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Black Sabbath
On Friday 13 February 1970, Black Sabbath released their first album and a new genre was born - heavy metal.
On Friday 13 February 1970, Black Sabbath released their first album and a new genre was born - heavy metal. Witness speaks to guitarist Tony Iommi about the band's origins in Britain's industrial West Midlands - and the day his career nearly ended when he lost the tips of two fingers in a metal-working accident.
(Photo: Black Sabbath backstage at Top of the Pops (91热爆). From left: Bill Ward, Ozzy Osborne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler)
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Fri 12 Feb 2016
08:50GMT
91热爆 World Service except News Internet
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