Black Sabbath – Report From Hall of Fame Induction
The following is from Billboard.com:
“Iconic heavy metal quartet BLACK SABBATH, new-wave pop crossover combo BLONDIE, late jazz legend MILES DAVIS, southern rock mainstays LYNYRD SKYNYRD, notorious punk outfit the SEX PISTOLS and A&M Records co-founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night (March 13) during a ceremony at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Highlights from the event will be broadcast March 21 on VH1.
METALLICA not only inducted BLACK SABBATH but also ripped into covers of “Hole in the Sky” and “Iron Man,” with vocalist James Hetfield reaching into his highest register to equal Ozzy Osbourne’s signature singing style. “I hereby not only acknowledge but scream from every f*cking rooftop that BLACK SABBATH is and always will be synonymous with heavy metal,” said METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, sporting a vintage SABBATH t-shirt.
“We did get criticized a lot by the press for many years, but we didn’t take any notice of that,” guitarist Tony Iommi said backstage when asked about how SABBATH defied constant critical bashing on its way to becoming one of the most influental rock bands of all time. “Everything we’ve done, we’ve believed in.”
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