Ozzy Osbourne "Necromandus", who had supported Black Sabbath in Birmingham when they were called "Earth", did backup for Osbourne in the studio and briefly became the first incarnation of his solo band. At the request of the other members, Osbourne rejoined Sabbath. The band spent five months at Sounds Interchange Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, writing and recording what would become "Never Say Die!" "It took quite a long time", Iommi said. "We were getting really drugged out, doing a lot of dope. We'd go down to the sessions, and have to pack up because we were too stoned, we'd have to
Black Sabbath discography were deemed a one-off which led to the Heaven and Hell side project, resulting in a new studio album in 2009 entitled "The Devil You Know". In June 2013, a partial reformation of the original line-up released "13", which was the first album to feature Osbourne on vocals since 1978's "Never Say Die!". After 49 years together, Black Sabbath announced their breakup in March 2017. Notes; Black Sabbath discography The following is the discography of Black Sabbath, a British heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (lead guitar), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass