The Complete History of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks (a first printing)

Joel Mciver

ISBN 10: 1631062727 / ISBN 13: 9781631062728

Published by Race Point Publishing,,usa, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete History of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks (a first printing)
• Publisher: Race Point Publishing,,usa
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1631062727
• ISBN 13: 9781631062728
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

They are the band that created metal music . . . and they have defined it for more than four decades. Black Sabbath's career spans eleven different line-ups and nineteen studio albums in addition to the twenty-eight solo albums of the original four members.

The band began in 1968 as a blues rock band on the cover circuit of Birmingham, England. Clawing their way up from the postwar bombed-out suburbs of Birmingham, the four members - guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward - would define a new genre of music and make themselves world famous.

Joel McIver explores the complete history of Sabbath, from the precursor bands to the release of the holy trinity of heavy metal - "Black Sabbath" (the song) on Black Sabbath (the album) by Black Sabbath (the band) - to the present. With over 150 photos, a gatefold family tree tracing the development of the band, a complete discography, and a foreword by Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn, this is the must-have book for any Sabbath fan.

About the Author

Joel McIver is the author of thirty-four books and writes for several publications as a journalist. He is also the editor of Bass Player magazine. He has written for Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, and he is the occasional guest on BBC. Classic Rock magazine has called him “by some distance Britain’s most prolific hard rock/metal author.” He wrote the official biography of the world’s biggest death metal band, Cannibal Corpse and co-wrote Megadeath’s bio from bass player David Ellefson.

Robb Flynn is the founder, frontman, and guitarist of Bay Area–based metal band Machine Head, which has toured the world since 1994 alongside the world's biggest bands. The winner of many awards for their music, Machine Head has sold over three million records and was nominated for a Grammy award in 2008.