NEWS
2020/06/08
Okay, so the shortlist of all the bands who wouldn’t be here without Black Sabbath would simply read, ‘All of them’. At least if you listen to music of the heavy variety. As the band who came up with the blueprint for metal as we know it, Sabbath have an enduring legacy that runs through pretty much every band of the increasingly multifaceted genre – and many more besides. Some bands owe them more than most, though. Whether it’s an unmistakeable, riff-driven approach, familiar doom-laden sonics or some other undeniable influence, these are just a few of the bands who definitely wouldn’t be here without Black Sabbath. Ghost Black Sabbath were never just about the big riffs and, despite their very name, any obsession with the occult was quite short-lived. It was, though, their very sens...
