Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, drummer Bill Ward, and singer Ozzy Osbourne. Black Sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped define the genre with releases such as "Black Sabbath" (1970), "Paranoid" (1970), and "Master of Reality" (1971). The band had multiple line-up changes, with Iommi being the only constant member throughout its history. Formed in 1968 as the Polka Tulk Blues Band, a blues rock band, the group went through line up
Brownout (band) 2014, the group released a series of covers of the British band Black Sabbath under the moniker "Brown Sabbath", which received praise from Black Sabbath lead-vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, as well as critical acclaim from NPR, AllMusic and "Rolling Stone". Brownout has released five albums: "Homenaje" (2008), "Aguilas & Cobras" (2009), "Oozy" (2012) and "Brownout presents Brown Sabbath" (2015), and most recently, "Fear of a Brown Planet" (2018). Brownout (band) Brownout is an American latin-funk band from Austin, Texas. The band is a side project of the members of the Grammy-award winning band Grupo Fantasma. Though the band was formed in