Black Sabbath
English heavy metal band
Birmingham, United Kingdom • 1968-09-01 – 2025-07-05
Biography
Black Sabbath was an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. The band initially performed under the names Polka Tulk Blues Band and later Earth, before adopting the name Black Sabbath in 1969. They became known for lyrical themes influenced by horror and the occult, as well as for the use of down-tuned guitars. Their first three albums, "Black Sabbath" and "Paranoid" (both 1970)
Discography
Paranoid
1970
Master Of Reality
1971
Black Sabbath
1970
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1973
Sabotage
1975
Heaven And Hell
1980
Mob Rules
1981
Technical Ecstasy
1976
Never Say Die!
1978
13
2013
Live Evil
1983
Dehumanizer
1992
Born Again
1983
Live At Last...
1980
Reunion
1998
The Eternal Idol
1987
Tyr
1990
Headless Cross
1989
Cross Purposes
1994
Live...Gathered In Their Masses
2013
Forbidden
1995
Live At Hammersmith Odeon
2007
Metal Mess
1990
Paranoid
1970