Black Sabbath badge
Badge
1970s (manufactured)
1970s (manufactured)
| Place of origin |
Black Sabbath is one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, helping to create the genre with ground breaking albums such as Paranoid. Their original sound focused on ominous lyrics and doomy music, in stark contrast to popular music of the early 1970s. This badge was an insignia to distinguish the wearer as being a fan of the band, showing their allegiance to the metal subgenre.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Black Sabbath badge |
| Materials and techniques | White metal |
| Brief description | Black Sabbath badge. |
| Physical description | Black Sabbath badge. Solid metal die cast Black Sabbath logo. |
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| Credit line | Given by Bob Fisher |
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| Summary | Black Sabbath is one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, helping to create the genre with ground breaking albums such as Paranoid. Their original sound focused on ominous lyrics and doomy music, in stark contrast to popular music of the early 1970s. This badge was an insignia to distinguish the wearer as being a fan of the band, showing their allegiance to the metal subgenre. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.3162-2010 |
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| Record created | January 18, 2011 |
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