{"product_id":"black-sabbath-by-joel-mciver","title":"Black Sabbath by Joel McIver","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey are the band that created metal music . . . and they have defined it for more than four decades. Black Sabbath's career spans eleven different line-ups and nineteen studio albums in addition to the twenty-eight solo albums of the original four members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe band began in 1968 as a blues rock band on the cover circuit of Birmingham, England. Clawing their way up from the postwar bombed-out suburbs of Birmingham, the four members - guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward - would define a new genre of music and make themselves world famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoel McIver explores the complete history of Sabbath, from the precursor bands to the release of the holy trinity of heavy metal - \"Black Sabbath\" (the song) on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlack Sabbath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(the album) by Black Sabbath (the band) - to the present. With over 150 photos, a gatefold family tree tracing the development of the band, a complete discography, and a foreword by Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn, this is the must-have book for any Sabbath fan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black City Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42208377143532,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0497\/5912\/5660\/products\/9781631062728.jpg?v=1640089102","url":"https:\/\/www.blackcityrecords.co.uk\/products\/black-sabbath-by-joel-mciver","provider":"Black City Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}