BLACK SABBATH

Release Year: 1998
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: fundamental doom heavy metal live

Sabbath's reformation in classic seventies' line-up was a long awaited and eagerly anticipated occurrence that had fans gnashing their teeth every time rumors of reconciliation were proven false - it took the band close to two decades for this miraculous moment to happen: finally recorded live in their hometown of Birmingham, England, on December 5th 1997, hands-down grandiose performance features most finest selection of sixteen plain classic songs, performed in an epic, huge and life-altering way, while the night itself became a singular celebration, cultural event where every note trembled with the crowd's shouts as a kind of magnetic energy filled the air; on top of that, two new studio tracks, Psycho Man and Selling My Soul, were nailed to enthuse the most dedicated supporters of historical four-piece, proving still huge creative potential of legendary crew, added as a superb bonus at the end of two disc set; authentic European edition comes with liner notes by Phil Alexander in richly illustrated 28 page booklet