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Black Sabbath

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2016 - The End
2016 - The Ultimate Collection
2013 - Live... Gathered in Their Masses
2013 - 13
2009 - Greatest Hits
2007 - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
2007 - The Dio Years
2006 - Greatest Hits 1970–1978
2002 - Symptom of the Universe: 1970–1978
2002 - Past Lives
2000 - The Best of Black Sabbath
1998 - Reunion
1996 - The Sabbath Stones
1995 - Cross Purposes Live
1995 - Forbidden
1995 - Between Heaven and Hell
1994 - Cross Purposes
1992 - Dehumanizer
1990 - Tyr
1989 - Headless Cross
1987 - The Eternal Idol
1986 - Seventh Star
1983 - Born Again
1982 - Live Evil
1981 - Mob Rules
1980 - Live at Last
1980 - Heaven and Hell
1978 - Never Say Die!
1976 - Technical Ecstasy
1975 - Sabotage
1975 - We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll
1973 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1972 - Vol 4
1971 - Master of Reality
1970 - Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me / Wicked World
1970 - Paranoid
1970 - John Peel's Sunday Show Radio Session
1970 - Paranoid
1970 - Black Sabbath

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4 Male

Origin
Birmingham, England

Genre
Heavy Metal

Style
Metal

Mood
Epic

Active
1969 to 2017

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5 users Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5 users Black Sabbath - Iron Man
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End of the Beginning	Headless Cross	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
TV Crimes	Iron Man	Paranoid
God Is Dead?

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Black Sabbath were 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. The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970) and Master of Reality (1971). The band had multiple line-up changes following Osbourne's departure in 1979 and Iommi is the only constant member throughout their history.

After previous iterations of the group – the Polka Tulk Blues Band and Earth – the band settled on the name Black Sabbath in 1969. They distinguished themselves through occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and down-tuned guitars. Signing to Philips Records in November 1969, they released their first single, "Evil Woman", in January 1970, and their debut album, Black Sabbath, was released the following month. Though it received a negative critical response, the album was a commercial success, leading to a follow-up record, Paranoid, later that year. The band's popularity grew, and by 1973's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, critics were starting to respond favourably.

Osbourne's excessive substance abuse led to his firing in 1979. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Following two albums with Dio, Black Sabbath endured many personnel changes in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and Tony Martin, as well as several drummers and bassists. Martin, who replaced Gillen in 1987, was the second-longest serving vocalist and recorded three albums with Black Sabbath before his dismissal in 1991. That same year, Iommi and Butler were rejoined by Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer (1992). After two more studio albums with Martin, who replaced Dio in 1993, the band's original line-up reunited in 1997 and released a live album, Reunion, the following year; they continued to tour occasionally until 2005. Other than various back catalogue reissues and compilation albums, as well as the Mob Rules-era line-up reunited as Heaven & Hell, there was no further activity under the Black Sabbath name until 2011 with the release of their final studio album and 19th overall, 13, in 2013, which features all of the original members except Ward. During their farewell tour, the band played their final concert in their home city of Birmingham on 4 February 2017. Occasional partial reunions have happened since, most recently when Osbourne and Iommi performed together at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Black Sabbath have sold over 70 million records worldwide as of 2013, making them one of the most commercially successful heavy metal bands. Black Sabbath, together with Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies". They were ranked by MTV as the "Greatest Metal Band of All Time" and placed second on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 on their "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance, and in 2019 the band were presented a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.


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