Venetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk (born Jan 11, 1975). From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures (mostly 74). Up until 2007, he was very prolific, releasing as many as eight recordings a year for such record labels as History of the Future, IsolateDySLeXiC ResPonSe, Addict, Zod, Distort, Sublight, Low-Res, Planet Mu and Hymen.br br Black Sabbath is an English rock band (cited as pioneers of heavy metal), formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums). The band began incorporating occult and horror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars and achieving multiple platinum records in the 1970s. Black Sabbath also composed songs dealing with social instability, political corruption, the dangers of drug abuse and apocalyptic prophesies of the horrors of war.