The “very peculiar” misconception people had about Black Sabbath, according to Tony Iommi
Tony Iommi, guitarist and sole ever-present member of Black Sabbath, once addressed the common assumption that the band's demonic imagery and doom-laden sound meant its members were genuinely aligned with the occult. Speaking to Classic Rock in 2016, Iommi recalled how early American audiences were so unsettled by the band's satanic-tinged theatrics that they feared…