Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward were all between the ages of 18 and 20 when they began playing together in Birmingham. Naming ...

The band logged a series of top 40-charting efforts over the decades, first reaching the top 10 in 1971 with Master of Reality, which climbed to No. 8. The group last hit the chart with the reunion ...

A bad show—let alone a string of bad shows—can be soul-sucking blessings in disguise for a band, and that was certainly true of the run of stinkers Black Sabbath had in Europe that helped them create ...

On this day (October 10) in 1970, Black Sabbath was at No. 1 with their sophomore album Paranoid. Released just seven months after the band’s self-titled debut album, it contained some of their ...

Comedians Visit ‘Black Sabbath House’ From Iconic 1970 Album Cover — See Inside originally appeared on Parade. Comedians Jim Norton and Jim Florentine took in some Black Sabbath history in the UK just ...

Black Sabbath’s first manager has paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne following his death and declared: “He’s simply irreplaceable.” Music promoter Jim Simpson first heard the band at his Henry’s Blueshouse ...

Ozzy Osbourne is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer twice over — both for Black Sabbath and his solo career. But which is the better Ozzy-featuring album — Black Sabbath's Paranoid or Ozzy's No More Tears?

Our month-long quest to find rock’s spookiest song has reached a logical and epic final battle, with Iron Maiden facing off ...

Jim Simpson sits on the Black Sabbath bench in Birmingham. (Dyson Media via SWNS) By Adam Dutton Black Sabbath's first manager has paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne following his death and declared: "He's ...