BLACK SABBATH embraced change in 1976 when the heavy metal innovators started managing themselves and began exploring different sounds on the band’s seventh studio album, “Technical Ecstasy”. The record reached #13 in the U.K. and was certified gold in the U.S. BMG honors this daring album with a collection that includes a newly remastered version...
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The Ultimate Guide To HEAVY METAL: The 13 Most Influential Bands Of All Time
HEAVY METAL (or simply METAL) is a genre of rock music that arose in the late 1960s and early 1970s mostly throughout the United Kingdom and United States . It's roots lay within blues, classical music and rock and it is generally characterized by a massive sound of distortion, extended guitar solos, driving drum beats, vigorous vocals and an emphasis on loudness. Heavy metal itself has spawned numerous subgenres which generally can be identified through changing, or omitting one of the these attributes.
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BLACK SABBATH’s TONY IOMMI Says He’s Thinking Of Remixing ‘Born Again’ Album
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi says that he is contemplating remixing the band’s iconic “Born Again” album for future release. “Born Again” was released in 1983 and was the only album BLACK SABBATH recorded with lead vocalist Ian Gillan, (DEEP PURPLE). It was was also the last of SABBATH’s studio albums to feature drummer Bill...
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BLACK SABBATH’s GEEZER BUTLER To Release ‘Manipulations Of The Mind’ Box Set
BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has announced a new career-spanning release, “Manipulations Of The Mind – The Complete Collection”. The four-CD box set, which is due on July 30 via BMG, will include his three solo albums — “Plastic Planet”, “Black Science” and “Ohmwork” — plus a bonus disc of “rare material,” described as a...
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BLACK SABBATH Launches ‘Sabotage’-Themed Online Escape Room
BMG has paid tribute to BLACK SABBATH with the release of a collection that includes a newly remastered version of the band’s sixth studio album, “Sabotage”, along with a complete live show recorded during the band’s 1975 tour. “Sabotage: Super Deluxe Edition” is available as a four-CD set and a four-LP set that includes the...
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VOTE HERE: Who Do YOU Think Are The Most Influential HEAVY METAL BANDS Of All Time?
We’re doing another voting blitz here at Loadedradio.com as we want to know who YOU believe are the most INFLUENTIAL HEAVY METAL BANDS of all time. Much like our previous list, the ‘Top 13 THRASH METAL Bands Of All Time’ as voted by YOU, we will be tabulating votes via the website, radio station requests...
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LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH, METALLICA And More Featured In ‘Top 10 Greatest Riffs Of All Time’
Jimmy Page’s recognizable, yet simple riff from LED ZEPPELIN’s classic “Whole Lotta Love” has been named the greatest riff of all time by readers of Total Guitar and Guitar World magazines. The iconic LED ZEPPELIN track beat out Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train”, AC/DC’s “Back In Black” and DEEP PURPLE’s “Smoke On The Water” to make...
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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, MY DYING BRIDE And More Donate To #ILoveMetal Metal-Music Charity Draw
BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, Nuclear Blast, MY DYING BRIDE, Laney, Epiphone, Earache, Sony/BMG, Razamataz, PRS Guitars, Live Nation/Download, 5BAM, Bravado and UK Metal Merger are among the international metal-music industry heavyweights who have donated over 1,000 items of “money-can’t-buy” metal memorabilia, merchandise and rarities to #ILoveMetal, the world’s biggest ever metal-music charity prize draw. In...
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Watch The Trailer For New Photo Book About RONNIE JAMES DIO Era Of BLACK SABBATH
Rufus Publications has set an early September release date for “Sabbath: The Dio Years”. In 1980, BLACK SABBATH recruited powerhouse vocalist Ronnie James Dio at the start of a new era for the band. “Heaven And Hell”, the first studio album they released, is now regarded as one of the most iconic rock albums of...
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BLACK SABBATH To Release The Super Deluxe Edition Of ‘Sabotage’ In June
BLACK SABBATH was embroiled in a protracted legal battle with its former manager in 1975 when the band started recording its sixth studio album, “Sabotage”. The group felt sabotaged at every turn — hence the album’s title — but that feeling helped fuel the intensity of the new music they were making. In spite of...