Early Black Sabbath recordings under their original band name, Earth, will be issued on July 25 as 'Earth: The Legendary Lost ...

A new collection of early Black Sabbath demos, recorded in 1969 under the name Earth, will be released next month for the first time.

"Before Black Sabbath, the band were known as Earth – a blues-driven powerhouse already making a name for themselves," says Jim Simpson, Sabbath's first manager. "This new relea ...

Black Sabbath’s ‘Legendary Lost Tapes’ to be released for the first time - The new album consists of demos recorded by the ...

A new collection of rare 1969 demos will revisit the early days of Black Sabbath when the band was still known as Earth.

Let the madness begin!” bellowed a mischievous Ozzy Osbourne from his bat-and-skull encrusted throne in front of a sold-out ...

Black Sabbath fans can go round and round debating their best albums. But we're here to give you their five most underrated ...

Butler named the jam "Black Sabbath" after a 1963 Mario Bava horror movie starring Boris Karloff. When manager Jim Simpson later began pushing them to change the band's name, since Earth was so ...

In honor of Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut turning 50, let’s revisit the metal legends’ first decade via demos and live videos. Skip to main content. ... Earth Demo (1969) ...

2. The Black Sabbath album was written mostly during office hours. After a short stint in Jethro Tull, guitarist Tony Iommi came back to Earth and told the guys they needed to take things ...

An album of Black Sabbath’s early recordings, when they still went by the name Earth, is set to be released for the first time. In 1969, they recorded a number of demos in Zella Studios in ...

Earth: The Legendary Lost Tapes will be released on July 25 on CD and vinyl via Big Bear Records. Black Sabbath are on the cover of the new issue of Metal Hammer , out now . Advertisement ...