Some Black Sabbath albums are epoch-defining classics, some are average, some downright embarrassing, and we've ranked them – ...

Their upcoming Birmingham, England, show will actually be the fourth "final" concert for the heavy metal pioneers ...

But the band’s fortunes took a turn for the worse after Dio’s departure ... for the recording of Black Sabbath’s latest album, ’13’ (minus Bill Ward). Now, with a career spanning ...

Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward. At first, they called themselves ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Black Sabbath hasn’t released an album in more than a decade. While frontman Ozzy Osbourne has continued to record and drop new ...

Metallica, Slayer and Pantera join line-up for farewell to heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham in July ...

Ronnie James Dio had an impossible task – take over ... it has never found its footing. It is the first Black Sabbath album ...

But it wouldn’t sound nearly as menacing or as dark (or as awesome) if Black Sabbath didn’t set the template in the early ‘70s. Starting with their self-titled debut album in 1970 ...