Description
Black Sabbath are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are cited as pioneers of heavy metal music, the band helped define the genre with their first three albums Black Sabbath, Paranoid, and Master of Reality. In the 1980s and 1990s, the band underwent line-up changes, though since 1997 it has settled with the original band.
After previous iterations of the group – the Polka Tulk Blues Band, and Earth – the band settled on the name Black Sabbath in 1969. They distinguished themselves through occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and down-tuned guitars. Signing to Philips Records, they released their first single, a cover of the Crow song “Evil Woman”, in January 1970, and their debut album, Black Sabbath, the following month. Though it received negative reviews, it was a commercial success, leading to a follow-up record, Paranoid. The band’s popularity grew, and by 1973’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, critics responded favourably. This album, along with its predecessor Vol. 4 (1972) and successors Sabotage (1975), Technical Ecstasy (1976) and Never Say Die! (1978), saw the band explore more experimental and progressive styles.
The line-up remained unchanged until 1977, when Osbourne was briefly replaced by Dave Walker. After rejoining for the recording of Never Say Die! and its album tour, Osbourne was dismissed again in 1979 due to substance abuse. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who recorded three albums with the band: Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and their first authorised live album Live Evil (1983),
my Boss ME-90 tones for some absolute classics from the mighty godfathers of heavy metal Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Iron Man
Symptom Of The Universe
Into The Void
Neon Knights
NIB
audio tone demos of the Iron Man tone on Youtube here, recorded totally direct so you can hear just how they sound!
a demo of some of my Boss ME-90 tones here
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DISCLAIMER, i don’t own any of the music i mimic here, just a cover version by me showing the style of tone and how it sounds compared to the originals. Music from Black sabbath is available to buy and stream from all the best retailers and music services. The track and album names and images are the property of the band, these are just my tones made to play along.
