{"product_id":"9781631062728","title":"The Complete History of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey are the band that created metal music . . . and they have defined it for more than four decades. Black Sabbath's career spans eleven different line-ups and nineteen studio albums in addition to the twenty-eight solo albums of the original four members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band began in 1968 as a blues rock band on the cover circuit of Birmingham, England. Clawing their way up from the postwar bombed-out suburbs of Birmingham, the four members - guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward - would define a new genre of music and make themselves world famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoel McIver explores the complete history of Sabbath, from the precursor bands to the release of the holy trinity of heavy metal - \"Black Sabbath\" (the song) on \u003ci\u003eBlack Sabbath\u003c\/i\u003e (the album) by Black Sabbath (the band) - to the present. With over 150 photos, a gatefold family tree tracing the development of the band, a complete discography, and a foreword by Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn, this is the must-have book for any Sabbath fan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Race Point Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038316019952,"sku":"9781631062728","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631062728_p0.jpg?v=1763671480","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631062728","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}