Black Sabbath in 1970, photo by Warner Brothers Records
Black Sabbath’s landmark bench in their hometown and celebrating 50 years of their career has become a top tourist attraction for metalheads and others in a few short years. The bench has gotten a make-over as Broad Street prepares to reopen following the lockdown. Watch this video teaser by Jas Sansi covering the process. Continue reading
Black Sabbath in 1970, photo by Warner Brothers Records
Hall of Famers and founders of Heavy Metal and all of its subgenres, Black Sabbath was honored in their hometown of Birmingham UK today with a “Heavy Metal” bench. Tony Iommi was on hand for the ceremony organized by Westside Business Improvement District. The handmade, stainless steel bench was forged in the city by Gateway Steel Fabrications and features images of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward with the words “Geezer. Ozzy. Tony. Bill. Made in Birmingham 1968” etched on it. The bench’s artwork was created by Egyptian artist Tarek Abdelkawi. The presentation took place at St Luke’s Church on Gas Street. The event also saw Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward awarded with his own star on the city’s Walk Of Stars, which honors famous people from Birmingham. According to BBC News, the bench, the idea of “super-fan” and architect Mohammed Osam, was put on the renamed Black Sabbath Bridge over the canal on Broad Street.
Legendary metal forefathers Black Sabbath are playing the final show of their final world tour tonight in their hometown of Birmingham, England. The band has announced a live stream of the end of their final show, taking place later tonight. Details are below:Continue reading
Bullet For My Valentine And Killswitch Engage
At O2 Academy Birmingham, UK 12- 06-2016
All Photos By Luke Denham PhotographyContinue reading
Thanks to some appalling traffic, and a queue outside the venue which took nearly ninety minutes to clear, and even though I thought I’d left plenty of time to spare, I still somehow managed to miss opening act, Grand Magus. Grrrrr! Continue reading