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Black Sabbath were an English heavy metal band from Aston, Birmingham.Formed in September 1968 under the initial name Earth, the group's first lineup included lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.
Warner Bros. refused to release the album as a Tony Iommi solo release, instead insisting on using the name Black Sabbath. [111] Pressured by the band's manager, Don Arden, the two compromised and released the album as "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi" in January 1986. [112] "It opened up a whole can of worms," Iommi explained.
Past and present members of legendary rock band Black Sabbath. Pages in category "Black Sabbath members" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Anthony Frank Iommi Jr. [1] (born 19 February 1948) [2] is an English musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader, primary composer, and sole continuous member for over five decades.
Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath on 27 April 1979, primarily due to his problems with alcohol and drug abuse. [1] The vocalist subsequently rehearsed with a range of musicians in an attempt to form his own band, including guitarists Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy and George Lynch of Dokken, [2] [3] bassist Dana Strum, [4] and drummers Dixie Lee of Lone Star and Dave Potts of Praying Mantis.
In September 1972, Black Sabbath released Black Sabbath Vol. 4. Critics were dismissive of the album, but it reached gold status in less than a month and was the band's fourth consecutive album to sell over one million copies in the United States. [30] [31] In November 1973, Black Sabbath released the critically acclaimed Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ...
Polka Tulk was soon rebranded as Earth, but a band already existed in the small-time English circuit with the same name, so they were forced to change the name again to avoid confusion. Inspired by the popular Boris Karloff horror film of the same name, Butler suggested the name Black Sabbath in early 1969. [8]
William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948 [1]) is an English musician.He was a co-founder and the original drummer for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.Ward helped found Black Sabbath in 1968 alongside bandmates Ozzy Osbourne (lead singer), Tony Iommi (guitarist), and Geezer Butler (bass).