Black Sabbath
a.k.a. | ex-Polka Tulk, ex-Earth |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Formed | August 1969, Birmingham, England |
Genres | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Doom Metal |
Labels | Vertigo Records, Warner Bros. Records, I.R.S. Records |
Years active | 1968 (Polka Tulk), 1968-1969 (Earth), 1969-2006, 2011-present |
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Line-up (members)
- Tony Iommi : Guitars (1969-2006, 2011-present)
- Ozzy Osbourne : Vocals (1969-1977, 1978-1979, 1997-2006, 2011-present)
- Geezer Butler : Bass (1969-1979, 1980-1984, 1987, 1991-1994, 1997-2006, 2011-present)
Former members
- Bill Ward : Drums (1969-1980, 1983, 1984, 1994, 1997-2006, 2011-2012)
- Dave Walker : Vocals (1977-1978)
- Geoff Nicholls : Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals (1979-2004)
- Ronnie James Dio : Vocals (1979-1982, 1991-1992) (R.I.P. 2010)
- Craig Gruber : Bass (1980) (R.I.P. 2015)
- Vinny Appice : Drums (1980-1982, 1991-1992, 1998)
- Bev Bevan : Drums (1983-1984, 1987)
- Ian Gillan : Vocals (1983-1984)
- Ron Keel : Vocals (1984)
- Jeff Fenholt : Vocals (1984-1985)
- Dave Donato : Vocals (1984)
- Dave Spitz : Bass (1985-1987)
- Gordon Copley : Bass (1985)
- Eric Singer : Drums (1985-1987)
- Glenn Hughes : Vocals (1985-1986)
- Bob Daisley : Bass (1986)
- Ray Gillen : Vocals (1986-1987) (R.I.P. 1993)
- Jo Burt : Bass (1987)
- Tony Martin : Vocals (1987-1991, 1992-1997)
- Laurence Cottle : Bass (1988-1989)
- Cozy Powell : Drums (1988-1991, 1994-1995) (R.I.P. 1998)
- Neil Murray : Bass (1989-1990, 1994-1996)
- Bobby Rondinelli : Drums (1993-1994, 1995)
Album Photos (42)
Black Sabbath Discography
Album title | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
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The Rebel | Demo | 1969 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
![]() | Black Sabbath | Lyrics | Album | 1970-02-13 | 91.3 | 52 | 4 |
![]() | Paranoid | Lyrics | Album | 1970-09-18 | 94.2 | 83 | 7 |
Paranoid EP | Lyrics | EP | 1971 | - | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Master of Reality | Lyrics | Album | 1971-07-21 | 92.2 | 44 | 4 |
Snowblind | Lyrics | EP | 1972 | - | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Vol 4 | Lyrics | Album | 1972-09-25 | 91.5 | 26 | 2 |
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Looking for Today / Sabbra Cadabra | Lyrics | EP | 1973 | - | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | Lyrics | Album | 1973-12-01 | 89.4 | 21 | 4 |
![]() | Sabotage | Lyrics | Album | 1975-07-28 | 89.3 | 17 | 3 |
We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll | Compilation | 1975-12 | 80 | 1 | 0 | ||
![]() | Technical Ecstasy | Lyrics | Album | 1976-10-01 | 80.6 | 22 | 5 |
Greatest Hits | Compilation | 1977-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
![]() | Never Say Die | Lyrics | Album | 1978-09-28 | 75.3 | 14 | 2 |
![]() | Heaven and Hell | Lyrics | Album | 1980-04-25 | 93.3 | 77 | 4 |
Live at Last | Live | 1980-07 | 67.3 | 3 | 1 | ||
![]() | Mob Rules | Lyrics | Album | 1981-11-04 | 89.9 | 19 | 2 |
Live Evil | Live | 1982-12-01 | 90.6 | 14 | 2 | ||
![]() | Born Again | Lyrics | Album | 1983-08-07 | 80.4 | 15 | 5 |
![]() | Seventh Star | Lyrics | Album | 1986-01-27 | 81.8 | 11 | 2 |
![]() | The Eternal Idol | Lyrics | Album | 1987-12-08 | 83.7 | 13 | 2 |
![]() | Headless Cross | Lyrics | Album | 1989-04-17 | 90.9 | 20 | 3 |
![]() | Tyr | Lyrics | Album | 1990-08-20 | 88.4 | 18 | 2 |
![]() | Dehumanizer | Lyrics | Album | 1992-06-30 | 87.1 | 20 | 3 |
![]() | Cross Purposes | Lyrics | Album | 1994-01-31 | 85.3 | 8 | 1 |
Cross Purposes Live | Video | 1995-03-01 | 76.7 | 3 | 0 | ||
![]() | Forbidden | Lyrics | Album | 1995-06-20 | 74.6 | 8 | 2 |
The Originals | Boxed set | 1995-09-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Between Heaven & Hell: 1970-1983 | Compilation | 1995-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
The Sabbath Stones | Compilation | 1996-04-29 | 72 | 3 | 1 | ||
Under Wheels of Confusion 1970-1987 | Compilation | 1996-11-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Reunion | Live | 1998-10-20 | 78.4 | 9 | 1 | ||
Psycho Man | Single | 1998-11-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
The Last Supper | Video | 1999 | 70 | 2 | 0 | ||
Black Mass | Lyrics | EP | 1999-12-07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
The Best of Black Sabbath | Compilation | 2000-06-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
The Best Of MusikLaden Live | Video | 2002 | 60 | 1 | 0 | ||
Past Lives | Live | 2002-09-20 | 63.2 | 5 | 1 | ||
Symptom of the Universe | Compilation | 2002-10-22 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
Black Box (The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978) | Boxed set | 2004-04-27 | 93.8 | 4 | 1 | ||
Greatest Hits 1970-78 | Compilation | 2006-03-14 | 60 | 1 | 0 | ||
The Dio Years | Compilation | 2007-04-03 | 81.7 | 6 | 2 | ||
Live at Hammersmith Odeon | Live | 2007-05-01 | 92.7 | 3 | 0 | ||
The Rules of Hell | Boxed set | 2008-07-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Greatest Hits | Compilation | 2009-06-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Frantic / Paranoid | Split | 2010-04-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
The Ozzy Years | Boxed set | 2010-11-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Iron Man: the Best of Black Sabbath | Compilation | 2012-06-04 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
The Vinyl Collection: 1970-1978 | Boxed set | 2012-12-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
God Is Dead? | Single | 2013-04-19 | 75 | 1 | 0 | ||
![]() | 13 | Lyrics | Album | 2013-06-11 | 81.7 | 41 | 3 |
The Complete Albums Box 1970-1978 | Boxed set | 2014-04-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Age of Reason | Single | 2014-04-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
The End | Lyrics | EP | 2016-01-20 | 82.5 | 2 | 0 | |
The Ultimate Collection | Compilation | 2016-10-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
The End : Live In Birmingham | Video | 2017 | 92.5 | 2 | 1 | ||
The End: 4 February 2017 Birmingham | Live | 2017-11-17 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
Black Sabbath Lists
(2)Best Black Sabbath Songs
Rank | Song title | Album title | Rating | Votes |
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1 | Paranoid | Paranoid (1970) | 98.7 | 23 |
2 | Iron Man | Paranoid (1970) | 98.4 | 23 |
3 | Heaven and Hell | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 99.2 | 15 |
4 | War Pigs | Paranoid (1970) | 97.6 | 23 |
5 | Planet Caravan | Paranoid (1970) | 95.3 | 21 |
6 | Electric Funeral | Paranoid (1970) | 95.6 | 18 |
7 | Neon Knights | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 95.6 | 11 |
8 | Children of the Grave | Master of Reality (1971) | 96.1 | 9 |
9 | Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath (1970) | 95.6 | 9 |
10 | Fairies Wear Boots | Paranoid (1970) | 92.6 | 19 |
11 | Die Young | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 94.4 | 10 |
12 | Hand of Doom | Paranoid (1970) | 91.9 | 18 |
13 | The Law Maker | Tyr (1990) | 100 | 1 |
14 | Falling Off the Edge of the World | Mob Rules (1981) | 100 | 1 |
15 | Over and Over | Mob Rules (1981) | 100 | 1 |
Additional notes
Black Sabbath are generally considered both the first heavy metal and doom metal band.
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