Hand of Doom – Memorial Day

Hand of Doom - Black Sabbath
May 28

There is a song by the band Black Sabbath that I’ve always enjoyed because it had a cool jam, but I never really paid attention to the lyrics; honestly, until recently. This song is called “Hand of Doom” from the Black Sabbath Paranoid album. I write this note, in particular on this Memorial Day, for two reasons. First, heavy metal bands, for the most part are terribly misunderstood. For example,…

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Black Sabbath – SAP Center, February 9, 2016

February 10

Note: All credit for this article is attributed to Jim Harrington  jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com ********* Review: Black Sabbath delivers powerful farewell Ozzy Osbourne stalked the stage with manic delight. Tony Iommi burned through one face-melting guitar lead after another. And Geezer Butler’s basslines were as heavy as heavy can be. It was a thing of thundering beauty, made all that more poignant by the knowledge that there won’t be many more opportunities to…

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