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
The Wizard (Black Sabbath song) by the wizard Gandalf from "The Lord of the Rings". It was also believed to be about the band's drug dealer at the time. The song was covered by Bullring Brummies for the Black Sabbath tribute album "Nativity in Black.". The song was covered by Zakk Wylde's band Pride and Glory on the second disc of the reissue of "Pride and Glory". Wylde had also been a member of Ozzy Osbourne's solo band at the time. The Wizard (Black Sabbath song) "The Wizard" is a song by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, taken from their 1970 album "Black