黑色安息日

HēisèĀnxīrì
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Meanings

  1. 1 Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band formed 1968 in Birmingham, founders of heavy metal, fronted by Ozzy Osbourne with guitarist Tony Iommi)

Examples

Hēisè Ānxīrì bèi shì wéi zhòngjīnshǔ yīnyuè de bízǔ.
Black Sabbath is seen as the founder of heavy metal music.
Àozī shì Hēisè Ānxīrì de zhǔchàng.
Ozzy is the lead singer of Black Sabbath.

Tips

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黑色安息 is a literal translation of Black Sabbath. Guitarist Tony Iommi lost two fingertips in a factory accident and tuned down his strings to play — this down-tuned sound became the blueprint for heavy metal. Their 2017 farewell tour was widely covered in Chinese metal media.

In Pop Culture

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Black Sabbath's 1970 single — a foundational metal song frequently topping Chinese-language 'greatest metal songs' lists.

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