Black Sabbath are considered by many as the band that has laid the foundation for the heavy metal genre in the ’70s. But as it turns out, the two key members of the group are not as engaged in the genre when it comes to music preference.
Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler recently made an appearance at the launch of a Black Sabbath-inspired exhibition in Birmingham and were asked whether they listen to modern metal nowadays.
“I don’t particularly,” Butler admitted. “The Beatles, The Stones and The Kinks, that’s my kind of music.”
“I tend to listen to the more older stuff really. More the classic stuff than the newer stuff because I relate to that more,” added Iommi.
Still, this doesn’t mean that the band doesn’t appreciate the fact that numerous bands cite them as major influence.
“It’s absolutely amazing because we were put down by the press for so long, we didn’t really care about that because we always sold out at gigs and stuff in America,” Butler explained. “And it wasn’t until bands like Anthrax covered Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Metallica cited us as their influence, we were going, ‘We’re being praised?!’”
Black Sabbath officially disbanded in 2017, after they wrapped up a massive worldwide tour. The band, however, talked about a possibility of reuniting to play a gig at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which will take place in their hometown of Birmingham.
