Yes, you read that correctly.  The kings of darkness are actually go well with a little sunshine, as gardening expert Chris Beardshaw, from BBC Radio 4’s Gardener’s Question Time, has recently discovered.  Beardshaw explained:

“We set up four glasshouses with different sorts of music in to see what happened to the plants.  We had one that was silent – that was a control house – and we had one that was played classical music, we had one that was played Cliff Richard and we had one that was played Black Sabbath. It was alstroemerias we were growing and we bombarded these glasshouses with sound for the life of the plant.The one that was grown with classical music — a soft, almost a caressing of the plant when it is hit with that sort of soundwave — those grew slightly shorter because of the soundwaves bombarding them and were slightly more floriferous and there was slightly less pest and disease. And the ones with Black Sabbath — great big, thumping noise, rowdy music — they were the shortest, but they had the best flowers and the best resistance to pest and disease…The alstroemerias in the Cliff Richard house all died. Sabotage was suspected but we couldn’t prove it.”

Well, you heard the man: if you need some help perfecting your green thumb, turn up the Sabbath!  And might I suggest their new song “God Is Dead?” I’m thinking some cheery flowers in particular would be huge fans!

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So, imagine something for a second:

It’s 1982, and you hear that there’s a bitchin’ party at your older brother’s friends’ house.  The guy’s 37, lives in his mom’s cramped basement, and has taken in a stray pitbull who constantly pees on the carpet, but he’s a notorious party animal.  His furnishings consist of three tattered bean bag chairs and a flannel couch that he had found along the side of the road.  Descending into his basement is an assault on the senses, with the smell of stale bong water, burnt hair and pee.  After claiming some space on the cigarette pocked couch, the bong is passed and you take your first-ever hit of the thick, skunky-smelling smoke. Suddenly you find yourself mesmerized by the massive black light Black Sabbath poster on the wall.

“Who are they?” you ask, your words but a whisper.

“What? You’ve never heard of Black Sabbath?!” your brother’s friend replies.

You slowly shake your head as you stare at Ozzy, Geezer, and Iommi in awe.  You hear a shuffling from across the room, and the distinct sound of a needle hitting vinyl, before the darkest, most haunting melody reaches your ears. Your mind soars…

Is God real? Is he damned? Is he alive? Is he dead?  You’ve never really given any thought to these questions before, but now you find yourself more than a little curious about them. You find yourself lost in your own thoughts when the track fades, and then notice the 37-year-old burnout looking at you with a half smile, and…pride?  He takes another hit, blows milky smoke into your face, and says:

“THAT, my young friend, is Black Sabbath.”

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What you’ve just read is the new Black Sabbath single, “God Is Dead,” in a nutshell.  Simply put, Sabbath is back and better than ever, and I can’t wait to hear what else they have in store for us.  Check out the full hypnotizing ten minute single below. Enjoy, I know I certainly did.

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Black Sabbath has a lot on their plates recently.  Between their new album, “13,” set to be released June 11th, the album’s first single, “God Is Dead?” coming out this Thursday, AND an appearance on “CSI” May 15th, the kings of darkness barely have time to breathe, but have managed to grace us with upcoming United States tour dates!  The album, frontman Ozzy Osbourne says:

“I’m so over the moon about the way the album turned out … It’s better than my wildest dreams; it’s so good”

Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, “13” is Sabbath’s first album with Ozzy in 35 years, and features original Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, along with Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine on drums.  The first leg of US tour dates can be seen below, and tickets go on pre-sale this Thursday.

8/4 — Holmdel, N.J. — PNC Bank Arts Center
8/14 — Toronto, Ontario — Air Canada Centre
8/24 — Seattle, Wash. — Gorge Amphitheatre
9/3 — Los Angeles, Calif. — Los Angeles Sports Arena

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It’s been a long 35 years without Ozzy in Black Sabbath, and the heavy metal Gods are making sure everyone knows about their sure to be INCREDIBLE reunion album.  Fans now have the privilege of seeing Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Toni Iommi, and substitute drummer Brad Wilk (of Rage Against The Machine,) in their natural habitat – no, not chewing on bat heads – in the recording studio!  The just-released inside look at the Sabbath recording sessions are infused with just the right amount of spooky for metal lovers young and old, and is produced by superstar Rick Rubin.  Check it out below, and make sure to mark your calendars for the Black Sabbath reunion album, “13,” out in April of this year!

Paranoid (Live)

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Heavy metal Gods, Black Sabbath, made rock fans dreams come true earlier this year when they announced that they were FINALLY releasing a reunion album featuring the bands original lineup of Geezer Butler, Toni Iommi, and the Price of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, after an over 30 year hiatus. Now Geezer Butler has opened up to “That Metal Show’s” Eddie Trunk, saying,

The album is the group’s first studio project since 1978’s “Never Say Die,” and is plans to be promoted through touring in New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. Make sure to check out the video below, where Geezer Butler talks more in depth about Sabbath’s songwriting process and the possibility of more tours!

http://youtu.be/Tpdc5wLiWAk

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