saw the boys from Birmingham trading […]
When it was released in 1972, Black Sabbath‘s Vol. 4 was a game-changer. Huge, steely, and catchy as hell, the record saw the band graduating from gloomy stoners and becoming the chart-topping rock stars who we […]
Drinking will always be an important part of heavy metal culture. Spiritually, alcohol gives way to the loud, brash frenzy fostered by ancient gods like Dionysus, and so is loved by fans of singalongs and […]
Over the years, the witch from the iconic cover of Black Sabbath‘s 1970 self-titled debut has become a heavy metal icon, even though she’s barely visible in the original photo use for the record sleeve. […]
It’s hard to follow up an instant classic, which Black Sabbath’s 1970 self-titled debut certainly was. Armed with a guitar sound like no other, a goosebump-inducing atmosphere, and lyrics about Satan sung by a madman, […]
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