When Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979, it threw the band’s future in doubt – but they returned with a new ...

Would there be heavy metal without Black Sabbath? Possibly ... but there’s no getting around the sheer force that drives the group’s classic records.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. It’s not unusual for legacy musical acts to continue to chart in America ...

While Led Zeppelin are now rock legends, they might not have been if it wasn't for one overlooked drummer giving them a ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Black Sabbath is one of the most beloved names in the hard rock and metal ...

Black Sabbath are rightly enshrined as one of the forefathers of heavy metal. The band’s original line-up – singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – ...

The story continues: Jazz Sabbath's eponymous debut ... Whoever is handling the group's PR is really not getting paid enough. The story goes that this was a predecessor to those other recordings, the ...

As Black Sabbath’s singer for their first decade ... After making eight, groundbreaking albums with Sabbath, Osbourne left the warring group for a solo career with 1980’s ‘Blizzard of ...

Songwriter Dave Grohl has been a disciple of heavy metal music since childhood, but his pick for the heaviest metal moment of ...

Heavy metal certainly had its origins prior to Black Sabbath's 1970 debut album – and more specifically, the intro riff to the opening song "Black Sabbath" – but the genre cer ...

Heavy metal fans got an early Christmas present this week when rare concert footage of Black Sabbath was posted online. The 30-minute clip was filmed at Sabbath’s show at the 10,000-capacity Selland ...

Bill Hader hoped Oh Sees would be up to cover a heavy metal staple from Black Sabbath for use in Barry, only to be told it would be "sacrilege" by bandleader John Dwyer.