As the recent Back To The Beginning show and the subsequent outpouring of love in the wake of Ozzy Osbroune’s death proved, every musician who has ever turned their amp up to maximum volume owes a debt of gratitude to Black Sabbath. From such superstar bands as Iron Maiden, Metallica and Slipknot down to every stoner or doom band ever to have ground out on ominous chord, Sabbath’s music is as essential as oxygen.
But they also acquired some more unusual devotees over the years. And one of the most notable late musical maverick and former Mothers Of Invention leader Frank Zappa.
