"As the darkness creeps over the Northern mountains of Norway and the silence reach the woods I awake and rise"

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"Bill Ward's incredible work in Black Sabbath features the best mixture of jazz and rock drumming out there. He has be…"

"When it’s time to turn up the volume, Black Sabbath’s Vinny Appice is your man. Appice has developed a reputation as …"