Black Sabbath
All of the Black Sabbath related videos and podcasts we have.
The documentary follows Black Sabbath as they release their iconic album Paranoid through the recording and releasing of their album Master of Reality. Sharing many known and unknown facts about the band’s lives in 1971 and 1972. It’s 60 minutes well spent for any Black Sabbath fan. This is the third Black Sabbath documentary done by the Tapes Archive.
Sabotage is the sixth studio album by metal pioneers Black Sabbath, released in 1975. It was recorded in the midst of litigation with their former manager Patrick Meehan. The stress that resulted from the band’s ongoing legal woes infiltrated the recording process, inspiring the album’s title.
Did you know Frank Zappa was a huge fan of Black Sabbath? We didn’t either. (He loved the song off of Black Sabbath’s Vol.4 ‘Supernaut’) Zappa was also supposed to play with them at their concert in 1976. Watch the video to see Zappa’s quotes about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s quote about Frank Zappa.
Ozzy Osbourne talks openly about his past drug use
Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi honors Motorhead’s Lemmy
Interviews
This 1974 Ozzy Osbourne interview has never been heard until now. It’s the earliest known long-form audio interview with the Prince of Darkness. It’s also the only audio interview with Ozzy relating to Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album.
In this episode, we have The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne. At the time of this interview in 1997, Osbourne was 49 years old and was promoting his multi-band tour Ozzfest. In the interview, Ozzy talks about his love for his fans, how the Sabbath reunion came to be, Marilyn Manson, and the legacy of Ozzfest.
In this episode, we have Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler. At the time of this interview in 1992, Butler was 43 years old and was promoting Sabbath’s new album and an upcoming concert date in Indianapolis. In the interview, Butler talks about what happened to his solo career, why he left Ozzy’s band, what he thinks about music critics, and the Wayne’s World soundtrack.
