Black Sabbath songs covered by medieval music band Rondellus

[Chris Allen]

I downloaded their samples a while back, they're fantastic - if you can get
'round the fact they base the interpretations mostly on the vocal melodies,
not the riffs, taking them a fair remove from the Sabbs.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen Kusic" <kkusic at EXECPC.COM>
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Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 8:56 PM
Subject: OFF: Black Sabbath songs covered by medieval music band Rondellus


> This message came through today on the e-Prog mailing list.  This
> "Sabbatum" album sounds kind of interesting.  Kind of similar to the
> band Apocalyptica playing Metallica songs on cello.  Will have to give
> the mp3s a listen.
>
> Karen
> (in digest mode) - Hey, can somebody post/send me the link to where we
> can read BOC-L online?  Thanks.
>
>
> ---Original Message---
> Black Sabbath songs covered by medieval music band Rondellus
> http://www.sabbatum.com/
>
> "Sabbatum" is a tribute album like no other - 12 Black Sabbath classic
> songs played by early music band Rondellus and sung in Latin language.
>
> Can You imagine what Black Sabbath would have sounded like if Ozzy
> Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward would have formed the
> band in the 14th century? Would "War Pigs" or "The Wizard" have been as
> powerful if played on medieval instruments like lute, fiddle and harp?
>
> Curious? So was Rondellus, the renowned Estonian medieval music band.
> They took 12 Black Sabbath classics and turned them into something
> totally unheard.
>
> You don't have to take history lessons to get the feeling. It's all on
> the new CD Rondellus recorded - "Sabbatum". An amazing collection of
> Black Sabbath tunes played on medieval instruments and sung in Latin
> language.
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