Black Sabbath collection includes high-res audio on crucifix USB
'The Ten Years War' collection is a box-set of eight records, two rare singles and MQA high-definition digital files.
Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler: names probably drilled into any true-blooded metal fan as the driving forces behind Black Sabbath.
Since forming in 1968, the band made a number of multi-million selling albums and, recently, they've been pressed and packaged into ‘The Ten Year War’ – a limited edition vinyl box-set of the band's eight Ozzy-fronted albums plus two singles: the Japanese version of Evil Woman and the Chilean version of Paranoid/The Wizard.
All of these are housed in exclusive artwork by street artist, graphic designer and activist Shepard Fairey.
You also get a necklace-cum-USB stick shaped like a crucifix, containing MQA high definition audio of the first eight Black Sabbath albums.
The collection also contains a hardback book of photos of the band during their tours, recording sessions and photo-shoots, a reproduction of the 'Tenth Anniversary World Tour 1978' programme and a reprinted tour poster from the 1972 Seattle Centre Arena show.
If you want to get your hands on the collection, you can pre-order it now for £200.
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Simon Lucas is a technology journalist, with a strong emphasis on the audio/video side of consumer electronics and home entertainment, and has been since 2003. He worked for more than 14 years at What Hi-Fi?, the last six of which were spent as the editor of the magazine and website. Since then he's written for Wired, The Guardian, TechRadar, Stuff, GQ and many more besides.
In the course of his career he's developed a pretty deep understanding of the way both the publishing and the electronics industries function, as well as the sort of intimate knowledge of audio products (both specific and general) that can make people very wary of him at parties.
