Black Sabbath released Paranoid in 1970 and almost ignored it, yet it became one of their most iconic songs of all time.

Black Sabbath is dead, and Black Sabbath will never die. Both of these things are true. More than 50 years ago, the Birmingham, England-founded quartet pioneered heavy metal music with songs like “War ...

It’s a tale as old as time: a band is so eager to book a gig that they ignore the time frame that the venue is asking them to play. A four-hour gig with an hour and 45 minutes worth of material? Easy ...

When Vinny Appice played his first show with Black Sabbath on Aug. 31, 1980, at Honolulu's Aloha Stadium, the 22-year-old drummer brought a steady hand and calming presence to the beleaguered metal ...

The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who died at 76 on July 22, with a cover of Black Sabbath’s classic “War Pigs.” The bands kicked off their ...

Fans of legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne paid their respects to the heavy metal icon on Wednesday as his funeral procession made its way through Birmingham, England. Osbourne, who died ...

Black Sabbath fans honored Ozzy Osbourne in a funeral procession in his hometown. The heavy metal legend, who died July 22 at 76, was carried through the streets of Birmingham, United Kingdom, on the ...

Fans, friends and family will gather in Ozzy Osbourne's hometown for his funeral Wednesday. John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne, legendary frontman of Black Sabbath, died at age 76 on July 22. His death came ...

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler is sharing emotional reflections on the last time he ever saw his bandmate Ozzy Osbourne. In an essay for The Sunday Times published on Sunday, July 27, Butler paid ...

“I am so privileged to have spent most of my life with him," Terence “Geezer” Butler said of his late bandmate and friend While the world mourns the Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath’s ...

"I knew he wasn’t in good health, but I wasn’t prepared..." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A few weeks before Ozzy Osbourne ...