When the world first exploded into a giant flaming mass, no good or evil could have imagined what could possibly descend from a small steel town in Birmingham, England. Nothing could prepare a soul against the forces that wrought such monolithic powers. And it was from just three notes.
We all know it. The storm moves stealthily o’er the small village and in the near distance the church bells keep a rhythm laden with doom. It’s coming. The three chords that created and open dark gates, a new realm of panic for teachers, parents and priests everywhere. DUN-DUM-DAAAAAH!!! That figure in black stands perfect. This is nothing but the great Black Sabbath.
In the beginning, we were created by chords and a cool hippie beat. Blues had once again turned its body inside out and found a final resting place in heavy metal. Sources may differ about the beginning but I fully believe that inside the quartet of Black Sabbath it birthed the most long-lasting genre that is still being created by courageous and extreme men and women. Pop may have still have a breath left in it but those of us who have lived with metal longer than we haven’t can just wear our uniform of band patches and shut the door on their flaccid faces. We have prevailed. Thank you, Black Sabbath.
Here at Birth School Metal Death, we will all explore the ongoing world of metal while giving a due respect to those that came before us in the blues. We shake hands with and bash heads with punk because they like that shit and sometimes we really theirs. Some of you guys in alternative are cool so we’ll just mention you every once in a while but don’t get used to it.
If you like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Napalm Death, Judas Priest, Suffocation, Enslaved, Tool, Melvins, Agalloch, Slayer, Metallica, Testament, Motorhead, Dio, Mayhem, Mastodon, High on Fire and all that’s under the nails, please come back. Let’s throw up the horns almighty and getcha pull!
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