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Artist Biography For Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath Was An English Heavy Metal Band Formed In Birmingham In 1968 By Guitarist Tony Iommi Drummer Bill Ward Bassist Geezer Butler And Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They Are Often Cited As Pioneers Of Heavy Metal Music. The Band Helped Define The Genre With Releases Such As Black Sabbath 1970 Paranoid 1970 And Master Of Reality 1971 . The Band Had Multiple Line-Up Changes Following Osbourne's Departure In 1979 And Iommi Is The Only Constant Member Throughout Their History. Read More On Last.Fm

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Black Sabbath

"Black Sabbath" Is A Song By British Heavy Metal Band Black Sabbath Written In 1969 And Released On The Band's Debut Album Black Sabbath. According To The Band The Song Was Inspired By An Experience That Geezer Butler Had Related To Ozzy Osbourne. In The Days Of Earth Butler Painted His Apartment Matte Black And Placed Several Inverted Crucifixes On The Walls. Osbourne Gave Butler A Book About Witchcraft. He Read The Book And Placed The Book On A Shelf Before Going To Sleep. When He Woke Up He Claims He Saw A Large Black Figure Standing At The End Of His Bed. The Figure Disappeared And Butler Went To Get The Book Only To Find That The Book Was Gone. He Then Told Osbourne Who Wrote The Lyrics To The Song. A Version Of This Song From Black Sabbath's First Demo Exists On The Ozzy Osbourne Compilation Album The Ozzman Cometh. The Song Has An Extra Verse With Additional Vocals From Osbourne Right Before The Bridge Into The Fast Part Of The Song. The Main Riff A Retarded Variation Of Gustav Holst's Main Theme From "Mars The Bringer Of War" "The Planets Op. 32" Is Constructed With A Harmonic Progression Including A Diminished Fifth. This Particular Interval Is Often Known As 'diabolus In Musica' For It Has Musical Qualities Which Are Often Used To Suggest Satanic Connotations In Western Music. The Song "Black Sabbath" Was One Of The Earliest Examples In Heavy Metal To Make Use Of This Interval And Since Then The Genre Has Made Extensive Use Of Diabolus In Musica.

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