Black Sabbath band (plot point one) with the immortal line: 'Give me 500 words on Black Sabbath'. Contemporary music and arts publication "Trebuchet Magazine" has put this to practice by asking all new writers to write a short piece (500 words) on Black Sabbath as a means of proving their creativity and voice on a well documented subject. Last line-up Touring members 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
The Best of Black Sabbath official Black Sabbath release, and isn't in their official catalogue. There have been roughly half a dozen compilations released throughout Black Sabbath's career titled "The Best of Black Sabbath". None of them are official band releases. All songs written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bill Ward except where noted. Tracks 1–5 are from "Black Sabbath" (1970); 6–11 are from "Paranoid" (1970); and 12–16 are from "Master of Reality" (1971) Tracks 1–3 are from "Vol. 4" (1972); track 4–6 are from "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (1974); 7–10 are from "Sabotage" (1975); 11 is from "Technical Ecstasy" (1976); 12 &