Black Sabbath are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. [1] The band helped define the genre with their first three albums Black Sabbath, Paranoid (both 1970), and Master of Reality ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Black Sabbath, British band whose bludgeoning brand of rock defined heavy metal in the 1970s. Their songs ‘Paranoid,’ ‘Iron Man,’ and ‘War Pigs’ became metal classics, and by the end of the decade they had become the standard against which metal bands were measured.

1 day ago · This song, titled Black Sabbath after a horror movie starring Boris Karloff, was based on an Iommi riff that incorporated an inversion of the tritone, known as ‘The Devil’s Interval’, made up of three tones once rumoured to be banned from churches. The lyrics warned that “Satan’s coming round the bend.” And with this as their calling card, the band – renamed Black Sabbath ...

Black Sabbath became an indefatigable road band, touring constantly and playing many of the early-Seventies rock festivals. All of the roadwork improved them as musicians and songwriters, and their next two albums - Master of Reality (1971) and Vol. 4 (1972) - …

2 days ago · Set to take place on July 5, the event will see the band’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play ...

2 days ago · Black Sabbath band members, L-R: Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butker, Nov. 18, 1992. ... Cher, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne and more inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Black Sabbath delivered heavy metal into the world, kicking and screaming. The diverse influences of each member alchemized into something else entirely: relentless hard rock that deal with the dark and demonic, a reflection of the slow creep of disillusionment with the social climate.

Oct 6, 2024 · With their riff-based songs, extreme volume, and dark, demonic subject matter, Black Sabbath embodied key aspects of the heavy-metal aesthetic. Yet in their own words, Black Sabbath saw themselves as a “heavy underground” band.

2 days ago · Black Sabbath are saying goodbye following one last ... Jack Black Inducts 'the Jack Nicholson of Rock' Ozzy Osbourne Into Rock Hall With Reverent, Impassioned Speech ... The band brought Osbourne ...