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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: “Well, We Can’t Tell You That.” Black Sabbath Sign with Vertigo Records
2: “Oh My God—What Is That Sound?!”: Sabbath’s Early Influences
What Is This That Stands Before Me? Important Dates in Sabbath History: The ’70s
3: Majors & Minors: Those Who Sang for Black Sabbath
4: “Bonham and Ozzy Used to Be the Loudest Two”: A Chat with Norman Hood
5: “I’m the Witchfinder General!” Black Sabbath Inspire a Genre Called Doom Metal
6: “I Don’t Hear a Single.” The Top 40 Obscure Sabbath Tracks
7: Creepy Competition: Black Sabbath, Black Widow…What’s the Difference?
8: Wicked World: Geezer the Peacenik: Geezer Butler on War
9: “The Opening Act on That Show Was Bruce Springsteen”: Bands Who Shared Bills with Sabbath Early On
10: Thrilling Billing: Black Sabbath’s Tour Mates Through History
11: “Our New Single…This Is Called ‘Supertzar.’ Everybody Sing Along!” Songs Black Sabbath Have Never Played Live
12: “Oh No, You’re NOT Buying That!” The Story Behind the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Cover Art
13: Runnin’ with the Devil: Black Sabbath’s Controversial 1978 Tour with Van Halen
14: Black Sabbath’s Knob Jobs: The Sabbath Albums Ranked by Sound Quality
15: The Infamous Black and Blue Tour: Black Sabbath Versus Blue Öyster Cult
Turn Up the Night: Important Dates in Sabbath History: The ’80s
16: Roomful of Blues: The Studios in Which Sabbath Recorded
17: “Puccini in Chains”: Onetime Black Sabbath Manager Sandy Pearlman Genuflects on His Subjects
18: “The Boys Are in the Kitchen Having a Little Chat.” Craig Gruber on the Birth of Heaven and Hell
19: That’s a Wrap! Black Sabbath’s Album Covers Ranked
20: Doom Gone Solo: Key Sabbath Members and Their Solo Accomplishments—A Critique
21: “Next on American Bandstand, a Kooky Bunch All the Way from England…”: The 20 Most Shockingly Radio-Friendly Black Sabbath Songs
22: Math Pt. 1: Plaque Sabbath: Some Sabbath Sales Figures
23: Math Pt. 2: With a Bullet: Black Sabbath’s Chart Positions
24: What I Think Pt. 1: Sabbath’s Studio Albums Reviewed and Rated
25: What I Think Pt. 2: Sabbath’s Live Albums Reviewed and Rated
“We’ve All Grown Up.” Important Dates in Sabbath History: The ’90s
26: Caught in a Heavy Metal Time Machine: Two Soundtrack Stories from the Ronnie Era
27: Slack Babbath: Bands Named After Black Sabbath Songs
28: “They Wrote Every Single Good Riff…Ever.” Praise for the Sabs from the Nativity in Blackers
29: Fancy a Blow?: Guest Cameos on Black Sabbath Records
30: “Have You Heard About Vinny?” Producer Thom Panunzio Talks Reunion
31: At Cross Purposes: Black Sabbath Songs That Sound Like Other Black Sabbath Songs
32: “No Matter What Name You Get Behind It, the Fans Are Going to Know.” The Birth of a Band Called Heaven & Hell
I Must Have the Bible Black: Important Dates in Sabbath History: The ’00s and ’10s
33: “It Hasn’t Been a Very Happy World for a While.” Heaven & Hell Unleash The Devil You Know
34: “That Was The Whole Journey, Right There.” Neon Nights: A Goodbye Gift to Ronnie
35: “Always.” Despite Heaven & Hell, Ronnie Never Gives Up on Dio
Appendix 1. “‘The Rebel,’ Take Million Twelve”: Black Sabbath’s Early Demos
Appendix 2. The Mob Drools: A Sampling of Black Sabbath’s Collectible Records
Appendix 3. I’ve Got My Own Album to Do: Key Sabbath Members and Their Solo Accomplishments—A Timeline
Selected Bibliography
Photo Credits
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