Sirius XM'S Bloody Roots To Celebrate 40th Birthday Of BLACK SABBATH's Debut
February 12, 2010, 14 years ago
Airing Saturday, February 13th at 6pm ET, this week's episode of Bloody Roots on Sirius XM's Liquid Metal channel will honor the 40th birthday of the UK release of BLACK SABBATH's monumental debut - the first true heavy metal album and the cornerstone of all heavy metal. Celebrating the contributions of four young misfits from Birmingham, England - Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, and Ozzy Osbourne - host Ian Christe (Sound Of the Beast) will reconstruct the entire first Black Sabbath album using rare alternate takes, live versions, original recordings of the Crow and Aynsley Dunbar songs Sabbath covered for the record, and a few reverent covers by latter-day Sabbath acolytes.
Launched in 2004, Bloody Roots is an hour-long weekly heavy metal history show on Sirius XM, covering different genres, eras, regions, or moments in metal. The show airs four times throughout the week. For more information or to check schedule, visit this location.
The celebration of Black Sabbath's debut will continue throughout the month on Sirius XM Liquid Metal, leading up to Eternal Black Sabbath weekend. Every hour the weekend of February 27, the station will feature a different Black Sabbath song with commentary from Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, and Bill, and their diehard fans and music industry veterans, worshipping at the altar of the eternal Black Sabbath.
