Exactly 40 years ago, on Friday, February 13th, 1970, 4 blokes from the industrial slums of Birmingham, England released their first record album to the world. And on that day, drummer Bill Ward, bass player Terry "Geezer" Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, and singer John "Ozzy" Osbourne, collectively known as BLACK SABBATH, introduced the world to a brand new (and at the time rather controversial) musical genre: The sound known as HEAVY METAL!
40 years later, the ORIGINAL heavy metal band can still (on those rare occasions when they reunite on stage, usually during the annual Ozzfest Tour) outperform bands comprised of guys half their age!
It's just a shame that it took the Grammy Awards 30 YEARS to give Black Sabbath, the ORIGINAL heavy metal band, an award for Best Heavy Metal Performance. Umm, hello, they INVENTED the genre, they should have received the very FIRST such award, as they're the Gold Standard by which ALL other metal bands must be judged!
So in honor of this very special day in rock & roll history, fire up some classic Sabbath, and enjoy the gift that Ozzy and crew bestowed upon us all!
40 years later, the ORIGINAL heavy metal band can still (on those rare occasions when they reunite on stage, usually during the annual Ozzfest Tour) outperform bands comprised of guys half their age!
It's just a shame that it took the Grammy Awards 30 YEARS to give Black Sabbath, the ORIGINAL heavy metal band, an award for Best Heavy Metal Performance. Umm, hello, they INVENTED the genre, they should have received the very FIRST such award, as they're the Gold Standard by which ALL other metal bands must be judged!
So in honor of this very special day in rock & roll history, fire up some classic Sabbath, and enjoy the gift that Ozzy and crew bestowed upon us all!
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