Black Sabbath
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: September 1968 in Birmingham, England
- Died: 5 July 2025, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Active: 1968 - 2025
Biography
Considered by many to be the first heavy metal band, Black Sabbath was formed in 1968 by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward in Birmingham, UK. The band's original name was the Polka Tulk Blues Band (later shortened to Polka Tulk) and later on changed to Earth before becoming Black Sabbath inspired by an Italian horror movie of the same name. The original line-up lasted until 1979, after which Osbourne was fired and replaced by Ronnie James Dio.
Genres
Black Sabbath Discography
- Paranoid / The Wizard (1970) - Single - rated 4.66/5
- Black Sabbath (1970) - Album - rated 4.36/5
- Black Sabbath / Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me (1970) - Single - rated 4.32/5
- Iron Man / Electric Funeral (1971) - Single - rated 4.33/5
- Master of Reality (1971) - Album - rated 4.31/5
- Children of the Grave / Solitude (1971) - Single - rated 4.43/5
- Sweet Leaf (1971) - Single - rated 4.09/5
- Black Sabbath Vol. 4 (1972) - Album - rated 4.29/5
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) - Album - rated 4.29/5
- Tomorrow's Dream (1973) - EP - rated 3.56/5
- We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll (1975) - Compilation
- Sabotage (1975) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- Technical Ecstasy (1976) - Album - rated 3.28/5
- Greatest Hits (1977) - Compilation - rated 4.31/5
- Never Say Die! (1978) - Album - rated 2.81/5
- Live at Last (1980) - Album - rated 3.45/5
- Heaven and Hell (1980) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Mob Rules (1981) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- Live Evil (1982) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Born Again (1983) - Album - rated 2.7/5
- Seventh Star (1986) - Album - rated 2.74/5
- The Eternal Idol (1987) - Album - rated 3.1/5
- Headless Cross (1989) - Album - rated 3.02/5
- Tyr (1990) - Album - rated 2.88/5
- Dehumanizer (1992) - Album - rated 3.17/5
- Cross Purposes (1994) - Album - rated 2.79/5
- Forbidden (1995) - Album - rated 2.57/5
- Reunion (1998) - Album - rated 3.67/5
- Two Sonic Scratches of the Big Bad Rock Arse - Sweet Leaf (1998) - Single
- Angel and Demon (1998) - Album
- Selling My Soul (1998) - Single
- Psycho Man (1998) - Single
- Paranoid (1998) - Album - rated 4.41/5
- Black Mass (1999) - EP - rated 3.7/5
- The Singles (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.9/5
- The Best of Black Sabbath (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.15/5
- The Last Supper (2000) - Album - rated 3.43/5
- The Complete 70's Replica CD Collection: 1970-1978 (2001) - Compilation - rated 4.31/5
- Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) (2002) - Compilation - rated 4.13/5
- 13 (2013) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- The End: 4 February 2017 Birmingham (2017) - Album - rated 4.12/5
Members
- Tony Iommi - guitar (1968–2025)
- Geezer Butler - bass (1968–1985; 1990–1994; 1997–2025)
- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals (1968–1979; 1997–2025)
- Bill Ward - drums (1968–1980; 1983–1985; 1997–2012)
- Ronnie James Dio - vocals (1979–1982; 1991–1992)
- Vinny Appice - drums (1980–1982; 1991–1992)
- Geoff Nicholls - keyboards (1979–2004)
- Eric Singer - drums (1985–1987)
- Tony Martin - vocals (1987–1991; 1993–1996)
- Cozy Powell - drums (1988–1991; 1994–1995)
- Neil Murray - bass (1989–1991; 1994–1996)