Black Sabbath

Artist:  Black Sabbath    

Origin:  Aston, Birmingham, England

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal

Original line-up:

Tony Iommi:  Lead Guitar, Piano, Flute, Synthesizers, Mellotron

Geezer Butler:  Bass, Synthesizers

Ozzy Osbourne:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica

Bill Ward:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Black Sabbath are an English Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Band from Aston, Birmingham, formed in 1968 by Tony Iommi (Lead Guitar Ex Mythology), Geezer Butler (Bass Ex Rare Breed), Ozzy Osbourne (Lead Vocals Ex Rare Breed), and Bill Ward (Drums Ex Mythology).  Black Sabbath are one of the most influential Heavy Metal Band of All Time.  The band helped to create the Genre with ground breaking releases such as Paranoid, an album that Rolling Stone Magazine said "Changed Music Forever", and called the band "The Beatle Of Heavy Metal".  Time Magazine called Paranoid "The Birthplace of Heavy Metal".

Title:  Live To Die (Box Set 4 CD) (2025)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal

Label:  Expensive Woodland Recordings:

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Asbvby Park, NJ, August 5, 1975

 1.  Killing Yourself (5:39)

 2.  Hole In The Sky (3:83)

 3.  Snowblind (5:51)

 4.  Sympton Of The Universe (4:21)

 5.  War Pigs (7:35)

 6.  Megalomania (9:55)

 7.  Sabbra Cadabra (5:00)

 8.  Sometimes I'm Happy (3:31)

 9.  Supernaut (1:44)

10. Iron Man (6:10)

11. Black Sabbath (6:45)

12. Spiral Arhitect (4:34)

13. Chkldren Of The Grave (4:57)

14. Paranoid (3:00)

Disc 2:  L'Olympia, Paris, December 20, 1970

 1.  Paranoid (2:55)

 2.  Hand Of Down (6:40)

 3.  Rat Salad (1:18)

 4.  Iron Man (6:12)

 5.  Black Sabbath (8:29)

 6.  N.I.B. (5:18)

 7.  Behind The Wall Of Sleep (5:02)

 8.  War Pigs (7:39)

 9.  Fairies Wear Bootws (6:34)

Disc 3:  California Jam, Ontario Speedway, April 6, 1974

 1.  Tomorrow's Dream (2:57)

 2.  Sweet Leaf (5:20)

 3.  Killing Yourself To Live (5:25)

 4.  War Pigs (7:08)

 5.  Snowblind (4:39)

 6.  Sabbra Cadabra (11:27)

 7.  Sometimes I'm Happy (5:28)

 8.  Supernaut (1:40)

 9.  Iron Man (6:59)

10. Orchid (5:31)

11. Sabbra Cadabra Reprise (1:45)

12. Paranoid (2:38)

13. Children Of The Grave (4:33)

Disc 4:  Santa Monica Civic Center, September 4, 1979

 1.  Killing Yourself (5:26)

 2.  Hole In The Sky (3:51)

 3.  Snowblind (5:43)

 4.  War Pigs (6:33)

 5.  Paranoid (2:31)

Personnel:

Tony Iommi:  Lead Guitar, Piano, Flute, Synthesizers, Mellotron

Geezer Butler:  Bass, Synthesizers

Ozzy Osbourne:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica

Bill Ward:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Live To Die is a live fantastic 4 CD Set by Black Sabbath, released on April 11, 2025 by Expensive Woodland Recordings.  For Fans of Black Sabbath.