Ubiquity / URLP336 / US / 2023

FREESTYLEをメインにリリースを続けているテキサスのファンク・バンドBROWNOUTがが突如変名でBLACK SABBATHのカヴァー・バンドを結成!


その名もBROWN SABBATH。安直すぎるが、サウンドは超最高。プリンスのバックも務めていた彼らだけに演奏は一級品。折り重なる分厚いホーンでサバスの往年の名曲を次々にカヴァー。ゲストとして招き入れたヴォーカル陣がまた素晴らしい仕事をしております。

A1) The Wizard
A2) Iron Man
B1) N.I.B.
B2) Black Sabbath
C) Hand Of Doom
D1) Into The Void
D2) Planet Caravan



Brown Sabbath is the alter ego of Austin-based Brownout, delving into the catalog of the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal godfathers themselves Black Sabbath. Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath’s debut in 2014 was met with critical praise. Pitchfork wrote, “the rearrangements are so exhilarating that, even without amplifier overdose, they make you remember why you got into metal in the first place,” while NPR Music declared, “the album is a reflection of the kind of cross-cultural life many Latinos in the U.S. live in, one where a 1970s English heavy metal prototype shares record shelf space with Latin music.” Providing further validation, Classic Rock Magazine stated that “the horn arrangements felt like they had always been there.” A national tour led to appearances at Bonnaroo, Austin Psych Fest and Pickathon. The music would ultimately make its way to Ozzy Osbourne himself who raved, “it’s fucking awesome, this fucking Mexican guy sounds just like me,” ultimately garnering the band an invitation to perform at the Ozzfiesta in Mexico.

“When we recorded Volume I, we had only played a couple of live shows, and it was a very new thing,” explains guitarist Adrian Quesada. “We’ve grown as a live band and gained a new level of confidence and ownership over what we do with Black Sabbath. It was important to capture another moment in time showing the band’s development and stamp on the music.”