On This Day In BLACK SABBATH History – September 18th…
On September 18th, 1970 – Paranoid, the second studio album from BLACK SABBATH is released in the UK. Whoa!
On September 18th, 1971 – BLACK SABBATH performed at the Civic Auditorium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. BLACK SABBATH were touring in support of their third studio album: Master Of Reality.
On September 18th, 1978 – BLACK SABBATH performed at the Assembly Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. On this world tour, BLACK SABBATH were promoting their eighth studio album: Never Say Die! The cool part here is VAN HALEN opened for BLACK SABBATH on this date!
On September 18th, 1995 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Rolling Stone in Milan, Italy. This tour was in support of their studio album: Forbidden. For technicality sake, this is the eighteenth BLACK SABBATH studio album.
This Forbidden version of BLACK SABBATH featured: vocalist Tony Martin, the legendary Tony Iommi on guitar, Neil Murray on bass, Bobby Rondinelli on drums and Geoff Nicholls on Keyboards.
On September 18th, 2016 – BLACK SABBATHS’ Greatest Hits 1970-1978 is ranked at #22, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart (USA). Right on, man!
On September 18th, 2016 – The debut and self-titled album from BLACK SABBATH is STILL appearing on the album charts, after 46 years! This iconic studio album is ranked at #63, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart (USA). Unbelievable and Metal Be Thy Name! – Stone
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LONG LIVE BLACK SABBATH.
LONG LIVE MY BEST METAL BUDDY, SCOTT COVERDALE.
Stone.
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September 19, 2016 at 4:37 am
Also the solo albums, Lick It Up and Crazy Nights were all released by KISS on September 18th … 1978, 1983 and 1987, respectively.
September 20, 2016 at 3:10 pm
YES! Thanks for sharing that! That’s a BIG date in KISSTORY! 🙂 \m/