**Heavy Metal History Resurfaces: After 57 Years in the Shadows, Long-Lost Black Sabbath Tapes Are Set for Release—A Groundbreaking Archival Find Offering Fans a Rare Glimpse into the Birth of a Genre and the Raw Origins of Rock’s Darkest Pioneers**
In what’s being hailed as one of the most important discoveries in rock history, a collection of long-lost **Black Sabbath** recordings—believed to have been misplaced for nearly six decades—has surfaced and is finally set for public release. Recorded in early 1968, just months before the band’s official debut, these raw, unpolished tracks offer a rare, electrifying glimpse into the embryonic stages of what would become the **heavy metal genre**.
Found in a mislabeled box in a London studio’s basement archive, the tapes include early versions of riffs that would later evolve into iconic tracks, as well as unreleased songs showcasing **Ozzy Osbourne’s haunting vocals**, **Tony Iommi’s embryonic guitar wizardry**, **Geezer Butler’s heavy bass lines**, and **Bill Ward’s thunderous drumming**. The collection captures the band in its most primal, unfiltered form—stripped of studio polish, full of experimentation, and brimming with the raw energy that would soon change rock forever.
Remastered with care but intentionally left gritty and authentic, the release—titled *”Origins of Evil”*—will be available on vinyl, digital, and deluxe box sets with extensive liner notes, unseen photos, and commentary from surviving band members.
For fans and historians alike, this release is more than just music—it’s a time capsule. It pulls back the curtain on the formation of a sound that would inspire generations and define a global movement. After 57 years, the lost voice of early Sabbath will finally be heard—loud, heavy, and unapologetically revolu
tionary.
