Black Sabbath was an English rock band that formed in Birmingham in 1968. The band was one of the pioneers of heavy metal music and played a key role in the development of the genre. Black Sabbath’s original lineup consisted of this singer on vocals, Tony Iommi on guitar, Geezer Butler on bass, and Bill Ward on drums. In the 1970s, Black Sabbath released a number of successful and influential albums, including Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. The band’s music was characterized by its dark, heavy sound and themes of doom and occultism, and it inspired many other bands to adopt a similar style. Black Sabbath was hugely popular in the 1970s and continues to be influential and respected within the music industry.
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