Black Sabbath to play final gig in July

[Blackleaf]

Birmingham's Black Sabbath - who invented heavy metal in 1968 - are to play one final gig in July.

The gig - on Saturday 5th July - will be held at Birmingham's Villa Park, home of the city's Aston Villa Football Club.

All four members of the band's original lineup are to take part.

Other musicians are also to perform at the concert, in honour of the pioneers of heavy metal.

In this video, Ozzy Osbourne's wife Sharon and Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi are interviewed about the gig...

 

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Birmingham's Black Sabbath - who invented heavy metal in 1968 - are to play one final gig in July.

The gig - on Saturday 5th July - will be held at Birmingham's Villa Park, home of the city's Aston Villa Football Club.

All four members of the band's original lineup are to take part.

Other musicians are also to perform at the concert, in honour of the pioneers of heavy metal.

In this video, Ozzy Osbourne's wife Sharon and Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi are interviewed about the gig...

Cool , are you going ?

 

[Jinentonix]

I grew with parents who listened to crap like Eddie Arnold and some dude named John Gary. They also had the box set of My Fair Lady, whoopdie dee and got to listen to a LOT of AM radio. Just a small example of the dreck I got stuck listening to at home and in the car.
When I was 5 or 6 I heard Iron Man for the first time and I was hooked. I became an instant metal head.

 

[petros]

April 2014

 

[Blackleaf]

I grew with parents who listened to crap like Eddie Arnold and some dude named John Gary. They also had the box set of My Fair Lady, whoopdie dee and got to listen to a LOT of AM radio. Just a small example of the dreck I got stuck listening to at home and in the car.
When I was 5 or 6 I heard Iron Man for the first time and I was hooked. I became an instant metal head.

I've often wondered what it would have been like when Black Sabbath burst onto the scene in 1968 - and especially when they released their debut album in 1970. What did people think? Nobody had ever heard heavy metal before because Sabbath had just invented it. Their music was as black as a coal heap. It probably terrified many people. No wonder many thought they were Satanists.

 

[Blackleaf]

"Paranoid" (1970)

It will be nice to see all four of them performing at Villa Park in July, especially when a couple of them have had health issues. I look forward to seeing other rock bands perform in their honour. It'll be like Glastonbury!

 

[Blackleaf]

Black Sabbath - Aston Villa fans.

 

[Jinentonix]

I've often wondered what it would have been like when Black Sabbath burst onto the scene in 1968 - and especially when they released their debut album in 1970. What did people think? Nobody had ever heard heavy metal before because Sabbath had just invented it. Their music was as black as a coal heap. It probably terrified many people. No wonder many thought they were Satanists.

The funny thing is, you can tell how much Tony Iommi was influenced by big band/swing music. Seriously, 'Fairies Wear Boots' is a prime example and there are several other songs where you can still sense that swing beat but really slowed down and super heavy.

My mom was one of those who was sure Black Sabbath were satanists or something "evil" until I showed her the lyrics to 'After Forever'. Then she got it.