Who is the band Black Sabbath?
Black Sabbath, a British heavy metal band that has also been described as acid rock and psychedelic rock, has been credited with laying down the framework of all heavy metal music to come afterwards and cited as an influence by many famous musicians of the genre including members of metal and rock bands like Iron Maiden, Slayer, Metallica, Nirvana, Korn, Mayhem, Venom, Judas Priest, Guns N’ Roses, Soundgarden, Body Count, Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Disturbed, Death, Opeth, Pantera, Megadeth, The Smashing Pumpkins, Slipknot, Foo Fighters, Fear Factory, Candlemass, Godsmack, and Van Halen.
When and where was their first US show?
Black Sabbath made their U.S. debut on October 30th, 1970. The venue was the Esby Auditorium in Glassboro, New Jersey.
When did Black Sabbath form?
The band formed in 1968 and experimented with different names until they changed their name to Black Sabbath in August 1969. The band would continue to perform together, off and on with varying line-ups, for 49 years.
Did Black Sabbath break up?
Black Sabbath played their final concert on 4 February 2017 in Birmingham, England where they formed. The final song of that concert was streamed live on Facebook and they took their final bow with fireworks in the background.
Band-tees.com Black Sabbath T-shirt Facts
Black Sabbath 1978 Concert Tour T-Shirt
This vintage Black Sabbath t shirt was seen worn by Tony Stark, (played by Robert Downey Jr.) the genius, eccentric billionaire and Iron Man himself in the original 2012 Avengers movie. The artwork is most likely from the 1978 Concert Tour which did have shirts identical in appearance. The original version of this shirt from the 70s are selling online in the $800-$900 range.
Black Sabbath Master of Reality T-Shirt
This album came out on July 21, 1971, and prominently displays the black sabbath logo that was part of the cover art for Master of Reality. Noteworthy songs from the album include: “Children of the Grave”, “Sweet Leaf” and “Into the Void”. Rolling Stone ranked the album number 298 in their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003. Learn more about the album here.
Black Sabbath Paranoid T-shirt
Paranoid, Black Sabbath’s second album which was released on September 18, 1970, in Britain was then released on January 7th, 1971 in the United States. This release included the metal staples “Paranoid,” “War Pigs” and “Iron Man,” and was recorded live in the studio. Sabbath laid the entire album down, all tracks, at Island Studios and Regent Sound Studios in London between the dates of June 16 and 21. The band was only given 6 days of studio time to complete the album, a deadline that they met producing one of the foundational metal albums of all time. Learn more about the album here.
Black Sabbath Symptom Of The Universe T-shirt
This shirt features album art from the 2002 compilation by Sabbath titled Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978. All the songs were remastered for this two-disc set. The actual song titled “Symptom of the Universe” is from their 1975 sixth studio album “Sabotage”. Learn more about the album here.