Black Sabbath: Pioneers of Heavy Metal

By Brian Aberback

Book Overview

Black Sabbath, the band that created heavy-metal music, could not envision making rock history when the band formed in Birmingham, England, in the late 1960s. Back then, the poor and working-class young men of Black Sabbath were hoping to simply make a living playing music so that they could escape a life confined to boring factory work. Black Sabbath's journey from Birmingham to the big time is a remarkable story of highs and lows, of fallout and reconciliation. Their music and their aggressive, rebellious nature have inspired and influenced countless bands in a number of rock genres, from hard rock and heavy metal to punk to rap.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598452126
• ISBN13: 9781598452129
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12