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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The song reached No. 61 on Billboard's Hot 100, and though perhaps not one that comes to mind quickly for the causal Black Sabbath fan, "The Wizard" remains a vital part of the group's arsenal. 10 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Black Sabbath are the undisputed godfathers of heavy metal. Beginning with their eponymous debut and seminal sophomore LP, ‘Paranoid’ (both released in 1970), the quartet from Birmingham ...