Figures in Black: Heavy Metal and the Haunted Sabbath

Figures in Black: Heavy Metal and the Haunted Sabbath | Mysterious Universe: "Doom, gloom, and masterfully monstrous guitar riffs are among the hallmarks that heralded the coming of the Sabbath in Birmingham, England in 1969. The bleak, industrial grounds of the English town had proven fertile soil for the formation of a musical genre that would later become known as Heavy Metal, and its flagship performers were none other than Black Sabbath, the legendary rock group featuring the madman (and sometimes maddening) Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, Tony Iommi on guitar, Geezer Butler on bass, and Bill Ward pounding the pagan skins and cymbal crashes."