vinyl edition:
limited yellow vinyl incl. padded inner sleeve and
special vinyl mastering
CD+DVD edition:
Limited Edition Hardcover artbook (ca. 28x28cm, 36 pages) including
rare photos, album CD and bonus DVD with making of documentary
Zakk Sabbath is the Black Sabbath tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist
Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), bassist Blasko (Ozzy
Osbourne, Rob Zombie) and drummer Joey Castillo (Danzig, Queens of the Stone
Age), who have been constantly gigging since 2014 with their take on the
Birmingham four's early songs.
Legendarily recorded in a single day in October 1969, Black Sabbath's
self-titled debut was released on a Friday the 13th in 1970, and the world
was never the same.
"We recorded a live EP and were wondering what we could do next as a cover
band, so the 50th album anniversary came just at the right time", explains
Blasko regarding Zakk Sabbath's decision to go studio. "Compared to
'Paranoid', which is almost like a best-of record, the bulk of the material
on 'Black Sabbath' is deep-cut, really experimental stuff that was never
thoroughly explored, so that was a challenge, not to forget that we wanted
to meet our own high standards."
Describing the DIY process as "very productive," the three respectfully
added their own flair to make for a slightly different flavor, also
revisiting various live renditions and "extending a solo here or slowing
things down because that's what they tended to do on stage."
Titled "Vertigo", Zakk Sabbath's ode to the masters won't be available
digitally, "to make the release feel authentic to the time when vinyl ruled
the earth. It was such a cool time for those of us that grew up during that
time. The fan experience with the physical product is irreplaceable with
digital and streaming. We wanted to capture that authenticity."
The songs were faithfully recorded in the spirit of the original - live in
the studio and with a film crew documenting the process - culminating in a
new celebration of the greatest heavy metal band of all time and the record
that started it all.