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Van Halen appears with Black Sabbath Friday.Heavy metal hits town with Black SabbathBlack Sabbath, a group which was highly instrumental in both creating and defining hoavy-metal rock, will make its first Austin appearance Friday night in MunicipalAuditorium THE CONCERT, presented by Stone CityAttractions, will begin at 8 p m Opening for Black Sabbath will be Van Halen Tickets are available at Inner Sanctum. Joske’s andDiscovery Records.Black Sabbath unveiled their brand of rock in 1970 a dense, menacing wall of sound anchored in massive power chords and marked with images of the mystical and occult Their image was made with songs such as “The Wizard.” * Iron Man” and “Black Sab bath ” In the early '70s. their albums Paranoid.” “Master Of Reality' and “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ’ brought them a pop ularity rivaling that of l.ed Zeppelin as kingsof metallic rock,Though their profile has been a bit lower ir recent years as the novelty of heavy metalwore off. they have continued to amass goldand platinum records of which “Never Say Die,” “Tec hnical Ecstasy and the compilation “We Sold Our Souls for Rock and Roll” are the latest Sabbath is also distinguished by its com parative longevity the group still has the same personnel as it did when “Iron Man” was recorded eight years ago The temporary departure of lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne ended when he returned to the group forNever Sav Die ”*'WHILE BLACK SABBATH is one of theoldest and best-established heavy metal bands. Van Halen is one of the newest and most promising Van Halen debuted earlier this vear with a version of the Kinks YouwReally (lot Me' that bec ame a sizable hit as did the original song * Runnin W ith The Devil,” which followed it Their album. “Van Halen,” is now platinumThis is Van Halen s second Austinappearance, following a concert at the Ar-madiillo earlier this vear
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Austin Daily Texan
Austin, Texas, US
Thu, Nov 16, 1978
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