The End: Live in Birmingham
The End: Live in Birmingham | ||||
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Released | 17 November 2017 | |||
Recorded | 4 February 2017 | |||
Venue | Genting Arena (Birmingham, England) | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 108:06 | |||
Label | Eagle Vision | |||
Producer | Jeremy Azis | |||
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The End: Live in Birmingham is a live album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It features the final performance from their farewell concert tour, known as The End Tour, recorded at Genting Arena in Birmingham, England, on 4 February 2017. Performing at the show and on the album are founding Black Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler. They performed with session drummer Tommy Clufetos filling in for the band's original drummer, Bill Ward, as well as keyboardist and guitarist Adam Wakeman.
The End: Live in Birmingham was released on 17 November 2017, preceded by a concert film, Black Sabbath: The End of the End, which was released on 28 September. The album was released through Eagle Vision, as a CD, DVD, Blu-ray, vinyl record and a limited deluxe box set.[3]
Background
The film documents the final Black Sabbath show, held at the Genting Arena in the band's hometown of Birmingham, England, on 4 February 2017.[4][5]
In addition to the live concert, both the film and album feature "The Angelic Sessions" – five songs recorded in the days following the band's final show. These tracks are the band's final studio recordings.[6]
Tracklist
All songs written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Black Sabbath" | 7:26 |
2. | "Fairies Wear Boots" | 6:28 |
3. | "Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes" | 7:04 |
4. | "After Forever" | 6:26 |
5. | "Into the Void" | 7:07 |
6. | "Snowblind" | 6:39 |
7. | "Band Intros" | 1:32 |
8. | "War Pigs" | 8:32 |
9. | "Behind the Wall of Sleep" | 3:32 |
10. | "Bassically/N.I.B." | 6:36 |
11. | "Hand of Doom" | 7:05 |
12. | "Supernaut/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath/Megalomania" | 3:28 |
13. | "Rat Salad/Drum Solo" | 8:32 |
14. | "Iron Man" | 7:53 |
15. | "Dirty Women" | 8:22 |
16. | "Children of the Grave" | 6:33 |
17. | "Paranoid" | 4:46 |
"The Angelic Sessions"
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Wizard" | |
2. | "Wicked World" | |
3. | "Sweet Leaf" | |
4. | "Tomorrow's Dream" | |
5. | "Changes" |
Personnel
- Black Sabbath
- Tony Iommi – guitars
- Geezer Butler – bass
- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
- Additional musicians
- Adam Wakeman – keyboards
- Tommy Clufetos – drums
- Production
- Mike Exeter – mixing, mastering
Charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Poland (ZPAV)[28] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ allMusic
- ^ loudersound
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