Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. While there’s not much debate regarding which lineup of Black ...

Black Sabbath was about more than just Ozzy. All the band members were essential: Tony Iommi, the dark prince of guitar riffs and a two-fisted ladies man; Geezer Butler, the mild-mannered bassist and ...

“War Pigs” is by far Black Sabbath’s most well-known song, and for good reason. It’s a surprisingly political track from a band not particularly known for its protest songs. “War Pigs” was originally ...

Here are the five heaviest Black Sabbath songs... without Ozzy Osbourne! This is not meant to diminish the Prince of Darkness, merely a means to break from the usual fanfare of those first six ...

Even after the original Dio period ended in 1982, Sabbath went through three more singers on album—Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes (both of Deep Purple fame), and then Tony Martin. All of them offered ...

Our list of Ozzy Osbourne‘s 11 best vocal performances with Black Sabbath is here to remind you what a monster the Prince of Darkness was behind the mic. Despite being the most famous figure in the ...