Jul 10, 2024 · Black Sabbath isn’t just the first heavy metal band, they’re also the group that brought Satanism and the occult into the world of mainstream music. But did Black Sabbath worship the Devil, or were they just flirting with Satanism?

Apr 4, 2023 · Given his devout Catholic upbringing, with its attendant visions of torture Hell for sinners and its apocalyptic warnings of Satan's diabolical power, it was understandable that the teenage Geezer Butler, a curious and clever lad, would begin to "read about the other side" as he once told Metal Hammer.

That’s not to say Black Sabbath were devil worshippers or practitioners or witchcraft, as many believed. Quite a different picture of the band is painted in such songs as “After Forever” (with the lyric, “God is the only way to love”) and Osbourne’s frequent flashing of the peace sign during Black Sabbath concerts.

Jan 3, 2012 · If you’re a Black Sabbath fan, especially a long time one, you’ve seen Henry a bunch of times. Thing is, most people didn’t know he’s called Henry. He’s something akin to Iron Maiden’s “Eddie”, although Henry has never come out on stage live.

Aug 11, 2016 · First of all, Black Sabbath guitarist Tommy Iommi here uses the tritone interval, which occurs in the blues scale, showing Iommi’s connections in playing blues music. Additionally, the tritone has been historically known as a musical representation of the devil, also known as Diabolus in Musica , which matches the lyrical content of the song.

Dec 8, 2024 · Black Sabbath's bassist Geezer Butler recently reflected on the misconceptions surrounding the band's classic works and the deeper meanings behind their lyrics.

Jan 18, 2022 · When Black Sabbath first appeared on the world's music radar in 1970 with the release of their self-titled album (via Discogs), listeners were shaken by the demonic mystique that defined their brand. The artwork was spooky, the band members were rugged and ominous-looking, and the songs were dripping with black tones of diabolical pandemonium ...

Dec 10, 2024 · Contrary to popular belief, Black Sabbath are not devil worshippers. In fact, according to Geezer Butler, they are closer to the opposite.

The band went on another hiatus in 2006 when the Mob Rules line-up reunited as Heaven & Hell, touring during the late 2000s and releasing its sole studio album, The Devil You Know, in 2009 before disbanding after Dio's death in the following year.

Sep 21, 2023 · Black Sabbath is in fact played in E-standard, your run-of-the-mill guitar tuning, and instead draws its eeriness from the tritone: an infamously evil-sounding note progression that has been associated with the Devil since the Middle Ages.

Jul 27, 2023 · Heavy metal, as pioneered by Black Sabbath, offered listeners enduringly weighty riffs and explorations of the occult. But Sabbath were constantly dogged by accusations they incited violence, suicide, and Satanism.

Aug 19, 2015 · Even during the height of their infamy, when a wide range of folks thought that they were actual devil worshippers, the two most common symbols used by Black Sabbath were the Christian cross...

Oct 31, 2012 · From the opening riffs of the song “Black Sabbath” through most of their classic albums, the music can sound downright evil. It shouldn’t be surprising then that the secret to this sound is...

Black Sabbath: The Dio Years is a 2007 compilation CD of material recorded by Black Sabbath during vocalist Ronnie James Dio's tenure in the band. The CD contains remastered tracks taken from the studio albums Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981), and Dehumanizer (1992), as well as a live version of the song "Children of the Sea" taken from the live album Live Evil (1982).

Jan 11, 2025 · When Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979, it threw the band’s future in doubt – but they returned with a new singer, Ronnie James Dio, and an album, Heaven and Hell, that revived their fortunes.

Sep 17, 2020 · Sabbath would remain musical outsiders almost all their careers: unruly interlopers who were loathed by their peers and the press and bogged down by accusations of Satanism and devil worship...

Oct 7, 2018 · They ranged from the recent extramarital affair that nearly ended his marriage to his insistence to never again reunite with Black Sabbath, the pioneering heavy-metal band with which he was...

Aug 29, 2020 · It’s easy to see how some Satanists might think that Black Sabbath would be open to their way of thinking, but when Ozzy Osbourne and his bandmates turned down the chance to perform at a special concert they were organising they put a curse on the group.

Nov 3, 2015 · Black Sabbath mirrored that dead-end world in dark, ominous music that buried the flower-power era beneath mountainous guitar riffs and cinder-block drum beats.

May 24, 2021 · The song "Black Sabbath" opens with one of the most evil sounds in music — a tritone also known as the 'devil's interval' — and in a new podcast exploring the relationship between the devil...

5 days ago · Record Store Day 2025 will take place on April 12 and as usual, there are quite a few metal offerings. Some highlights this year include Black Sabbath giving some love to a Tony Martin album ...

Oct 31, 2012 · From the opening riffs of the song “Black Sabbath” through most of their classic albums, the music can sound downright evil. It shouldn’t be surprising then that the secret to this sound is...