Black Sabbath launch Black Lives Matter T-shirt
All proceeds from sales go to the movement
Black Sabbath are selling a Black Lives Matter T-shirt with all proceeds going directly to the movement.
Available to pre-order for $25 (around £20) from the band’s international webstore, the T-shirt features the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ written in the iconic font on the cover of Black Sabbath’s 1971 album ‘Master of Reality’.
Black Sabbath’s webstore writes: “In support of Black Lives Matter, an official t-shirt themed after Black Sabbath’s iconic Master Of Reality album cover is now available.”
The item will ship in mid-July and it’s available to purchase worldwide.
Earlier this month, Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler shared an image of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello wearing the Sabbath Black Lives Matter T-shirt alongside his 96-year-old mum Mary.
Tom Morello wrote in the original tweet: “My 96 yr old mom has been a tireless advocate for Black Lives and a ruthless critic of racism her whole life. Proud, as always, to stand with her today.”
Geezer Butler responded: “Nice shirt & even nicer sentiment. #maryrocks”
Black Sabbath called in a day in February 2017 with two homecoming shows at Birmingham Genting Arena.
Last July, drummer Bill Ward – who quit the Sabbath reunion in 2012 over a contract dispute – posted a video to Twitter saying he’d like to perform with Black Sabbath again.
In the short clip, Bill lavished his former band mates with praise, saying: "Hi everybody. My name is Bill Ward, and I wanted to say that I love Tony (Iommi), Geezer (Butler) and Ozzy (Osbourne) very much. I've loved them for a long time, and I still do.
“And I would be very open-minded to any ideas about playing together in the future. That's it. Love you all. Thanks."
The video message came two months after Ozzy Osbourne admitted he didn’t enjoy Black Sabbath’s final tour as Bill wasn’t there.
“I didn’t like the fact that Bill Ward wasn’t there, for a start,” Ozzy explained to Kerrang! Radio. “People put that down to me, but it wasn’t me, honestly.
“We (Black Sabbath) didn’t have the f***ing time to hang around, we had to get going, but I’m sorry it didn’t work out with Bill. Tommy (Clufetos, Ozzy’s drummer, who played with Sabbath on their farewell tour) did great, but the four of us started this, and it should have been the four of us ending it.”