Black Sabbath Essay History

Black Sabbath was an English rock band that was formed in 1968 in Birmingham. The band consisted of Tommy Iommi who was the head guitarist and main songwriter, then there was Geezer Butler who was the bassist and the main lyricist, then there was the drummer Bill Ward and finally the singer was Ozzy Osbourne. The band did experience many changes in who played in the band but the only member that remained constant through the entire time was the head guitarist and songwriter Tommy Iommi. The group originally started as a blues rock band but later became more of a horror/occult themed rock band. Ozzy Osbourne regularly abused drugs and this constant behavior led to his dismissal from the band in 1979. He was then replaced by former Rainbow vocalist named Ronnie James Dio. Ronnie James Dio did two albums with Black Sabbath then in the 1980’s to 1990’s the lead singer changed quite frequently. It went from Ian Gillan to Glenn Hughes to Ray Gillen then to Tony Martin. There were also many bassist and drummer changes through this time as well. Then in 1992 Tommy Iommi, Geezer Butler and the drummer VInny Appice to record Dehumanizer. …show more content…
Some of their best released albums were Black Sabbath(1920), Paranoid(1870) and Master of Reality(1971). They were also labeled the “Greatest Metal Band” by MTV and were also placed second in VH1's “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock”. Rolling Stone magazine even ranked them 85 in their “100 Greatest Artist of All Time” By the end of their career they had sold over 70 million records worldwide. They were also inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, in addition to these they also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance. In conclusion, Black Sabbath had a long glorious reign that many people contributed