Black Sabbath : symptom of the universe
(Book)

"First published in Great Britain by Orion Books, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd, an Hachette UK company." -- Title page verso.

Includes index.

"In an era when bands were measured by how 'heavy' they were, no one was weightier than Black Sabbath. All four founding members of the original Black Sabbath -- Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, and Ozzy Osbourne -- grew up within half a mile of each other and shared a deep love of music, from the Beatles to the Mothers of Invention. They made their dream -- to make new music 'as the quickest way out of the slums' -- happen, but were powerless to keep that dream from turning into a nightmare. . . . An explosive story of success, failure, and bad behavior, 'Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe' moves from the dreary suburbs of a dying industrial city to the plush mansion in Buckinghamshire where Osbourne lives today. It's stuffed with the voices of the band, detailed stories of their triumphs and tragedies, and is the definitive biography of Black Sabbath." -- Dust jacket.