Black Sabbath, the Birmingham band formed in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, with a final concert by the original lineup at Villa Park in 2025.
Profile
- Origin
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Formed
- 1968
- Founding members
- Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne
- Current status
- No regular activity; last concert of the original lineup on 5 July 2025 at Villa Park (Ozzy Osbourne died on 22 July 2025)
- Official website
- www.blacksabbath.com
Members through the years
- Tony Iommi — guitar, keyboards
- Ozzy Osbourne — vocals, harmonica (died on 22 July 2025)
- Geezer Butler — bass
- Bill Ward — drums, percussion
- Ronnie James Dio — vocals (died in 2010)
- Geoff Nicholls — keyboards (died in 2017)
- Vinny Appice — drums
- Ian Gillan — vocals
- Bev Bevan — drums
- Eric Singer — drums
- Glenn Hughes — vocals
- Ray Gillen — vocals (died in 1993)
- Tony Martin — vocals
- Cozy Powell — drums (died in 1998)
- Neil Murray — bass
Discography
| Year | Release |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Black Sabbath |
| 1970 | Paranoid |
| 1971 | Master of Reality |
| 1972 | Vol. 4 |
| 1973 | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
| 1975 | Sabotage |
| 1976 | Technical Ecstasy |
| 1978 | Never Say Die! |
| 1980 | Heaven and Hell |
| 1980 | Live at LastLive |
| 1981 | Mob Rules |
| 1982 | Live EvilLive |
| 1983 | Born Again |
| 1986 | Seventh Star |
| 1987 | The Eternal Idol |
| 1989 | Headless Cross |
| 1990 | Tyr |
| 1992 | Dehumanizer |
| 1994 | Cross Purposes |
| 1995 | Forbidden |
| 1998 | ReunionLive |
| 2002 | Past LivesLive |
| 2007 | Black Sabbath: The Dio YearsCompilation |
| 2013 | 13 |
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