We were lucky enough to catch Black Sabbath at Hyde Park July 2014 (with only point and shoot access) Check out the full event review on our EVENT pages. 

BLACK SABBATH

With Hyde Park slowly sinking into darkness, the atmosphere was dripping with anticipation for the highly influential hard rockersBlack Sabbath. 

What started out as four hard-core working class guys from dreary 60’s industrial Birmingham are now global legends and founders of British Metal.

The sirens signalled Sabbath time was upon us and the band that the critics loved to hate cranked up the volume with opener War Pigs. Still relevant today with clever use of powerful music and imagery, this political song conveys a powerful anti-establishment message. 

The captivating “Prince of Darkness” Ozzy Osbourne’s piercing vocals and energetic showmanship was back in the spotlight reminding us how the mighty Sabbath has captured the imaginations of generations of music lovers. 

With Jimmy Page spotted side of stage, the powerfully definitive Fairies Wear Boots and Iron Man had Tony Iommi’s unique full and heavy guitar style cut through the evening air like an undulating sonic wave. 

N.I.B. was preceded by “Basically” a Geezer Butler solo carried out with immense feeling and passion. The audience and band interacted feeding off each other and illustrated by the lighting's atmospheric rain-like showers, the eponymous Black Sabbath was a memorable moment. 

Going out on a high the closing song Paranoid with a Sabbath Bloody Sabbath intro, maintained the full force of theatrics with a fiery backdrop and fireworks rounding off an awe-filled spectacle to experience.
 

With a bill full of innovators from Soulfly's worldly resourcing of new sounds as stated by the band's website, Soulfly deliver “the idea of combined sounds and spiritual beliefs” through Motorhead's fast and vicious classic brand of chaos to Faith No More's innovative and evocative style this was an awesome compilation of well-established and adored artists.

Soundgarden's honest heart and soul performance and Black Sabbath's legendary enduring passion made for a 4th July to remember.