Black Sabbath - Black to the Beginning 2025 Backpatch

Black Sabbath - Black to the Beginning

Limited Edition - Only 200 Worldwide Hand numbered.

I've got #24

13 INCHS ACROSS SIZE
This was Designed by Steven "Krusher" Joule

For the Back to the Beginning last ever Sabbath show.

Krusher a freelance designer in the music industry since 1976 producing work for the likes of AC/DC, Robert Plant, Deep Purple, Motorhead, Anthrax, Sammy Hagar, Uriah Heep, Hawkwind, Gamma, Girlschool, Gary Moore, Blondie, Japan, Magnum, Praying Mantis and The Sex Pistols to name a few.

He has designed album sleeves for Iron Maiden ‘Live After Death’, Ozzy Osbourne ‘Diary of a Madman’, ‘Speak of the Devil’ and ‘Bark at the Moon’, Hawkwind ‘Live ’79’, Gary Moore ‘Dirty Fingers’ and ‘Live at the Marquee’, Japan ‘Tin Drum’ and Black Sabbath ‘Born Again’ which apparently Ian Gillan, the then vocalist with the band, was quoted as saying; “I took one look at the cover and puked!”, whilst both Deicide’s Glenn Benton and Soulfly’s Max Cavalera have claimed it to be their favourite album sleeve of all time and apparently Kurt Cobain was rather fond of it too. Also whilst still working for Kerrang! Krusher designed a series of official biography books including Iron Maiden’s ‘Running Free’, Motley Crue’s ‘The First Five Years’ and Twisted Sister’s ‘The First Official Book’ and not forgetting tour programmes for AC/DC, Deep Purple, Robert Plant, Anthrax, Accept and Europe.

In 1986 his work also included designing and editing the official Donington ‘Monsters of Rock’ programmes and he has also DJ’d and MC’d the festival in 1994, ’95 and ’96.

He was also The KERRANG! – Art Director 1982 – 1992
METAL HAMMER – Art Director 1992 – 1993

The list go's on this guy is a True legend!

And I absolutely love my Backpatch.

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