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Black Sabbath

Also known as	Earth, Polka Tulk Blues Company
Country:	United Kingdom
Label:	Sony BMG
Website:	www.black-sabbath.com

Formed in:	1968

1968-	Heavy metal
1968-1972	Doom metal

Line-up

Current members:
1968-	Tony Iommi - guitars
1968-1977	Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
› 1978-1979	-//-
› 1985	-//-
› 1997-	-//-
1969-1985	Terence Michael "Geezer" Butler - bass
› 1991-1994	-//-
› 1997-	-//-
1968-1980	Bill Ward - drums
› 1984-1985	-//-
› 1994	-//-
› 1997-	-//-
Former musicians:
1977-1978	Dave Walker - vocals
1979	Craig Gruber - bass
1979-1982	Ronnie James Dio - vocals
› 1991-1992	-//-
1980-1982	Vincent "Vinny" Appice - drums
› 1991-1992	-//-
1983-1984	Bev Bevan - drums
› 1987	-//-
1983-1984	Ian Gillan - vocals
1984	Ron Keel - vocals
1984-1985	David Donato - vocals
1985-1986	Glenn Hughes - vocals
1985-1987	Eric Singer - drums
1985-1987	Dave Spitz - bass
1986	Gordon Copley - bass
1986-1987	Ray Gillen - vocals
1987-1988	Terry Chimes - drums
1987-1991	Tony Martin - vocals
› 1993-1996	-//-
1988	Jo Burt - bass
1988-1989	Laurence Cottle - bass
1988-1990	Cozy Powell - drums
› 1994-1996	-//-
1989-1990	Neil Murray - bass
› 1994-1996	-//-
1992-1994	Bobby Rondinelli - drums
1997	Michael Bordin - drums
Session musicians:
1973	Rick Wakeman - keyboards
1975-1977	Gerald "Jezz" Woodroffe - keyboards
1978-1979	Don Airey - keyboards
1986-1997	Geoff Nicholls - keyboards, bass
2004-	Adam Wakeman - keyboards
Tour musicians:
1992	Rob Halford - vocals
› 2004	-//-
1998	Vincent "Vinny" Appice - drums
Guest musicians:
1989	Brian May - guitars
1997	Dan Royer - drums
1997	Gustaf Hielm - drums
1997	Patrik "Pat Power" Jerksten - drums
1997	Shannon Larkin - drums
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Discography

1970	Black Sabbath	9
1970	Paranoid	9.1
1971	Master Of Reality	9
1972	Volume 4	8.5
1972	Snowblind [EP]	8.6
1973	Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath	8.8
1975	Sabotage	8.3
1976	Technical Ecstasy	6.9
1978	Never Say Die	7
1980	Heaven And Hell	8.9
1981	Mob Rules	8.5
1983	Born Again	7.2
1986	Seventh Star	6.5
1987	The Eternal Idol	7.3
1989	Headless Cross	7.9
1990	Tyr	7.7
1992	Dehumanizer	8
1994	Cross Purposes	7.4
1995	Forbidden	6.5
1999	Black Mass [EP]	5.9
2007	The Dio Years [EP]	8.6

CD & EP (21) | Other (69) | Detailed discography ››

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1970	Paranoid	8.3
1970	Iron Man	8.3
1970	Black Sabbath	8
1973	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath	6
1976	It's Alright	7
1978	Never Say Die	8
1978	A Hard Road	7
1980	Neon Knights	7.5
1980	Die Young	8
1983	Trashed
1986	No Stranger To Love
1987	The Shining	9
1993	TV Crimes	8
1995	Get A Grip	8
2004	Blue Suede Shoes	8
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News / Concerts / Interviews

News

18.08.2009	Black Sabbath - Guitarist To Undergo Hand Surgery
30.05.2009	Ozzy Osbourne - Takes Legal Action Against Tony Iommi
26.05.2008	Black Sabbath - New Box Set Details
27.02.2007	Black Sabbath - New Single Streaming Online
17.02.2007	Black Sabbath - The Dio Years' Album Details
27.01.2005	Iommi - Working On New Album

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33d ago	Black Sabbath - Paranoid (Classic Albums) [DVD] in Albums	1
45d ago	Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer in Albums	2
49d ago	Black Sabbath - Seventh Star in Albums	3
49d ago	Black Sabbath - Never Say Die in Albums	1
84d ago	Hard Rock, just an influence or Metal itself? in General metal forum	57
89d ago	Favorite Black Sabbath album with Ozzy? in Metal arena	34
99d ago	Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath in Albums	4
105d ago	Best Ronnie James Dio Work? in Metal arena	51
182d ago	Black Sabbath - Paranoid in Albums	5
186d ago	Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol in Albums	1
187d ago	Is Doom Metal an Original Metal Genre or not? in Metal arena	76
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