With almost six decades of career on their backs, Ozzy Osbourne Know the history of music, especially that of heavy metal and hard rock, two genres in which he specialized. In an interview with NME in 2016, he was invited to review the soundtrack of his life and He defined “Black Sabbath”, the track that opens the homonymous debut album of his 1970 band, as “the most terrifying track ever written”.
when talking about the subject, the British artist remembered how his work caused intense reactions in the public: “When we started playing, as soon as the first chords of that song sounded, the young girls in the audience were scared. They thought we were friends of Satan or something like that. That was when all that began of the ‘Prince of darkness.”
The song, characterized by its use of the interval known as “the devil’s interval” -Termine that refers to the tritone interval, a combination of notes that are considered dissonant and are associated with the devil-, established the dark and sinister tone that would define Black Sabbath and Osbourne himself.
Black Sabbath’s last show is coming
In related news, the Heavy Metal band founded in the 70s will have its final farewell with the public in “Back to the Beginning”, a megafestival along with the most important names of metal. Those responsible for Paranoid They will be presented on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, with its original formation: Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.
The Festival will also feature a solo show from Osbourne and the live presentation of Metallica, Slayer and Pantera. The Lineup is completed with Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax and Mastodon, while Tom Morello will be the musical director of the mega event. Other confirmed artists that will go through the stage, as “additional presentations”, are Billy Corgan, David Draiman, Duff McKagan, Slash and Fred Durst.
This expected show generated a great controversy for ticket prices. The values range between £ 197.50 and £ 834, that is, between $ 245 and $ 1,034, and that aroused negative comments. “I know it is for charity, but it is enough,” wrote a unhappy fan, showing a seat ticket that cost £ 487.50 ($ 604). Another fan said: “I don’t want to hear that they say anything when pop girls charge £ 100 for a ticket. What Black Sabbath copper £ 420 by entry into the stands that are not VIP is really crazy.”
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