Black Sabbitch

BACK TO THE BEGINNING

“We don't just want to play Black Sabbath, we want to feel Black Sabbath from the bottom of our hearts.” With this in mind, the American all-female formation Black Sabbitch is returning to Z7 two years after their acclaimed Swiss debut, once again taking us deep into the Seventies with songs from the early era of the British metal pioneers.

Black Sabbitch are no ordinary tribute band. The four ladies from the USA even astonish die-hard Sabbath devotees and have earned the respect of critics and musicians alike. Sharon Osbourne personally invited them to open for Ozzy. They rocked the iconic Kiss Kruise as well as the legendary Cal Jam alongside Iggy Pop and the Foo Fighters. Shortly afterwards, Dave Grohl shared photos of the band's performance on his social media channels and wrote: “We were fascinated and listened to them spellbound.” Black Sabbitch have since become true festival favourites, regularly performing with some of the biggest acts in the world and thrilling Black Sabbath fans at their intense club shows. Their frequently changing setlists feature all-time classics as well as long-forgotten gems from the defining Ozzy era of the legends from the industrial city of Birmingham. “We are no ordinary tribute band. We are the female Black Sabbath,” says Angie Scarpa, Black Sabbitch's drummer, with confidence. Founded in LA fourteen years ago, the musicians do not simply want to recreate Black Sabbath's songs. “As I had always been a huge fan of the band, I didn't want to just deliver covers in another boring ‘Hey, we sound like their records’ kind of band. It had to feel right from the very beginning. The way it must have felt to see and hear Black Sabbath in 1972.” And with their concerts, the ladies regularly succeed in transporting their fans back to the Seventies. They perform songs from the early days, when Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward set out from the West Midlands to conquer the wider world and make music history with their innovative, heavy and dark rock sound. In summer 2013, Black Sabbitch played their very first show in West Hollywood. Since then, the quartet has regularly toured the USA. In 2022, they expanded their activities to the UK; in 2024, they took the stage in Wacken and played further dates on mainland Europe, including their Swiss debut at Z7. Diebuehrers.com had this to say about their performance in November 2024: “With a powerful stage presence and immense musical skill, they brought the dark and heavy sounds of songs such as ‘War Pigs’ and ‘Children of the Grave’ forcefully to life” and “the audience celebrated every minute of this intense set.”