'My point is that I just do not like all the labels. Actually the opposite they were labeled a dark, almost at times a Satanic band, and they are not. ' BLACK SABBATH Geezer Butler the song 'After Forever', which is about Christ, but they were not labeled a Christian band. 'Just like any other rock band out there, you have rock bands that are comprised of drug addicts, you have rock bands that are comprised of Satanists, and you have rock bands that are comprised of Catholics, like SLAYER. 'We are not a Christian rock band we are a rock band comprised of Christians. I do not like being referred to as a Christian rock band. 'I come from a different school of thought and I do not like all the labels. 'I do not really keep up with it,' he replied. The CD was tracked at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts.ĭuring an interview with Cryptic Rock, STRYPER lead vocalist and guitarist Michael Sweet was asked for his opinion on the current Christian metal and rock scene. The song is featured on STRYPER's new album, 'Fallen', which will be released worldwide on Friday, October 16 via Frontiers. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance.STRYPER's cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic 'After Forever' can be streamed below.

Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 in their '100 Greatest Artists of All Time'. They were ranked by MTV as the 'Greatest Metal Band' of all time, and placed second in VH1's '100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock' list.

Iommi has stated that he has not ruled out the possibility of new material or one-off shows under the Black Sabbath name. A year after embarking on a farewell tour, the band played their final concert in their home city of Birmingham on 4 February 2017, after which they broke up. Black Sabbath's final studio album and nineteenth overall, 13 (2013), features all of the original members but Ward, who left the band prior to the recording sessions due to a contract dispute. The original line-up reunited with Osbourne in 1997 and released a live album Reunion. In 1991, Iommi and Butler rejoined Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer (1992). Following two albums with Dio, Black Sabbath endured many personnel changes in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and Tony Martin, as well as several drummers and bassists. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Osbourne's regular use of alcohol and other drugs led to his dismissal from the band in 1979.

The band had multiple line-up changes, with Iommi being the only constant member throughout its history. The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970) and Master of Reality (1971). Black Sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. Black Sabbath were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, drummer Bill Ward and singer Ozzy Osbourne.

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